High-tech Industrial
Our construction expertise allows our clients to optimise cost, time, and quality, while facilitating innovation and creativity in the sector.
Greater complexity and greater cost for hi-tech manufacturing
Semi-conductors are the unsung heroes of the technology world. They work behind the scenes powering everything from smartphones to cars. Recent technological advances have facilitated breakthrough technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning which has transformed the way we work and live.
Further advances in the digital revolution will require more advanced chips with greater memory capacity and computational power. Recent disruption to supply chains and geopolitical tensions has resulted in hi-tech companies becoming more interested in achieving end-to-end design and manufacture within their local markets.
While data centres are the technological hub for modern enterprise operation, providing the critical IT infrastructure needed to provide resources to businesses around the world. Enterprise computing requires a large, dedicated space that is designed to support the space, power, cooling, reliability, management, and security of the building infrastructure.
Our construction expertise allows our clients to optimise cost, time, and quality, while facilitating innovation and creativity in the sector. We advise upon a range of delivery models and procurement strategies ensuring the best possible outcomes in time, cost, and quality. We seek to support our clients by introducing processes and procedures to ensure effective cost control measures, delivering value for money at each step in the journey. Our support extends to providing cost data bench marking and market intelligence to understand how their proposed new facility compares to the market.
The rise of warehouses
E-commerce has flourished following multiple lockdowns, with online shopping accounting for 35% of the market share, and with the forecast set to double by 2030. Consumers are increasingly preferring to shop online from their homes to have their orders delivered quickly and conveniently. To meet consumer expectations, it is estimated that over 100 million sq ft of additional warehouse space will need to be delivered in the coming years.
Growing customer expectations are placing increasing pressures on urban spaces and the environment. Logistics providers are actively seeking to locate their storage and distribution hubs closer to their consumers final destinations, with the “last mile” being an important factor in the delivery process.
Unfortunately, the availability of suitable land near key urban spaces is limited. To overcome the challenge developers and operators are having to take a more innovative approach to providing suitable facilities, by providing multi-storey facilities. This creative approach delivers the needed increase in capacity while also delivering an increased return on investment for developers.
We assist our clients with agile solutions to their individual challenges, assisting our clients to respond to swings in demand and advances in technology. We promote lean warehouse thinking, maximizing productivity while also minimizing waste, whether it is via greater automation or other means. We endeavor to ensure efficient and timely facility delivery through a range of procurement strategies, while also seeking to utilize modern methods of construction such as incorporating prefabrication and modularisation.
