Storage buildings
Looking for a Storage Building?
Storage buildings for your individual needs // by Astron
Are you operating in a new location, need space optimisation and a building for optimized workflow?
This can be one of the reasons for constructing a storage building or for extending one that already exists.
In a context where the scarcity of available industrial land calls for urban distribution centers to guarantee same-day deliveries, logistics companies are faced with the challenge of properly organizing and managing their storage space.
Benefiting from our agile logistics solutions, Astron is a specialist in storage buildings with optimized space. Thanks to well thought-out systems, controlled in-house production, a high level of engineering competency, on-time construction completion, and the best quality, we are successful, trustworthy partners for our clients.
The results are buildings that are flexible, individually designed for your specific requirements, and that offer real freedom in the geometry of the building. Large storage buildings are one of Astron's main focuses.
Do you need a building to optimize your storage?
To answer your need for greater storage capacity, Astron offers functional storage buildings perfectly adapted to your goods and warehouse operations. Astron specialises in the design and construction of storage buildings.
Our know-how comprises consulting, design, engineering and construction. With our construction process, we can realize clear spans up to 100 meters.
Advantages
- Free span up to 100 m
- Fast delivery time
- Fixed prices
- Reliable deadlines
Our concept offers you building solutions to meet your specifications from long-term storage space to quick turnaround, packing and shipping facilities, to designs that support high-volume supply chain operations.
Our team provides you with complete construction services with single-source responsibility, reliability, and extensive knowledge of local building codes.
Managing logistics processes efficiently is becoming increasingly complex and costly due to the rise of q-commerce, which aims at ensuring super-fast deliveries.
In the future, trends will point towards faster, more efficient, and error-free logistics operations. Therefore, storage buildings will rely on digitization to perform logistics operations in which predictive analytics will be key to anticipating or estimating what could occur based on historical data.
At Astron we are specialists in getting the most throughput out of your warehouse. Don’t hesitate to contact us. A specialized consultant will offer you the solution you need to ensure efficient building.
Astron has developed an agile building system that assembles perfectly and can also be combined in a multitude of variations to meet the specific needs of large storage facilities and facilitate successful warehouse space management.
Large free span up to 100 m
Maximise the space for your business activity
With no inside columns, free span buildings have plenty of floor space and an unobstructed view. This means more room for usage, storage and equipment, and gives you greater options for a functional, efficient building.
The strength and durability of steel make it the material of choice for clear span structures. At Astron we can realize clear spans up to 100 meters. When the maximum amount of interior room is required in order to operate efficiently, clear span steel buildings are the answer.
More info? +352 80291-2277
contact@astron.biz
Steep roof slope
Well roofed - well stored
From a flat roof to a steep roof slope, we consider the type of storage building you need as well as the different types of business requirements.
A storage hall, typically for bulk storage, has to suit the purpose and be well thought out. Depending on whether you want to store bulk goods, raw materials, or merchandise, we can design your hall and roofing specifically for your stored goods.
Optimizing a building’s roof slope expands the interior space, adds clearance and allows natural ventilation. Our building system can offer spans with no obstruction, combined with high eaves.
Smart ventilation
Control the temperature, humidity and purity of the air
Do you need a specific moisture and humidity control inside your building due to the nature of the goods stored? Your building must be designed, built and operated so that vulnerable materials do not get wet, or damp materials dry out quickly while successfully providing an appropriate quantity and quality of outdoor air, lower energy costs and easier maintenance.
If you need a ventilation system, Astron can provide the whole HVAC system design (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). We provide a natural ventilation solution to deliver fresh air into the building; if you need an additional ventilation system, we can provide the supports (platforms for the HVAC units), ventilation ducts etc.
Corrosion protection
Enhance the safety and performance of your steel structures
For specific cases such as bulk storage, there may be corrosion problems that require appropriate answers. A special corrosion protection system can be provided for an enhanced performance of your building.
