{"id":37016,"date":"2023-01-01T00:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T00:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=37016"},"modified":"2022-12-20T22:30:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T22:30:54","slug":"mega-shed-for-retailer-taking-shape-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/mega-shed-for-retailer-taking-shape-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega shed for retailer taking shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/n3.2-Warrington2212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/n3.2-Warrington2212.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/n3.2-Warrington2212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/n3.2-Warrington2212-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Retail_buildings#Distribution_warehouses\">distribution warehouse<\/a> for retailer T J Morris is being constructed at the Omega Business Park near Warrington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u00a3118M project is being undertaken by main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland, with Caunton Engineering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Fabrication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fabricating<\/a>, supplying and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Construction#Steel_erection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erecting<\/a> 6,000t of steelwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The steel-framed structure is 448m-long and features a high-bay section, which encompasses 174m of the building\u2019s overall length and reaches a height of 34m. The remainder of the warehouse (low bay) has a height of 22.5m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering 77,100m<sup>2<\/sup> of floor space, the entire structure is three spans wide, with a further span created by a lean-to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main spans in the high bay area are up 54m-wide and are formed with a series lattice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Trusses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trusses<\/a>, while the low bay zone is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelconstruction.info\/Portal_frames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">portal frame<\/a> with spans up to 49.5m-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internal columns in the warehouse are arranged in a hit-and-miss configuration to avoid obstructing the facility\u2019s mechanical handling equipment. The building also incorporates a two-storey office block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Straddling the M62 motorway near to Junction 8, the Omega Business Park covers an area of 775 acres and is said to be the largest mixed-use development in the North West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The T J Morris warehouse is expected to be completed by January 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A huge distribution warehouse for retailer T J Morris is being constructed at the Omega Business Park near Warrington. The \u00a3118M project is being undertaken by main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland, with Caunton Engineering fabricating, supplying and erecting 6,000t of steelwork. The steel-framed structure is 448m-long and features a high-bay section, which encompasses 174m of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44,3825,3024,5177,3549,307,1560],"class_list":["post-37016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-caunton-engineering","tag-hit-and-miss-design","tag-lattice-truss","tag-mega-shed","tag-portal-frame","tag-warehouse","tag-warrington"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/n3.2-Warrington2212.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WsLP-9D2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37018,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37016\/revisions\/37018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}