• Steel Buildings for Distribution Centers

    Booming Industry Needs Solutions

Driving the Need for Distribution Centers

Warehousing spaces have seen dramatic rent increases in recent years and that trend is expected to continue with customer activity in the third quarter of 2017 at its highest level since 2014, according to the Prologis Industrial Business Indicator. That’s good news for warehouse owners and lessors, who are reaping the benefits of high demand and low vacancy rates. This demand makes building a warehouse facility potentially a very lucrative endeavor, and a pre-fabricated steel building is a perfect fit for such a facility. With the efficient construction timeline of a steel building, you can get your distribution center up and running in no time.

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The Distribution Center Industry is Booming

Warehousing spaces have seen dramatic rent increases in recent years and that trend is expected to continue with customer activity in the third quarter of 2017 at its highest level since 2014, according to the Prologis Industrial Business Indicator. That’s good news for warehouse owners and lessors, who are reaping the benefits of high demand and low vacancy rates This demand makes building a warehouse facility potentially a very lucrative endeavor, and a pre-fabricated steel building is a perfect fit for such a facility. With the efficient construction timeline of a steel building, you can get your distribution center up and running in no time.

Rising E-Commerce Demands Distribution Space

Why Steel Buildings Are Perfect for Distribution Centers

Unless your company is large enough to secure a large contract, most distribution center companies do not just store the goods or “wares” of one company. Therefore, you need to provide a distribution center that can provide ample space for numerous wares like auto and bike parts for local businesses, as well as room for a potentially larger company like a national furniture store.

Clear Span Up to 300'

Steel buildings are perfect for distribution center layouts because they can be designed to provide up to 300 feet of clear span uninterrupted space, as well as multiple entry points with roll up doors for numerous companies to access their wares. More uninterrupted space means more rent potential since rents are based on square feet and interior columns can eat away at rentable space quickly. Not to mention that those who are competing for the warehousing needs of companies must make their space available to businesses quickly before they decide to rent another vacant space in your distribution center. This is why the velocity of steel building erection is vital.

Clear Span Distribution Center Design

Why Steel Makes Sense for Distribution Centers

Building Features

Our brand of steel building is the highest quality pre-engineered metal building available in the market today – learn more here about each piece that will go into your distribution center.

Metal Building Framing Details

Pre-Engineered Advantages

Whatever type of building you need, there are four major advantages to using a pre-engineered building for your distribution center – read more about each here!

Pre Engineered Advantages
The Velocity of Erecting Steel Buildings

Depending on complexity and width, most steel distribution center designs can be erected at a rate of 1,000 to 1,500 square feet per day. This means that barring any unforeseen circumstances, the average crew can construct the wall columns, wall sheeting, interior support columns and roof sheeting of a 10,000-square foot warehouse facility in about 10 days. This makes a pre-engineered steel building the perfect product to start a new distribution center in your area quickly and offer a space as impressive as the warehouse in Clare, MI featured in the photos above and details below.

Northern Logistics Distribution Center Building

Northern Logistics developed their General Steel distribution center in Michigan to provide transportation, supply chain and pallet management services. Although they didn’t need 300′ of clear span space, their warehouse was perfectly designed to include the details below and provide the space they needed for the industry in which they do business.

Northern Logistics Distribution Center

Steel Building Details

This distribution center features multiple 14′ roll up doors and horizontal windows for natural interior light.

Walls Ash Gray
Trim Burnished Slate
Building Size 90 x 175 x 18
Building Use Distribution Center

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