More info? +352 80291-2277
contact@astron.biz
Conveyors and cranes
Gain efficiency with a unit load system
Process automation is increasingly becoming a reality in logistics facilities. In the case of heavy loads or facilities with a high degree of automation, suitable handling systems such as conveyors and cranes may be needed. We can supply the appropriate structural elements in order to optimally coordinate the goods flow at all times.
Large doors and accessories
Complete the building for your individual process
Protecting your goods and offering high-speed access, our system offers great flexibility for any type of door, for large openings and personnel entries. We can integrate a large range of doors with different sizes designed for the storage industry.
Designed to fit and perform as part of the total building system, you can include a large variety of doors, ranging from multi-function doors, rolling shutters and grilles, loading dock solutions and more … to support the efficient movement of production and goods inside your building.
Whether you need a special door to optimise traffic in your loading bay or the flow of goods and employees on your premises, Astron will optimize your building to fulfill your storage needs.
Astron has developed a building system that assembles perfectly and can also be combined in a multitude of variations to meet the specific needs of large storage facilities.
For example, being utilitarian facilities, it is key to focus on making the warehouse spaces functional and efficient, while providing a safe and comfortable environment for the workers. This increases productivity and control, reduces operating costs, and improves customer service. Warehouses also have to maintain a corporate image and provide for worker satisfaction. The building image and aesthetics, landscaping, and worker safety and comfort, have become important issues in competitive real estate markets, all contributing to the success of a storage building.
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Optimize space utilisation
Optimize layout and configuration for warehouse operation, including circulation, material handling and storage processes. -
Sustainable and functional
Maximize your building performance while minimizing your footprint. This can include a reduced energy use solar concept, green roof, ceiling mounted fans, water saving fixtures and equipment, proper ventilation, optimized natural lighting, etc.
FLEXIBLE
The industrial building that best adapts to your needs
# Ingenious design
Your project should start long before the construction phase. Our team provides you with different variants of building solutions, considering structural optimization, energy efficiency, natural lighting and minimized construction cost, using 3D models and BIM. Our design & build concept is reinforced by our pragmatic approach based on our experience as engineers, manufacturer and assembler in terms of functionalities and cost control. All Astron products are tailor-made, based on proven pre-engineered solutions worked out within the large group of 150 engineers in 8 European design offices.
# Evolving the design
When you start thinking about a new building, you usually have many ideas in your head – dreams, needs, concerns. At Astron we help you to turn your ideas into reality – within a fixed timeframe and a fixed budget. We translate your functional and regulatory requirements into fluid space. You validate each phase and remain the decision-maker for the proposed options: ergonomics, structure, choice of materials.
# Variable shape
Adapt your building to any type of environment. Shape, climatic & atmospheric conditions, soil & seismic characteristics, together we will find the best configuration to contribute to the profitability of your project.
# Future extensions
Your building can be designed to allow for future modifications to best accompany the development of your company, without interrupting your operations: an extension, photovoltaic installation, future cranes …or mutability.
INTELLIGENT
Your industrial building optimized in its design & realization
# Early-stage conception
At Astron we help you to turn your ideas into reality – within a fixed timeframe and a fixed budget. Our team provides you with different variants of building solutions so you can select the one which best suits your needs, the most effective with respect to future usage. It includes energy efficiency, lighting optimization and minimized construction cost. Our expert team focus on analyzing your designed building features, systems, equipment, and material selections in order to achieve essential functions at the lowest life cycle cost, consistent with the required performance, quality, reliability, and safety.
# Consistent high quality at all times
We have full control of the supply chain from purchasing through the engineering study, manufacturing to installation. The result is an increased efficiency of the entire process to ensure the right product is at the right place at the right time.
# Easy and precise assembly
A pre-engineered steel building is the key to a successful assembly. No welding or cutting should be necessary on site. Everything is thought out in advance for a precise and fast assembly of your building. We are a one-stop-shop for all of your large industrial building project needs: having all building components at the right place at the right time, for perfect job site coordination.
# Smart production
Our buildings are produced in our two manufacturing plants. The prefabrication at the plant also ensures a smooth assembly process. Astron uses smart shaped profiles. All products can be packed efficiently. 5 times more compact means 5 times less delivery cost. 1, 000 m² building fit on 1 truck.
