How to Save Space on Your Industrial Metal Building Project?

Industry in the United States is booming as the economy continues to expand and grow. With more industrial projects taking place within America, the demand for facilities to accommodate them is extraordinarily high. Part of this demand is due to the need for buildings capable of facilitating industrial projects and specific tasks that require customized space.

Due to these factors, industrial metal buildings have exploded in popularity. They are easily adaptable to nearly any industry, scalable to almost any size, customizable to facilitate most tasks, durable enough to endure industrial use, and otherwise the perfect structures to invest in for industrial purposes. Thanks to these and a myriad of other factors, as well as their unbeatable cost-effectiveness, Americans in industrial businesses are turning to metal buildings now more than ever.

No matter how perfect your industrial steel building may be for the task at hand, it is always important to maximize the usefulness of the space. Layout and organization are, of course, key, but there are a number of ways to save space on your industrial metal building project. Check them out below!

Space-Saving Tips for Your Industrial Building Project

Saving space doesn’t have to be complicated or daunting. With these quick tips from Safeway Steel, you can easily increase the efficiency of your space management. Read on to unlock the full potential of your industrial metal building project.

Condensed Plumbing

Believe it or not, your building’s plumbing can significantly reduce the usable space. Not only does plumbing cut into the actual floor space of your building—the pipes have to go somewhere, after all—but it also requires additional walls to hide and protect the pipes.

One way to reduce the impact of plumbing on your industrial metal building’s usable space is to keep plumbing centralized to one particular area. This eliminates the need to install plumbing and the accompanying walls through the building.

Eliminate Barriers

Walls and other barriers do more than just eat up valuable space in your industrial building, they also make movement less efficient for your employees. By reducing barriers—or eliminating them completely—you can streamline your industrial metal building.

Organize by Item Type

Intuitive organization techniques can streamline your processes and save you space. Both of these advantages translate to efficiency, time savings, and money savings!

Rather than waiting to do this several years into your industrial project, try to plan your industrial steel building design around these organization methods. That way, you and your building are working in harmony, one complementing the other, rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, as they say.

Practice Lean Inventory

This is a tip that some industries simply cannot apply due to the nature of their business. For those that can adopt this style of inventory, though, the space savings can be immense.

The concept is simple—just reduce the amount of product kept in your industrial metal building at any given time. The actual application of this process is a bit more involved, as you will have to have in-depth knowledge of your inventory and tight control of its levels in order to keep enough product on hand—not too much and not too little.

Once you are able to turn this method into a science complete with an intuitive inventory control system, the space savings will be substantial!

Vertical Storage

Thanks to the strength of steel industrial buildings, vertical space is usually readily available. Maximizing the effectiveness of this space by implementing vertical storage solutions can work wonders for the usable space your industrial steel building has to offer.

Due to the popularity of these buildings and this method of saving space, such systems are readily available. Pallet racking systems are a great example of vertical storage done right.

Industrial Metal Structures from Safeway Steel

If you want to maximize the efficiency of your industrial building, there is no better option than working with Safeway Steel and its dedicated customer service team to design your building from the ground up. With affordable pricing, practically endless customization options, and a commitment to facilitating your unique needs, Safeway Steel is the ultimate source of all things related to industrial steel buildings. Call today on +1 (800) 818-2245 for more information.