Temporary warehouse buildings are fast, flexible and durable buildings designed to rapidly increase your on-site storage space. Available in any size, you can specify the structure to your exact requirements.
If you need more space, a temporary warehouse can be installed in days, anywhere on your site. Our buildings don’t need foundations, they meet UK Building Regulations and they can be specified in a wide range of sizes to suit your business. If you are running out of space or looking to grow, a temporary warehouse building can help any business expand without the cost, delays and disruption of traditional construction. F&L Temporary buildings provide long-term and short-term temporary warehouses.
F&L Temporary buildings provide temporary warehouses for broad range of clients from IKEA and BAE Systems to independent business across the UK. With years of industry experience, and hundreds of structures delivered, our client portfolio and feedback demonstrates our expertise.
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The right temporary warehouse depends on what you need to store. Racked and palletised layouts are best for maximising storage capacity. We can design the building width, height and layout to work around racking systems, pallets, stillages and forklift aisles.
Our clearspan build system provides uninterrupted floor space and high internal clearances for both racking and pallet storage. Direct to floor warehouse configurations are ideal for flexible overflow and bulk warehousing. Finally, simple storage buildings and warehouse canopies are popular options to help processing goods in/out or for operations with fluctuating demand. We work with you to find the best solution to improve speed, safety and efficiency of your operations.
Short & medium-term space requirements
Handle long-term growth with ease and flexibility
Bulk and racked layouts to store stock and materials
Support disaster recovery and business continuity
F&L Temporary buildings provide over 150 bespoke specification options to finish your temporary warehouse to your exact requirements. Our build system is fully modular, meaning we can provide an almost unlimited range of sizes.
We can provide fully, partially or non-insulated warehouse buildings, depending on your operational requirements. Our bespoke approach means that we can install a range of access doors to suit your explicit needs and site layout. Roller shutter, sectional and sliding gates can be provided in all sizes to give you the best space for warehouse machinery, access for personnel, FLTs, goods and equipment. Internal clearances can be specified around your needs. For the largest internal clearance, a corner bracing option allows for maximum internal height use. Every aspect of the design is tailored to maximising operational efficiency.
A temporary warehouse building can be installed onto most surface types. If your site is uneven or sloped, we can accommodate this in the design. The best ground types are concrete, tarmac surfaces or compacted ground where there is adequate space around the footprint for installation. Generally 2m is optimal but if your yard space is tight, our temporary building specialists can propose a solution. The anchorage method depends on the ground type and our expert team conduct ground tests, together with local wind calculations to ensure safety and compliance.
Choosing a temporary warehouse gives you complete control to design and specify the ideal option for your business. Temporary warehouses are chosen for their speed, flexibility, quality and cost-effectiveness. They provide a quicker and cheaper alternative to building permanent structures, allowing businesses to quickly scale up, without a long-term commitment or tying cash up for extended periods. F&L Temporary buildings offer flexible purchase options to hire, purchase or finance with the ability to relocate, return or expanded your warehouse making them ideal for businesses that need adaptable space solutions, quickly.
The cost of a temporary warehouse will depend on a number of factors. They start from a few hundred pounds week if you are renting the space. The factors that influence the cost include size, specification options and your location (for transport costs and local wind and weather calculations).
You’re in complete control of the costs. Our expert team will work with you to refine the design and engineer a building to your budget requirements. Our pricing is simple, straightforward and provides you cost certainty and transparency.
In most cases, yes you will need planning permission for a temporary warehouse. We can support with all aspects of your project from initial feasibility to supporting with the planning application, should it be required.
F&L Temporary buildings offer a free on-site building consultation to provide you with expert advice and guidance on your project. Our in-house team also provides guidance on when planning permission may be required. We then use our own, experienced installation crew to install a high-quality building, that has been manufactured to industry leading standards including BS and ISO compliance.
See inside a temporary warehouse building and discover how you can use the additional space. We recently completed a temporary warehouse building an additional flexible storage canopy for a leading PPE supplier who needed to rapidly increase their warehouse capacity due to continued growth. We worked collaboratively with the client to develop a number of design and specification options for their warehouse requirements. This included advising the client on fit out options for bespoke warehouse racking. We installed the warehouse onto an existing concrete pad and the completed building has been a game changer.
Short-term temporary warehouses are available in 5m bay lengths as standard and can be specified with both solid industrial walls or durable PVC walls to suit your operational requirements.
