a cold rolled steel buildings built by Hamilton Steel
a cold rolled steel buildings built by Hamilton Steel

ESSITY UK LTD – Prudhoe

Bespoke Chemical Storage Facility

A large grey steel storage structure sits within a large concrete facility.

Hygiene and healthcare manufacturer Essity UK Ltd enlisted the help of our team to deliver a new state-of-the-art chemical storage facility at their site in Prudhoe, Northumberland.

An engineer works on a steel structure using a blue scissor lift.

Storing chemicals in a dedicated space is crucial for safety. It allows for the segregation of incompatible chemicals, preventing dangerous reactions like fires or explosions. This dedicated area minimises risks to people, property, and the environment.

Therefore, chemical storage facilities must be both safe and efficient to negate a vast number of health and safety risks, but our specialist team rose to the occasion and set about delivering a highly suitable storage solution for the large-scale manufacturer.

Prudhoe is Essity’s largest site in the UK, employing approximately 400 people. The site manufactures products for brands like Velvet, Cushelle and Tork. Additionally, the site produces its own brand label products for UK customers as prominent as Asda.

A blue scissor lift sits within a large grey steel structure

The finished structure’s dimensions are 4.5 meters in length, 4.5 meters in width, and 5 meters in height. It meets the highest standards of safety and efficiency. From installing the ever-crucial base plate, all the way through to the addition of a bespoke roller shutter, we oversaw the progress of the entire project.

The area in which the project was completed presented a whole host of challenges that had to be overcome in order to deliver the structure on time while minimising disruption to Essity UK’s ongoing operations. Fortunately, we were able to accomplish this by being flexible and adapting to environmental obstacles on the fly.

The installation of this facility was completed successfully and on schedule thanks to our team’s dedication to quality and expertise in delivering structures fit for a wide range of purposes. Essity UK now boasts a chemical storage facility that is efficient, durable and fulfils their specific needs.

Golf club greens shed extension.

Every stage of our project with HamiltonSteel BuildingsLtd was conducted in a professional manner.

Planning, design, communication, and construction could not have been better. I am more than happy to recommend Chris and his company.

Roy Heathcote Facilities Manager Fairfield Golf Club

Would not hesitate to use Hamilton Steel

Would not hesitate to use Hamilton Steel Buildings again. Excellent quality. Good price. Found all concerned efficient, helpful and with good communication. Building delivered on-time. Guys erecting the building arrived when advised and on time every day – they also worked as a very efficient and tidy team.

Top Drawer Service and Build

Chris is one of the nicest and amenable contractors I have ever dealt with. He is thorough and all jobs are completed to an excellent standard. I couldn’t recommend this guy enough, Thanks Chris for the hard slog we have had to endure on this latest build!! Looking forward to the next one!!