Lindsay Transport WA – Warehouse & Cold Storage Facility

Scope of Works

Shelford Constructions delivered the construction of Lindsay Transport's new Western Australian headquarters, incorporating industrial warehousing, specialist cold and freezer storage, office accommodation and extensive external transport infrastructure.

The project included approximately 5,700m² of warehouse space and 20,000m² of external concrete hardstand, together with landscaping and specialist infrastructure supporting the facility's day-to-day logistics operations.

Key Features

• Approximately 5,700m² of industrial warehouse space
• Approximately 3,000m² cold storage at 2°C
• Approximately 1,000m² freezer storage at -22°C
• Approximately 20,000m² concrete hardstand
• Container-rated hardstand
• 12 insulated and sealed transition areas
• Loading dock infrastructure
• Professional office accommodation
• Weighbridge
• Truck washbay with recycling system
• On-site refuelling depot
• Hard and soft landscaping
• Integrated logistics and heavy-vehicle infrastructure

Construction Challenges

Integrating Specialist Cold Storage

A key construction challenge was coordinating the insulated panel enclosure and associated refrigeration services required for the cold store and freezer areas within a conventionally designed industrial warehouse.

The temperature-controlled areas required careful coordination between the insulated panel systems, structural steelwork and refrigeration infrastructure. This included accounting for the structural loads created by ceilings supported from the roof steelwork and coordinating refrigeration pipework routes between evaporator units and the dedicated plant room.

Heat trace cables were also installed beneath insulated panel walls to provide a thermal break and reduce the risk of condensation where the insulated panel system interfaced with the external tilt-panel construction.

Successful delivery required detailed coordination across the structural, refrigeration and building-envelope elements to achieve the required temperature-controlled environment while integrating these specialist systems within the broader warehouse facility.