PROFITABLE
Global cost reasoning on all the items
# Speed of commissioning
The Astron solution is an excellent choice when you have tight construction schedules. Once you have a basis for the design, the systems construction will shorten the manufacturing timetable. Furthermore, the standardized parts and connections will cut building erection time by 20% or more.
# Most sustainable solution
Imagine the operating costs of your building becoming an integral part of the decision-making process in the design and construction stages. At Astron we develop innovative solutions that serve customers not only today, but during the complete lifetime of their buildings. Cost savings from efficiency gains are at the core of our strategy. Our aim is to find the best pragmatic solution for our customers for an overall efficient & sustainable building.
# Reduced operating and maintenance costs
Your building has been designed and fabricated for a low-maintenance service life. The use of high-quality raw materials and high engineering and manufacturing specifications minimize the effects of weather and other environmental factors. Your building has been carefully calculated within the structural and detail design, highest production and quality standard certified by independent certification companies. We have implemented and adhere to systems and methods like Zero-Defect Strategy, 5S, Kanban, continuous improvement system, assembly quality control and continuous maintenance.
ARCHITECTURAL
Freedom at all levels
# Extensive design freedom
Your building represents your company and its style, and serves as a showcase for customer visits.
# Adapted form
From the simplest architecture to the most sophisticated! The shape of your structure can easily be combined with the availability and constraints of your land.
# Perfect integration into the environment
Whatever your direct environment is: downtown, industrial zone, shopping center, respecting urban requirements is a priority for Astron.
# Great freedom
In order to enhance the external aspect of the structure, Astron has a multitude of options concerning the facades. Metal, stone, wood, vegetation are all materials that will perfectly match your architectural wishes.
# BIM solution
Right from the design stage, your industrial building will be imagined and drawn in 3D, ready to integrate BIM functionalities from the very first sketches.
RELIABLE
A fast and efficient process
# Single source supply
Astron helps you to turn your ideas into reality – within a fixed timeframe and a fixed budget. We use a system approach and pre-engineered products that perfectly fit together. Usually it takes 10 – 12 weeks for the complete design and production of your building. Construction is carried out by certified erectors in 4 – 8 weeks, depending on the size and complexity of the project.
One single contact person handles the process from the beginning to the very end, taking care of all the details and bearing the full responsibility until the finalization of the building.
# Building smart
A smart approach to all building components adds up to better quality and durability. Our building systems are engineered precisely to the specifications for a higher-quality building and better building performance.
# Innovative approach
Starting from a blank page, we have the ability to configure the building to best suit your needs. From the planning stage onwards, through production to the final assembly, all our employees are fully committed to customer satisfaction.
# Concept of the large span
For many years, Astron has built its reputation on free spans, without intermediate columns, from 10 to 100 m. Unobstructed, column-free spaces up to 100 meters are required for a variety of usages. These include activities where flexibility is key, where visibility is important, such as some manufacturing facilities, and where large movable objects are housed, such as aircraft hangars.
ECOLOGICAL
Energy saving from design to operation
# From A to Z
At Astron we strive to meet all your construction needs with attention to sustainability, providing a simplified and more environmentally friendly way to complete your construction project in every aspect of our business. Astron was one of the first players on the market to provide economical solutions for a «nearly zero-energy building» NZEB for industrial applications.
# Steel promotes sustainability
Because steel building systems start with recycled steel nowadays and can be recycled at the end of their useful lives, systems construction outperforms all other forms of construction for life cycle analysis and least material impact on the environment.
# Certified approach
Astron is assessed by EcoVadis, an international network in the field of sustainability. The assessment focuses on global supply chains, i.e. networks of relationships between production, distribution and procurement. As an example, our optimised use of raw materials and the high recycling rate were rated very positively. The energy optimisation of the Astron buildings and the support of LEED and BREAM certificates were also honoured accordingly. The result is an energy-efficient building that is completed faster, with the highest quality and lowest risks.
