RECOM Solutions opens Trafford Park hub
The consulting and contracting group has invested in a 27,000 sq ft warehouse and office facility to support the expansion of its fire protection division.
Landlord Indurent refurbished the Westbrook Estate site ahead of RECOM’s arrival, with Nexus Storage Solutions installing racking. The building is a short distance from the firm’s corporate HQ at Salford Quays.
RECOM said that opening the hub forms part of a six-figure investment in RECOM Fire Solutions to strengthen its operational capacity and efficiency, a programme that also includes an expanded vehicle fleet.
RECOM Fire Solutions specialises in delivering passive fire protection works in live environments for clients across the education, healthcare, residential, defence and facilities management sectors.
Sarah Leadbetter, who heads the division, said several smaller facilities in the North West have been consolidated into a single site, increasing storage capacity, improving logistics and enhancing stock management.
The centralised hub on the Westbrook Estate will streamline deliveries and reduce the number of journeys required to support projects.
The new hub and expanded fleet follows the opening earlier this year of a base at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham to support projects across the Midlands, along the M6 corridor and into the South West.
Leadbetter said: “The opening of our new North West distribution hub is a major milestone for RECOM Fire Solutions. It creates greater efficiency through a centralised location, increases storage capacity and improves stock management.
“Trafford Park is an ideal location, as it’s highly accessible and close to our group headquarters in Salford Quays. It provides us with a strong base for our next phase of expansion and will contribute to reducing our carbon footprint as a business.”
Services provided by the division include compartmentation and fire door condition surveys, installation and remediation of fire stopping and fire doors, intumescent paint application, overboarding and fire curtain installations.
RECOM Solutions as a whole undertakes project management consultancy and main contracting construction work alongside passive fire protection.
The group was founded in 2015 by Jason McKnight and Joseph Dillon, who met as construction management students at the University of Salford and later worked together at Bovis Lend Lease.
