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Our aim is to provide a seamless service, to deliver a bespoke package that meets all of the customers operational needs and to provide a highly efficient building which delivers energy savings and reduced running costs throughout its life.
INTRODUCTION This document outlines to potential customers the Roxhill Standard in terms of workmanship and quality of product that they can expect from any Roxhill development. Roxhill has a first class reputation for delivering projects on time, on budget and to a very high standard. Roxhill are able to manage a range of customers fit-out requirements over and above our standard specification, including for example heating, lighting and sprinkler systems, as well as more specialist items such as racking installations. When it comes to procuring and delivering buildings for our customers, our aim is to provide a seamless service, to deliver a bespoke package that meets all of the customer s operational needs and to provide a highly efficient building which delivers energy savings and reduced running costs throughout its life. All of our new buildings will achieve an EPC rating of A as an absolute minimum. In addition all of our developments will achieve a BREEAM rating of Very Good as standard. A higher rating can be achieved should the customer require it. This is achieved through adapting the Roxhill Standard as necessary to meet each customer s requirements. Property Newcomer of the Year Award Winner 2012
For each site a bespoke substructure/foundation solution will be designed and warranted by the Consulting Structural Engineer to suit the relevant ground conditions and customer s requirements.
STANDARDS All elements of the work and materials will be designed and constructed in accordance with the relevant standards at the time of commencement of construction SUBSTRUCTURE For each site a bespoke substructure/foundation solution will be designed and warranted by the Consulting Structural Engineer to suit the relevant ground conditions and clients requirements FLOOR SLAB The floor slab will be designed in accordance with the following; Minimum design thickness of 175 mm Designed and installed in accordance with TR34 50 kn m 2 UDL (uniformly distributed load) Racking leg loads will be designed to a rack height of 1.75 m and 1.00 tonne pallet loads The top surface of the slab will conform to the tolerances as defined in TR34 for a FM2 Special floor Abrasion resistance will be a minimum of AR1 in accordance with BS28204 Part II All day joints will be reinforced with a Permaban Alpha Joint
The structural steel frame will be designed and warranted for 12 years by our highly experienced specialist steelwork contractor.
STRUCTURAL FRAME The frame will be designed to BS5950 and BS6399 for dead, superimposed and wind loadings, including allowance for drifting snow on the valley of the structure and against parapets if provided The frame will be capable of supporting a service loading arising from mechanical and electrical installation plant and equipment of 0.25 kn/m 2 over the whole roof area All steelwork will be shot blasted to BS7079 and prepainted with 2 pack epoxy coating prior to arriving on site to give 10 years life to first maintenance Steelwork will be treated for fire resistance where required. All fire protection will be resistant to impact damage up to 2 m above the finished floor level
ROOF CLADDING The external roof will be covered with 0.7 mm thick galvanised steel, coated with Colourcoat HPS200 from Tata Steel with Confidex Guarantee Roof cladding will be CA Twin Therm fixed in accordance with manufacturers recommendations to provide a 25 year guarantee on the full system Non fragile, triple skin roof lights will be provided to 15% of the roof area with a 25 year warranty A permanent roof access hatch, access ladder and man safe system to allow access for maintenance will be provided
Roof and vertical cladding systems will benefit from a 25 year product guarantee as standard.
All gutters will benefit from the same 25 year guarantee as the external cladding system.
RAINWATER GOODS All gutters to utilise CA Building Products TE Range with membrane lining and 50mm thick rock fibre insulation to give a 25 year guarantee to match the building Siphonic or traditional roof drainage systems can be offered to best suit the clients requirements All drainage systems will be designed and constructed to comply with BS12056-3: 2000 with a minimum discharge risk rating of Category 3 VERTICAL CLADDING CA Twin Therm cladding system with stainless steel fixings to provide a 25 year guarantee Insulated to give a U-value of 0.35 W/M2/C Built up system for end of life recycling
LEVEL/DOCK ACCESS DOORS Stertil Stokvis Thermadoor vertical lift door or equal and approved Standard door size 2.86m wide x 3m high Electrically operated with manual override Composite construction comprising galvanised steel inner and outer faces insulated with 40 mm polyurethane foam to achieve a U value of 0.4 Aluminium framed full width panoramic double glazed vision panel EPMD seals fitted to the top, bottom and sides of door to prevent rain penetration and minimise draughts All doors are supplied with a product guarantee backed for 12 years
Stertil Stokvis Thermadoor aluminium level access and dock access systems will benefit from a 12 year warranty.
DOCK LEVELLERS DOCK WALLS & PITS Stertil Stokvis reference SF2520 fully hydraulic dock leveller with 450 mm long self cleaning open hinge swing lip or equal and approved 6,000 Kg single axle load To each dock door location a Stertil Stokvis reference WS 574 heavy duty steel frame collapsible dock shelter will be provided Pro-wall precast concrete walling system to all docking areas Wall to be fully insulated to 0.27 W/m 2 K Maintenance free and knock resistant Enhanced speed of on-site construction 100 mm diameter red and green LED traffic light system with directional arrows will be fitted for each dock shelter Wheel guides 170 mm diameter tubular pair of wheel guides, bolted down to each dock position, 2,000 mm long with flared entrance for driver parking assistance
Each dock door will benefit from a heavy duty dock shelter, LED traffic light, task lighting, dock bumpers and wheel guides as standard.
Curtain walling and glazing systems with powder coated aluminium frames incorporating double glazed anti-sun units all benefit from a 12 year warranty.
