This build had been in the planning stages for a couple of years. It has been built on a greenfield site and has got existing livestock buildings close by.

Although the project was in fruition for such a long time, the project has constantly been evolving with new ideas being added as it has been built.

The client needed a compact building that would house a farm sprayer and allow for sufficient & safe storing and handling of chemicals.

Timmins Engineering were tasked with the design, planning and erection of a new sprayer filling, chemical store building with an integrated rainwater harvesting and a bio filtration system.

They used a bio-filtration system which is not commonly used in the UK but is very popular on the continent -this system was chosen as it was completely self contained and has no discharge of any chemicals or treated water into the local environment.

Timmins Engineering & Construction ltd led the design of the new facility to ensure that the project was deigned with maximum efficiency for the users in mind whilst at the forefront of modern crop storage technology.

The original buildings were demolished and materials separated with all brick, block & concrete graded, crushed and screened on site to be re-used for the sub-base of the new buildings to retain all materials on site.

Wareing Buildings was approached to fabricate and construct a building’s steel frame, incorporating a mezzanine floor. However, once their engineers saw the designs, theyidentified ways of providing a better build cheaper and quicker.

They were able to raise the foundations and create a fully suspended support, while significantly reducing the size of the foundations, minimising both cost and disruption.

In a high-profile location within a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, consideration for noise pollution and ground vibrations was crucial.

In keeping with modern farming machinery and their increase in size and capability since the original barns circa 1950s construction, the new Replacement General Purpose Buildings foot-print and height had to be increased from its predecessors.

Consistent communication and coordination with the Principal Designer throughout the project was essential to ensure that all of the above design details were produced to be in keeping with the
neighbouring traditional buildings and the heritage they hold. This project was one of three new developments commissioned on the site over the course of the year.

This project was the result of replacing existing buildings that were lost in a fire. The total build was a substantial project for a family run business, completed on budget and time.

The clients design criteria for the Grain store required a high volume of storage within a small floor area but to include the drier/intake equipment within the same building.