Working in partnership with the Store Development team at Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd, Accio have embraced visionary store design solutions and innovative Buildoffsite processes to create a fully assembled store in just 13 days.
The offsite design and build program involved the preconfigured assembly of 30 steel frame 3D volumetric modules, taken through to an agreed interior specification with all cabling, air conditioning cassettes and interior finishes signed off by the client.
Accio’s fully demountable store structure is comprised of individual ‘units’ measuring 14.4m x 3.3m x 3.2m. Transported to London in carefully routed night-time convoys, each unit was placed directly onto a unique Leg Foundation System. The leg plates sit directly on to the existing car park surface, with no foundation digging required, set to precise heights to level off the affect of the sloping car park.
This process alone saves an estimated 4 weeks groundwork time and heavy machinery disruption. This means less site traffic, less impact on residents and the fastest route to creating a fully trading store, when compared to conventional build.
Detailed geotech work is conducted prior to placement and loading on the foundation leg plates, taking into account bore hole survey analysis and compaction testing to arrive at exact loading calculations.
The Buildoffsite approach also delivers significant time savings made possible through working in a fully covered area at Accio’s Cambridgeshire site. The construction program continues regardless of weather conditions, with no deviation from demanding project schedules.
The existing Sainsbury’s Nine Elms store is being demolished to make way for a substantial new mixed-use development, comprising retail and residential build and a new tube station for Battersea Park which will have an entry point within the prestigious new complex.
Working with the Sainsbury’s Store Development team to maximise the sustainable options, the Nine Elms demountable store has been configured in such a way that it can be reused for further convenience stores due for installation in 2015. By future-proofing the project at the outset, Accio have demonstrated how demountable retail structures can be both temporary and reusable.
Commenting on the project, Accio Group Managing Director Stephen Casey said “This is a significant project, requiring detailed design planning, robust project management and a close working relationship with all contract partners, stakeholders and the client. The scale and complexity of this undertaking reinforces our reputation as the leading provider of demountable, modular built retail structures in the UK. We are delighted to be able to demonstrate our skills and expertise with our long term client Sainsbury’s, where we have been a trusted, named supplier since 2009.”
Richard Rust, Head of Programme, Construction & Delivery at Sainsbury’s said: “We’re delighted with the new temporary store, which is slightly larger than one of our convenience stores. It will allow our customers to continue to shop at Sainsbury’s throughout the construction, and buy a range of essential products.
“We’ve exciting plans for Nine Elms and will be opening a larger superstore in 2016. The final project will also see around 740 new and affordable homes, and additional retail and commercial units, on top of 300 new jobs.”
About Accio Group
Accio Group is one of the leading modular buildings suppliers in Europe, specialising in 2d component and 3d volumetric demountable permanent (and non-permanent) solutions for major retailers.
They are a preferred supplier for Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Royal Mail Group and Lidl and have supported a host of others on individual assignments.
During 2013, Accio Group created in excess of 20,000sqft additional operational space for Sainsbury’s using innovative ‘Buildoffsite’ modular construction techniques, working to rigorous procurement agreements and exceeding expectations as standard.
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For more information please visit www.acciogroup.com or contact Managing Director Stephen Casey on 01487 773 905
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