Leading Dental Distribution - Mezzanine

• Create significant new floor area without choking the ground level—clear spans needed for pallet/skid movements and storage.
• Relocate a busy repair workshop upstairs with safe access for bulky, motorised dental chairs and components.
• Integrate with existing door heights, lighting and forklift paths; minimise posts in vehicle/stock envelopes.
• Achieve full council approval and private-certifier sign-off to support asset revaluation (owner-occupied factory).
• Compressed on-site programme (client expected >3 days; production downtime had to be minimal).
• Static control and slip resistance required for an upstairs workshop environment.

• Mezzanine set-out sized to ~⅔ warehouse coverage, with approximately three-quarters of the deck wall-mounted to maximise clear space beneath.
• Load-rated deck engineered for workshop use (benches, equipment, parts), with compliant stair geometry for carrying cartons and long items.
• Column lines pushed to perimeters/aisles to keep the working bays below open; clearances checked to roller doors, lighting and forklift routes.
• Full approvals pathway managed end-to-end (design documentation, private certification, council liaison) to de-risk revaluation.
• Off-site fabrication and a tightly sequenced install—crew finished around 2 pm on day three—to return the site to operation quickly.
• Surface finish advisory: specified a polyurethane, slip-resistant paving coat for the workshop deck to aid static dissipation, cleaning, and safety.

Leading Dental Distribution had outgrown its footprint, needing dedicated workshop capacity without surrendering floor space. FMF engineered a wall-mounted, clear-span mezzanine that puts the repair function upstairs and keeps the ground level free for storage and fast movements. By coordinating structure, access and services—and managing certification and council approval—we delivered a compliant, valuation-friendly upgrade with minimal downtime. The result is a practical, two-level workflow: parts and benches above; open, uncluttered storage and handling below.