Commercial · Midlands & North West
12-Month Reinspection Programme Across a Regional Logistics Estate
A regional 3PL operator needed condition-based reinspections across 14 distribution warehouses with mezzanine offices, without interrupting a 24/7 shift pattern.
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Property overview
Portfolio of mid-box distribution warehouses (5,000–30,000 sqm) with cement roof sheeting, mezzanine offices and dock plant rooms of 1970s–1990s construction.
Challenge
Warehouse operations ran 24/7 with limited access windows to plant rooms, ceiling voids and mezzanine offices, and the client's legacy register lacked consistent condition scoring.
Survey undertaken
Condition-based re-inspection of every recorded ACM against HSG264, with priority attention to plant rooms, mezzanines and roof-level accessible areas.
Materials identified
- Chrysotile cement roof sheets and roof lights
- AIB soffit and lift-shaft panels in mezzanine offices
- Bitumen-backed vinyl floor tiles in welfare areas
Laboratory testing
Targeted verification bulk sampling only, analysed to UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 where legacy register entries could not be confidently confirmed on inspection.
Our solution
Elements scheduled inspections around shift changeovers, standardised material assessment scoring across the estate, and rebuilt the register in a single shared schema.
Outcome
The operator gained a defensible position on Regulation 4 for every asset and a prioritised capex plan for roof-sheet replacement over the next 3 years.
Results at a glance
- 14 sites inspected without operational stoppage
- Condition-scored register live for FM team
- High-risk cement roof lights prioritised for planned works
- Consistent evidence pack for insurer disclosure
Timeline
10 months, site visits sequenced around shift patterns
Report turnaround
Per-site report within 5 working days; live portfolio dashboard
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