OFFICE ACCOMMODATION EXTERNAL OFFICE ACCOMMODATION INTERNAL Enhanced cladding treatment to all office elevations Internal Walls Emulsion painted plaster colour to suit Glazed canopy to announce entrance to office area Curtain walling and glazing systems all with powder coated aluminium frames incorporating double glazed anti-sun units Toilet walls full height ceramic tiling Reception Feature Walls full height ceramic tiling Kitchenette ceramic tiled splashbacks External doors to be polyester powder coated to match the glazing system External rainwater goods to be polyester powder coated aluminium with secretly fixed fascia soffit and capping Ceilings Suspended ceilings with Armstrong Prima Dune to all office and ancillary areas Ceiling heights of 2.7 m to office areas and 2.4 m to welfare areas
American light oak joinery to all office areas to include skirtings, architrave, window boards and doors, together with stainless steel ironmongery.
MAIN STAIRCASES Precast concrete staircase with carpet finish and gradus nosings Balustrades and handrails are to be stainless steel circular hollow section FLOORS Raised access floors, with a minimum of 150 mm void for services to be Kingspan RMG600 or similar, with carpet tiles finish to all office areas Floor boxes at 1 per 10 m 2 incorporating electric twin socket telecoms and data Floor boxes connected to bus bar trunking system via a 3 m flexible cable to allow future flexibility with office layouts Ceramic tiles to Reception and toilet areas DOORS & JOINERY American light oak joinery to all office areas to include skirtings, architrave, window boards and doors Stainless steel ironmongery Lock suiting to doors as required
PLUMBING & SANITARY WARE All toilet areas and cleaners store will have high quality Armitage Shanks white vitreous china sanitary ware Toilet partitions will be manufactured by Venesta Cubicle Systems Limited and will be coordinated with vanity units and boxings LIFT A 10 person/800 kg capacity lift will be provided to meet the requirements of EN81-2 and Part M2 Building Regulations for disabled access Each landing to have stainless steel doors and door surround
A 10 person/800 kg capacity lift will be provided to meet the requirements of EN81-2 and Part M2 Building Regulations for disabled access.
All landscaping will be designed to enhance the visual impact of the development, with lighting to 30 lux in the service yards and 15 lux to the car park as standard.
EXTERNAL AREAS Service Yard Concrete yard 190 mm minimum thickness with brushed finish Heavy duty drainage channels to be used with steel gratings for impact resistance Storm water attenuation to be provided to ensure service yards remain operational in storm conditions Security fencing to protect service yards to be 2.4 m high paladin Car Park Access roads to be block paved Parking bays to be tarmac Lighting to 15 lux with lighting columns and bollards Landscaping All landscaping to be designed and selected to enhance the existing ecology and biodiversity and to improve the visual impact of the site with immediate effect Lighting to 30 lux using metal halide floodlights with timer and photocell control
The mechanical and electrical installation will be designed to provide reduced running costs which will benefit the end user throughout the life of the building.
MECHANICAL All office and ancillary areas will be heated by a gas fired low temperature hot water heating system utilising a highly efficient Low Nox Condensing Boiler In addition to the above, a Solar Thermal Water Heating System will be provided to supplement the provision of hot water and reduce running costs A rainwater harvesting system is included to provide recycled water for the flushing of toilets and reduce water requirement ELECTRICAL Offices lighting will be provided to give 400 lux at 850 mm above the finished floor level All light fittings will be energy efficient with PIR and daylight sensing controls to reduce running costs Power will be provided by floor boxes at 1 per 10 m 2. Each floor box incorporates electric twin socket outlets, telecoms and data
At Roxhill we also have the technical ability and supply chain relationships to take on board as much or as little of the occupier's specific fit-out works as required.
FIT-OUT SERVICES/ADDITIONAL WORKS There are often significant programme benefits to the occupier for Roxhill to take on board additional works which can be accommodated within our standard delivery programme Typically this would include high level services within the warehouse, such as heating, lighting and sprinklers which can be installed at a very early stage of the build programme In addition to customer s fit-out requirements we can also offer a complete turnkey solution by utilising relationships with racking designers and other bespoke contractors
When it comes to the design and construction of buildings, our aim is to provide a highly efficient building which will generate large energy savings and reduced running costs for customers. MINIMISING THE IMPACT SUSTAINABILITY AT WORK Energy savings are achieved by specifying highly insulated envelope solutions which go far beyond current building legislation, and utilising innovative energy saving technologies as a matter of course Other sustainable components we can provide include rainwater harvesting to utilise recycled water for the flushing of toilets, daylight sensitive and PIR operated lighting controls and increased air tightness which exceeds current building regulations All our buildings are assessed at the design stage and at completion for a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating. We provide for a rating Very Good as a minimum By considering sustainable design from inception we can offer many advantages to our customers in achieving a higher BREEAM rating without significant increased cost
All of our new buildings will be designed to allow an EPC A rating and BREEAM 'Very Good' to be achieved.
RENEWABLE ENERGY CARBON NEUTRAL As well as ensuring the high quality of our standard specification, we also pride ourselves on our ability to advise on and provide additional bespoke sustainable solutions tailored to specific end user's requirements By understanding each of our individual client's requirements we can offer advice on alternative renewable energy solutions such as photovoltaic solar cells and wind turbines and also assist with funding and maximising of any tariffs or incentives available for the installation and operation of these technologies As part of our commitment to a sustainable development we give our clients the option of a certified carbon neutral building on all new warehouse facilities As well as reducing the operational carbon emissions of our buildings we also provide a carbon neutral structure and envelope which is achieved through working with a carefully selected supply chain who share our commitment to a sustainable future and offsetting the balance of any embodied carbon through recognised carbon trading schemes
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