Agricultural
Grain Walling Panels
Jul 4th
Within the agricultural industry the production of grain accounts for a large proportion of the arrible market. Once the grain has been harvested it then needs to be stored in a purpose built building while is is dried and prepared ready for transporting. The grain storage buildings can be very large, up to 100 feet in length and 50 foot wide. Within these steel frame buildings is the grain wall panels which are constructed to withstand the weight of the grain. These wall panels which are commonly made from precast concrete panels attached to the steel frame of the building can go up to 5 meters high will retain hundreds of tonnes of grain.
Agricultural Wall Panels
Jan 24th
Agricultural buildings can be used for a variety of uses. From machinery housing to grain storage barns, the applications for these buildings is endless. The majority of modern agricultural buildings are constructed using a steel frame covered in various materials to acheive a weather proof covering and in some applications a structural covering providing weight baring walls. A common product for covering the walls is prestressed concrete panels, these can not only provide an excellent weather proof cover, but they can also be used for retaining material such as grain or salt.
Grain Storage Buildings
Nov 23rd
Once grain has been harvested, separated and cleaned it then needs to be stored and dried before it can be sold. Due to the large quantities of grain that is produced, farmers require huge grain storage buildings to store the grain. A grain storage building will generally be constructed using a steel frame building with a cement fibre board roof. Due to the weight of the grain, the walls need to be capable of retaining the grain. The most common form of walling for a grain store is prestressed concrete panels, which are attached to the inside of the steel columns and stacked on top of each other to create walls of up to 5 metres. The panels can also be used to create dividing walls, or storage bays, which can be useful if the farmer has a variety of crops which need to be housed.
Agricultural Buildings
Nov 23rd
The modern day agricultural buildings must be capable of not only servicing a single purpose, such as grain storage, but it must also have the capability of becoming a multi-purpose building capable of change as a farm diversifies and evolves. Due to the financial problems faced by the agricultural industry in recent years caused by issues like; foot and mouth, flooding and the recession, it has become necessary for farmers to be more creative with ways that he can utilise his land and farm buildings to maximise his profits. The use of precast wall panels is an excellent product for creating a multi-use agricultural building as it will create a weather proof wall that can also retain materials. This flexibility enables farmers to erect buildings that can be used for many purposes, from livestock housing to grain storage and housing machinery. The addition of a freestanding concrete retaining dividing wall would increase the potential uses for an agricultural buildings as it will provide the potential to store a variety of arable products, or split the use of a building.
Steel Farm Buildings
Nov 17th
Farm buildings come in a variety of sizes and can be manufactured using a number of construction materials. Traditionally agricultural buildings and barns were constructed with a wooden frame, commonly oak, and then the buildings were clad with wooden boards. Many of these old agricultural buildings are now popular with property developers for converting into living accommodation. The modern day agricultural buildings are constructed using a steel frame and then can be clad with a number of materials including; steel, wood, concrete and bricks. The modern steel farm buildings provide a much stronger frame with is capable of taking large loads and pressures from inside the building which makes them ideal for the storage of arable stock such as grain.
Building Cladding
Oct 18th
Steel frame buildings are a fast and efficient way of constructing new industrial, commercial and agricultural buildings. By using a steel frame covered with cladding, or panels is faster to erect and install compared to a conventional brick built building.
Once the steel frame is in place, the client then has various options for roofing and wall coverings. The roof coverings are typically made from steel which is then Galvanised, covered with PVC Plastisol or Polyester painted. The sheets can be corrugated steel, box profile or composite insulated sheets.
The walling for the buildings will vary depending on the intended use of the building. Agricultural buildings, such as agricultural livestock housings will usually have wooden ‘Yorkshire boarding’ around the top of the walls and prestressed concrete panels around the bottom of the walls. Storage buildings, like grain barns will require load baring concrete panels or concrete retaining wall units, which can be up to 7 meters high depending on how much material needs to be retained. Industrial buildings will usually have corrugated steel, box profile or composite insulated sheets depending on whether the walls need to be insulated or not.