Mezzanine Floors

Storage Mezzanine, Display Mezzanine, Retail Mezzanine, Office Mezzanine, Hygenic Mezzanine

We design, manufacture, supply and install, industrial, storage, retail and showroom mezzanine floors (1hr fire rated). We also manufacture for public access and food preparation mezzanine floors (stainless steel).. Often represented as raised floors, they are a cost effective way of increasing your floor space and often the perfect alternative to moving premises.

We provide the full sevice, from initial survey, to plans production, from comprehensive structural calculations to Building Control applications, from site installation to specialist finishing on any and all mezzanine structures.

Our mezzanine floors are free standing and can therefore be installed quickly and with minimum disruption to your business.

By building upwards, you can expand your accommodation without the hassle of extensive building work or moving to new premises. Installing a mezzanine allows you to increase your storage space, office space, production area, food preparation or showroom area.

Balustrade for Retail Floors: Chadwick & Walter offer a full design, manufacture and installation service for balustrade and handrail systems. Our balustrade is available in a wide range of finishes and specifications, to suit individual site requirements.

Chadwick & Walter manufacture and install balustrade systems for a wide range of mezzanine floors. Uprights can be stainless steel, aluminium, powder coated steel, nylon coated, steel wire and oak finished. Infills can be 10mm toughened glass, perforated sheet aluminium, brished steel , steel wire, oak or MDF.

Following site survey, each balustrade is designed using the most suitable fittings and fixtures, ensuring that all our bulustrade comply with Building regulations AD part K, BS6180 and BS6399.

Handrail for Storage Floors: Protective barrier, which is made up of 55mm cold formed sectional uprights with hand rail and knee rail is manufactured from 40mm diameter galvanised tube. The barrier is designed as heavy duty for high density pedestrian traffic and escape routes, and will resist lateral loads on the handrail of 0.74 kN/M 2 run as required by BS 5395 : Part 3:1985.

Stairways & Landings: Stairs and landings are designed to BS 5359 : Part 3:1985, "Code of Practice for the Ladders and Walkways". Storage mezzanine have stair treads are cold formed from 3.00mm thick durbar plate. Grey handrails are cold formed 50mmx 25mm section. Retail mezzanine floor staircases can be specially designed to suite your style.

Decking: The standard option includes for chipboard decking, tongued and grooved along the long edges for effective spread of load. This chipboard meets the requirements of BS 5669 for type C6 boards. Designed using the recommendations of SEMA (Storage Equipment Manufacturers' Association) Guideline No 3 'Guide to Industrial Suspended Floors Using Chipboard'. Other decking options are open steel plank or even solid steel, depending on loading and usage requirements.

Pallet Gates Where goods are stored on top of the mezzanine a pallet gate will allow items to be moved to the upper level at the same time as offering protection to staff. The standard pallet gate assembly uses normal protective barrier material, 50mm square hollow section and 50mm cold formed channel. The use of this type of barrier is recommended by BS 5395 : Part 3:1985.

Beams: The main support beams are hot rolled structural steel 'Universal Beam' sections to EN 10025:1993 The main beam design fully meets the limit state methods and deflection limits to BS 5950 : Part 5:1987.

Columns: Columns are manufactured from cold formed structural hollow steel section Hybox 335 to EN 10025:1993 The column design fully meets the limit state methods and deflection limits of BS 595: Part 1:1985.

All Mezzanine Floors are CAD Designed to Building Control Regulations. All supporting structural calculations and weight loadings are supplied with order.

Joists The steel floor joists are cold formed sections, available in four sizes, Standard, Medium, Heavy and Extra-Heavy Duty, from grade HR40/30 steel to BS 1449 : Part 1:1987.

Pallet Gates Where goods are stored on top of the mezzanine a pallet gate will allow items to be moved to the upper level at the same time as offering protection to staff. The standard pallet gate assembly uses normal protective barrier material, 50mm square hollow section and 50mm cold formed channel. The use of this type of barrier is recommended by BS 5395 : Part 3:1985.

Cladding The underside of the mezzanine and the columns can be clad offering up to one hour fire protection where required.

Partitioning Any of our partitioning systems can be installed to create additional office space either above or below the mezzanine floor. The partition would be built in accordance with current Building Control regulations.

Shelving / Racking Several shelving and racking options suitable for installation both above and below the mezzanine floor are available These would be built in accordance with building control regulations.