Sector spotlight - 5 top benefits of mezzanines for offices

Is your business committed to hybrid working, or are you one of the majority who believe we’re on track for a wholesale return to the office? Either way, mezzanines can have a vital role to play in adapting your premises in the most cost-effective, speedy and stress-free way possible.

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With a mezzanine you can find the space your business needs when you have to change around the way your staff work, add to the surface area you need for desks, set aside a location for printers, IT hardware and files, and make sure there is room to meet and eat.

There are two schools of thought. Some think Working from Home and hybrid working are here to stay. Construction marketing firm Glenigan has predicted “a rise in office refurbishment work as premises are remodelled to accommodate a shift in post-pandemic working practices.”

In this case, installing a mezzanine allows you to exploit and adapt your existing headroom in the most efficient manner.

On the other hand, nearly two-thirds of CEOs (64% of leaders globally and 63% of those in the UK) believe that workers will return to the office five days a week by , according to a KPMG CEO Outlook survey. They also think pay and promotions could become linked to attendance in the workplace – which may encourage more staff to get back into the office, putting extra pressure on available space.

A mezzanine floor can double, triple or quadruple usable space, allowing dynamic businesses to install the office space they need.

Here are our 5 top benefits of mezzanines for offices:

1. Mezzanines are perfect for companies needing to adapt or enlarge their office space. In a context where there is a drive to get people back into the office at least a few days a week (or even full time), Hi-Level Mezzanines can transform wasted space in your existing premises into productive offices with minimal disruption. Putting up a mezzanine is far quicker and more cost effective than moving and setting up from scratch – if you wanted to double your space, a 16,000 sq. ft warehouse would be far more expensive than 8,000 sq. ft with a mezzanine – as well as far less hassle than sourcing and shifting to a new site. We offer a comprehensive service, from the initial quote to production, site preparation and installation. Another advantage of a mezzanine is that staying in your current premises rather than relocating helps retain staff who might prefer not to travel, keeping your experienced workforce in place.
   
2. With a mezzanine you can house your office and warehousing operations under the same roof. More companies are choosing to co-locate office-based jobs into their warehouse facilities. You can bring your admin staff and management team on site, improving engagement, knowledge and dialogue between the two spheres of operation. One option could be to install a mezzanine in one section of your warehouse, with windows and/or a gallery with rails so that office staff can look down at the warehouse activity and be better integrated into the full scope of the business.
   
3. A mezzanine can cater for office space and far more. You can supplement the offices with meeting rooms, kitchen and breakout areas, a canteen, rest rooms, bespoke work space on your raised tier. Our collaboration with Granger Hertzog, a company hiring furniture and props to the film industry, is a great example. We built a two-tier mezzanine providing 16,000 sq. ft of floor area per tier, offering as much open space as possible for clients to browse a wide collection of eclectic pieces from around the world. As the main contractor, we also created new ground-floor offices, toilets with full water supply, a meeting room and a staff kitchen – facilities that can be installed either on or below the mezzanine. In addition, space for Granger Hertzog’s logistics team was integral to ensure operations could run smoothly and efficiently.
   
4. Mezzanines are brilliantly flexible, and there are many possibilities for creating your new office space with both desk-working areas and areas for group gatherings. Whether you want a large open-plan area or closed offices, and a wall-to-wall mezzanine across your entire ground floor or a partial mezzanine covering a third or two thirds of your floor area, Hi-Level Mezzanine’s qualified structural engineers will work with you to produce the best design and installation strategy. Office space on a mezzanine also needs to be fire rated, and we can make sure you meet compliance requirements.
   
5. You can future-proof your business by installing multi-tier mezzanines. You can create more office space that your company can expand into as and when you want. This can be tied into your long-term growth plans as the Hi-Level team will work with you in detail to understand where your business is heading and give you the best advice to suit your needs. Multi-tier mezzanines provide the flexibility to move onto one floor now, but benefit from efficiencies and minimise future disruption by installing extra space you can use later, spreading the cost in phases.

5 Reasons to Invest in a Warehouse Mezzanine

We talk a lot about how a warehouse mezzanine floor allows a business to optimise space, improve efficiency, and create opportunities for growth without the need for relocation. Today we look at some additional, less obvious advantages that make the warehouse mezzanine cost worthwhile.

Adaptable and Extendable

You can spread your warehouse mezzanine cost by installing something to accommodate your immediate needs, with the scope to extend or adapt if required in the future, allowing you to spread the cost of growing your company.

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Financial Advantages

A mezzanine floor is generally considered a semi-permanent structure rather than a permanent one, so additional business rates are typically not applied to mezzanine floors, even though your usable space has increased.

Improved Inventory Management

The additional space allows for better organisation and storage of products and materials, giving you the opportunity to improve inventory control and reduce errors. If you have high value or higher risk items to store, you can separate them out and secure them more easily on a different floor.

Improved Safety

Mezzanines can create safely separated areas for different tasks, enhancing worker safety by giving people more suitable spaces to work in. A mezzanine can be made into a completely different environment suited to very different tasks with sound proofing, specialist lighting, heating and insulation.

Minimal Disruption to You

When planned and built by specialists, mezzanine installation has minimal impact on your ongoing operations. The majority of work happens off-site, with just the assembly and installation required on-site. A small mezzanine can be finished in as little as a day.

How Much Does a Warehouse Mezzanine Cost?

This is not a straightforward question to answer. Warehouse mezzanine cost is dictated primarily by the size of the installation and the intended use. These factors directly affect the number and nature of stairs or staircases required for access and / or escape. Any work required to prepare the site for the installation can also affect the warehouse mezzanine cost. For example, samples may need to be taken from the floor that is the base for the installation.

Mezz Floors UK – Mezzanine Floor Specialists

Mezz Floors UK have been specialist mezzanine floor specialists since , so we have an extensive back catalogue of completed projects and very satisfied customers. We have installed all sorts of warehouse mezzanine floors, from small and simple storage areas to large, multi-level mezzanines.

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We keep your warehouse mezzanine cost down by doing everything in-house, from initial quotes, planning and design to fabrication and installation. The majority of this happens at our Suffolk facility, with just the assembly and installation happening at your site, to minimise disruption to you.

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