Cleaning & Drapery Zone - Bloomingdale, NJ
Storage Expansion
Cleaning & Drapery Zone, a growing dry cleaning company, contacted Grace Material Handling
company in July of 2005 for a consultation regarding their increasing storage needs. Efficiently
utilizing their existing space was essential as business increased; moving to a larger facility
was not an option at that time.
A team of experienced and knowledgeable consultants from GMH put together a mezzanine proposal
that would enable Cleaning & Drapery Zone to expand their storage by 100%, adding approximately
1600 square feet of floor space.
Various special concerns were overcome in order to satisfy the building's restrictions and the
customer's needs. Grace Material Handling also assisted with the permit process and provided
stamped and sealed approval drawings for the State of New Jersey. A low profile mezzanine
structure was proposed to fit wall to wall around numerous opening such as windows, doors,
piping etc. Two staircases were utilized and bar grating was chosen as an option for the
floor in order to avoid the cost of installing additional sprinklers in the building.
Unlike new construction, this project needed to be completed with minimal disruption to business
in the shortest possible timeframe. Grace Material Handling coordinated a morning delivery of
the material (via flatbed trailer) to allow its installation crew to unload (much of it by hand)
and competed the installation of the mezzanine within a week.
A year later as Cleaning & Drapery Zone was emerging predominantly as a fire restoration
company, once again additional space was required. A smaller mezzanine, approximately 800
square feet, was provided and installed by Grace Material Handling Co. in an adjacent room.
The owner of Cleaning & Drapery did not hesitate bringing in GMH for the second mezzanine;
not only was he satisfied with the original mezzanine project but had continued to turn to GMH
for his other material handling needs including lockers, storage bins, utility carts and other
miscellaneous items.
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