Our standard leg height is 3m, with other options available, providing a good level internal clearance. Various door options are held in stock and you can specify your final finishes to create a flexible warehouse solution that is installed, exactly where you need it, on any ground surface.
If you need to expand storage and warehouse capacity quickly for a few weeks, three months or six to twelve months and beyond, a short-term temporary warehouse will be the ideal solution.
Long-term temporary warehouses are typically deployed for several years to manage growth. They are manufactured from a robust aluminium frame and use an industrial grade PVC roof covering.
In addition, they can be in the region of 70% cheaper to build than a permanent building and unlike a traditional warehouse, they can be rented and returned once the space is no longer required.
Temporary warehouses are ideal for sensitive and non-sensitive storage requirements, including ambient, refrigerated and cold storage. Thermal performance is achieved with insulation within the walls and / or roof. In addition, you can further protect your stock with an anti-condensation membrane.
Non-insulated warehouses use robust, galvanised steel walling, this finish is best utilised for industrial storage applications. They suit all types of products and materials from bulk storage through to racked configurations, maximising your space. We will tailor the design and specification to suit your needs. To summarise, there are three main temporary warehouse solutions. C
Compare between insulated and non-insulated temporary buildings.
We keep the whole process simple, transparent and fast. From the first enquiry to your fully operational temporary warehouse, you’ll have a single point of contact and a clear timeline. After your initial enquiry, you local Area Sales Manager will make contact with you in 24-48 working hours. We’ll take your brief, learn about your business, understand your critical deadlines and cover aspects like what you need the warehouse for, the size and type of warehouse required and if you want to purchase or rent the structure.
From this, we will provide a fully designed warehouse structure, an accurate budget quotation to help with feasibility and approval, together with detailed specification breakdown. We would advise a site visit to discuss the solution in more detail and refine the project to meet all your requirements. If you decide to progress to project stage, we provide a dedicated Project Manager and use an in-house build crew to manage the installation process.
Ultimately the choice between a “temporary” warehouse and a permanent, traditionally built warehouse is a decision that your business will need to make. Temporary warehouses provide a faster, more flexible and substantially more cost-effective solution than traditional warehouse construction. Installed in as little as 4 days, compared to months with no foundations and minimal groundworks, compared to a traditional build, a temporary warehouse will reduce the design, procurement and installation timeline. You will have complete control of your structure, with the option to rent, return or sell the building once it is no longer needed. Ready to start?
Our team of experts share their knowledge and answer some common questions regarding temporary warehouses:
A temporary warehouse is a durable structure that consists of modular building sections. Generally these are in 5m bays. They are assembled to create temporary structures, making them a fast and efficient way of creating more space for warehousing. Despite the “temporary” name, they are durable structures that can last 20+ years.
In general, planning permission is needed for temporary warehouses if you intend on keeping your temporary warehouse erected for more than 28 days.
Consider it more of an “installation” rather than a traditional build. Our warehouses benefit from rapid installation, generally we can install a temporary warehouse within a matter of days. A typical mid-size build will take three to five days.
Yes, it is possible to rent a temporary building. If you are looking for a short-term warehouse or storage space, you can hire or rent the space you need. Our rental terms are flexible if your storage requirements change over time. You can also spread the cost into affordable monthly payments by financing a temporary warehouse.
Yes, a temporary warehouse can be specified with industrial steel cladding and secure roller shutter doors. In addition alarm systems can be fitted to the structure in line with a traditional warehouse building.
They are are referred to as “temporary” buildings because they are movable and demountable. our warehouse buildings use the highest quality materials and manufacturing processes, meaning they have a lifespan of 20+ years.
Yes, you can customise a temporary building to include options such as loading doors and gates, a range of double and single personnel doors and complete electrical systems for lighting and HVAC.
Yes, forklifts can operate inside the structure. We can design the building around your exact operational requirements, this includes large format doors for forklift access and eave heights to provide clearances suitable for forklift operations.
To conclude, we design and install top of the range temporary warehouses. Our approach is consultative and design led. This means we take time to understand your storage need to design the best warehouse solution.
Finally, we are the official UK distributor of Protan Elmark, who produce some of the highest quality clearspan warehouses structures found across the globe. Temporary buildings are compliant with local authority building regulations and are a great way to get the additional space you need at speed.
As temporary building experts, we know that quality, cost and flexibility are key factors when considering a temporary warehouse. We have a proven track record of installing top of the range storage buildings and our expert team is ready to help you. There are a number of flexible purchase options to help you get the warehouse space you need.
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