Sector
Pharmaceutical Logistics
Location
The United Kingdom
Solution Required
High-Security Strong Room
Product Used
Centurion Strong Room Panels
Case Study: Pharmaceutical Logistics
Strong Room Extension Doubles Secure Pallet Capacity Without Operational Disruption
Background
A leading logistics provider specialising in the storage and distribution of pharmaceutical products faced a significant operational challenge due to rapid business growth. In line with their commitment to healthcare partners, the client was required to maintain storage facilities that complied with British Government Medicine Licensing Laws and MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) regulations.
The UK pharmaceutical sector has a requirement for bulk controlled drugs to be secured inside a strong room. One of our customers had a need to extend their existing strong room to meet demands of growing their business and remain compliant.
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This project was delivered with no interruptions to our daily operations and one week ahead of schedule!
// The client
The Challenge
The client faced a critical shortage of secure pallet storage capacity, limiting its ability to meet current customer demands and constraining opportunities for future growth. To address this, they needed to create an additional 1,000 strong room Euro pallet storage spaces. The expansion had to be executed within the footprint of the existing operational area, utilising the space surrounding the current strong room without disrupting ongoing business activities.
Furthermore, the new facility had to comply with British Government Home Office Licensing Laws, requiring the integrity and security of the existing strong room to be maintained throughout the construction process.
The Solution
Gunnebo Safe Storage provided a solution for bolting strong room panels to existing room that doubled pallet storage space from 520m² to 1040m². To ensure that security of the existing room was not affected, Gunnebo Safe Storage team built extended walls and a roof to secure the extended part of room before removing panels from the original room. Pedestrian and pallet truck openings were then created between original and extended rooms.
The Result
The new extended part of the strong room has created an additional 1,000 secure storage pallet spaces. This has enabled the client to maintain existing customer demands and created additional capacity for future growth.
The client continued daily operations and maintained security in the strong room while the extension was constructed around the existing facility, allowing the warehouse to remain at its existing location.
Why Gunnebo Safe Storage?
Gunnebo Safe Storage are approved by the British Government to supply and install strong rooms for secure storage and have demonstrated that they have the capability to supply and install some of the largest strong rooms ever seen in the UK.
Having a long-established relationship with the client, Gunnebo Safe Storage recognises what customers need and delivering solutions that are both practical and compliant.
About the client
A major UK-based supply chain specialist serving the healthcare industry offering advanced storage and distribution services tailored to pharmaceutical products. At time of project their facilities accommodated 2,200 pallets of controlled drugs, with additional capacity for up to 82,000 ambient pallets and 4,200 chilled pallets, ensuring scalable and compliant logistic solutions for a growing sector.
About Centurion
Centurion is a high-grade vault room constructed using lightweight modular panels – walls, ceiling, floor and door – which can be quickly and simply assembled, extended or moved. This flexibility means the vault can be custom-built into the existing structure of any building.
Centurion is available with certified Grade V–XII burglary protection (ECB·S), as well as protection against explosives (EX classification) and diamond core drill bits (CD classification).