Thistle's Turnkey Storage Solution to Clydebank College

Thistle Storage Equipment has demonstrated its expertise in the education sector with a complete design, specification and installation service for Clydebank College in no fewer than nine departments.

Thistle has developed its enviable position in the education market as one of the leading players for storage equipment thanks to its unique solutions centred approach, its fixed price commitment and its zero defects guarantee.

Working with and core project team from Clydebank College and liaising directly with the department heads and key contacts, Thistle's Project Team, developed individual designs for each area.

Within the building department, Thistle designed solutions that incorporated its Heavy Duty Euro Shelving for storing materials such as paint, clothing and larger items. However this versatile solution also provides accessories such as small part containers which were used in the plumbing store and lockable doors for storing tools and expensive items in the brickwork store.

The flexible Euro Shelving product was also used in the art department, physics department and the health and beauty department where its superb durability and strength provides the perfect solution for a multitude of products.

The Euro Shelving product comes with Biocote protection as standard which is a patented finish that inhibits the growth of dangerous bacteria and fungi such as salmonella, MRSA and Ecoli.

Project Manager, Alan Scott, explained, “Our Euro Shelving system provides clients with a highly flexible solution that can be used to store a variety of products and materials when used in conjunction with the superb range of accessories. The Biocote protection is critical in areas such as the health service, food and drink sector and in laboratories however its unique ability to control bacteria between cleaning makes it highly attractive in any environment that experiences a large number of people.

For larger items in the paint store, Thistle supplied its Longspan shelving system which provides and extended length of steel shelving that can be also provide a light duty racking solution.

Thistle also installed its cantilever racking in the plumbing and the joinery departments to store bulky items such as pipes and sheets of timber.

Demonstrating its ability to develop storage solutions for almost every environment, Thistle also designed and installed A Frame storage system in the Outdoor Apparatus store to house canoes.

Alan explained, “The college had previously used a traditional canoe storage system which was slightly cumbersome and made it difficult to reach some of the boats. The A Frame system is commonly used in the timber industry however the concept provides in a safe, practical and accessible solution for this slightly unusual situation.”

In the Catering department, Thistle supplied specialised hygienic storage system with open mesh shelving finished in chrome which provides superb air flow and cleaning access.

Thistle also supplied its high specification lockers in key areas around the college and as Alan explains, more and more organisations are looking at vandal resistant locker system, “Lockers need to withstand considerable handling and the old saying of ‘you get what you pay for' is never more applicable. Clients are recognising that the cheaper locker options that are on the market have a much shorter life span and tend to require continual repairs.”

For more information on Thistle's complete range of storage and interiors solutions visit www.thistlesystems.co.uk or call 01236 453888.