JB’s Wear Office & Warehouse – Industrial Warehouse, Distribution & Showroom Facility

Scope of Works

Shelford Constructions delivered a purpose-built warehouse and commercial facility incorporating:

• Industrial warehouse
• Office accommodation
• Customer showroom
• 9.7m internal warehouse clearance
• High-capacity storage areas
• Forklift circulation
• B-double vehicle access
• Customer access and parking
• Fire sprinkler system
• Fire tanks and pumps
• Stormwater infrastructure
• Associated external works

Key Features

High-Clearance Warehouse

The warehouse incorporates approximately 9.7 metres of internal clearance to the roof, providing JB’s Wear with increased vertical storage capacity.

The internal layout was designed to support forklift movement throughout the warehouse, creating an efficient environment for the storage and distribution requirements of the business.

Heavy-Vehicle Circulation

External areas were designed around the movement of large commercial vehicles.

The building and surrounding circulation network allow B-double trucks to travel around the perimeter of the facility, supporting deliveries and distribution without compromising customer access and parking.

Integrated Office & Showroom

Office and showroom accommodation was incorporated alongside the warehouse, bringing JB’s Wear's operational, administrative and customer-facing functions together within one purpose-built facility.

Integrated Warehouse Fire Protection

The size, configuration and intended use of the warehouse required a dedicated fire sprinkler system to meet the applicable National Construction Code requirements.

The system was designed to provide protection to both the warehouse and external canopy.

Fire tanks and pumps also needed to be accommodated within the development, requiring elements of the design to be revised to achieve a practical location while working within the site's physical constraints.

Construction Challenges

Site Easements

The site contained a number of existing easements associated with Water Corporation and the local authority, creating constraints around where building and infrastructure elements could be located.

The building layout and stormwater drainage system had to be carefully designed to avoid these easements.

Surveying and associated legal documentation were also required as part of resolving and formalising the relevant easement requirements.

Fire Services Coordination

The scale and operational requirements of the warehouse required specialist fire-protection infrastructure.

Coordinating the sprinkler system, fire tanks and pumps within the constrained site required design modifications to identify a suitable location while maintaining the functionality of the broader development.