JLR Halewood Press Shop Case Study

Case study Jaguar Land Rover press shop extension, Halewood

Client: Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium vehicles Main Contractor: Steel Construction Ltd has undergone a multi-million pound investment in a new state-of-the-art Roofing and Cladding Contractor: press line at its Halewood operations near IRC Carocelle Liverpool.

Tata Steel products: Trisomet® insulated As part of this investment work, which will wall and roof panels manufactured in improve efficiency, speed, quality and safety Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra® pre-finished steel within the press shop, Jaguar Land Rover in ‘Goosewing Grey’. needed to extend its car manufacturing operations at the site in order to house a Year: 2013 new stamping machine.

Installing this new machinery required major reconfiguration of the Halewood press shop. A steel-framed vertical addition was added to the existing building.

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The press shop bay extension, which measures approximately 120m x 28m, has increased Tata Steel products: the footprint of the facility by almost 50% as Trisomet® insulated panels have been Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra® pre-finished well as adding an extra 12m of headroom to developed as a one-fix construction steel is suitable for many different accommodate the new machinery. component. construction applications.

The challenge This ensures fast and consistent Designed to withstand the most Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood facility is one installation and performance. demanding and aggressive of the most flexible, advanced automotive Trisomet® is the only insulated environments, it is available with the manufacturing facilities in Europe, producing panel to be certified to BES 6001 market-leading Confidex® Guarantee high quality Jaguar Land Rover vehicles for responsible sourcing standard. for up to 40 years for the weather side over 170 countries. of industrial and commercial buildings This provides independent evidence – with no inspection or maintenance to The multi-million pound refurbishment at of Tata Steel’s corporate responsibility maintain its validity. the Halewood press shop will increase Jaguar and helps the customer increase Land Rover’s panel capacity. their credits under the Responsible Made in the UK, Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra® Sourcing of Materials section of is also certified to BES 6001 responsible The press shop works 24 hours a day, seven BREEAM. sourcing standard. days a week and feeds body shops across Jaguar Land Rover’s network of plants. “Working in and around an operational “We also needed high quality building In light of this, key factors for this project, in plant with restricted space meant that products that offered ease and speed of terms of product selection, were the restricted the co-ordination of deliveries between installation, and with very precise lead access and complexity of the build, which all of the on-site trades was vital,” says times to ensure the components arrived had to be completed in and around a ‘live’ Steel Construction Ltd Contracts Director on-site on time to keep the project on manufacturing plant. Kieron Byrne. schedule.”

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The solution “One of the main reasons for specifying Tata “Working closely with Tata Steel we were able A fast, consistent and efficient cladding Steel’s insulated panels was their ease of to stagger the delivery schedule ensuring installation was a top priority for the press installation on-site. The Trisomet® panels any disruptions to the daily operational shop and the system specified was Trisomet® were made to order which enabled a much requirements of the client were kept to an insulated roof and wall panels, manufactured faster cladding installation, reduced on-site absolute minimum.” using Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra® in Goosewing materials handling and less on-site waste”, Grey for the external side and standard White says IRC Carocelle Managing Director “Our delivery performance and responsiveness liner for the internal face. Steve Holder. underlines our ability to support large-scale projects of any size,” said John Clark, UK The cladding was installed by IRC Carocelle The wall panel, with its improved span Business Development Manager at Tata Steel. who constructed the extension’s envelope characteristics, helped reduce the amount of using Tata Steel’s high-quality Trisomet® 60mm steelwork required, softening the impact on Tata Steel’s Trisomet® insulated roof and insulated panels for the wall and Trisomet® the building’s carbon footprint. Our wall panel system installed at the Halewood 80mm insulated panels for the roof. standard pre-finished steel liner in White also press shop played a key part in providing provided a brighter internal environment for Jaguar Land Rover with a highly insulated, These one-fix pre-fabricated construction employees to work in, as well as reducing weathertight facility that will see them components have been developed to offer fast lighting costs. continue to produce Jaguar Land Rover and consistent installation and performance. vehicles for many years. Made to measure, they are designed to reduce “The site restrictions associated with a the need for further processing on-site. working facility, coupled with a fast-track For more information and design advice contract timescale, dictated the requirement on our building envelope systems, These high quality lightweight insulated for a robust, quality product guaranteeing please contact a member of our design panels are ideal for a number of applications, un-hindered site productivity,” adds team on +44 (0) 1244 892199 or email but are particularly suitable for projects Mr Holder. [email protected] where speed and confined working space are key factors.

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