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A 55′ x 60′ insulated warehouse for a construction company in northern Manitoba.
The Canadian mining industry relies on durable, portable structures that are quick to install, even in remote areas. Companies like Cobra Structures offer pre-packaged buildings that check off all of these boxes and more.
Cobra erects these buildings on a variety of portable and temporary foundation styles. This gives mining companies the flexibility to operate, relocate, or deconstruct a building when finished at the job site.
As per the below examples, Cobra Structures organizes self-sufficient projects. This includes arranging their own transportation, hiring local employees, and managing all aspects of the worksite. This way, clients continue their operations without hassle and receive a turnkey building.
Feature Project 1: Insulated Maintenance Shop
The shipping container foundation provides 960 extra square feet of storage.
Service: Supply, delivery & turnkey installation
Application: Fully-insulated warehouse
Size: 55’ wide x 60’ long warehouse (3,300 square feet), 2 8′ x 40′ containers, 2 8′ x 20′ containers
Features: Fully insulated, lighting package, shipping container foundation
Building type: Atlas Building
Project Description
Working with a single company when designing a maintenance facility with controlled features saves both time and costs. It’s why Cobra Structures as an organization has evolved into a full turnkey provider with structure, mechanical, and construction divisions. It’s also why this client chose Cobra for their building needs in northern Manitoba.
Understanding the Client’s Needs
Together, Cobra worked with the client to engineer a new 3,300 square foot fabric structure warehouse. The 55’ x 60’ building came with several customizations, per the client’s requests.
They client needed a freespan building with plenty of height to allow employees to operate forklifts and other machinery. They also needed the warehouse to withstand the northern Canadian winters. And lastly, they wanted to maximize their storage space.
Cobra Mechanical presented the client with lighting and ventilation services.
Fabric Building Customizations
The building profile met the client’s needs, as did the 16′ x 16′ overhead door with a chain hoist. When it came to withstanding the extreme Canadian winters, Cobra presented the client with their controlled features in conjunction with Cobra Mechanical and their services.
For starters, Cobra’s installers fully insulated the warehouse (R-30 insulation). Then their mechanical division hooked up a 60-amp sub electrical panel to feed off an existing building, and installed a lighting package including two exterior floodlights mounted on the front of a shipping container. To improve ventilation, they also installed two ceiling fans with four service plugs installed on a shipping container.
When it came to maximizing storage space, a shipping container foundation was a perfect solution. Before shipping to site, Cobra’s installers pre-fabricated two 8’ x 40’ containers and two 8 x 20’ containers. This created an additional 960 square feet of storage space. After delivering the containers to site, they installed the 55’ x 60’ frame made of durable, hot-dipped galvanized steel trusses and a fabric cover.
The client is currently using the shipping containers for their tools and supplies.
Finished Warehouse, Building Package
Within two weeks, the client had a new insulated warehouse. They have since used the shipping container foundation as storage for tires and other machinery. With this maintenance facility being suitable for any mining or industrial company, Cobra’s now offering it as a package building. These pre-designed packages are meant to make your planning process easier, while still offering customizations within each building.
Feature Project 2: Wash Bay
The wash bay is a cost-effective, turnkey building solution.
Service: Supply, delivery & turnkey installation
Application: Equipment warehouse
Size: 72’ wide x 70’ long free-span warehouse (5,040 square feet), 1 8′ x 40′ container with 2 doors, 1 8′ x 30′ container with 1 door
Features: Fully insulated, lighting package, shipping container foundation
Building type: Atlas Building
Project Description
Last winter Cobra delivered a shipping container wash bay to a mining site in the Canadian Prairies. This project was a collaborative effort between all four divisions of Cobra Enterprises. Upon arrival, Cobra’s building installers contributed by erecting the fabric building cover overtop the equipment wash bay.
Divisional Work Breakdown
- Cobra Construction completed the shipping container prefabrication
- Bison Modular Homes supplied the shipping container foundation as well as the structural design and material
- Cobra Mechanical installed all of the building’s electrical and heating systems (at their production shop and on-site)
- Cobra Structures supplied and installed the 72′ x 70′ fabric building cover
Cobra Mechanical travelled to site to complete final service connections.
Wash Bay Features
The wash bay consists of two shipping containers: a 40’ long unit with three 1250-gallon greywater tanks used to store wastewater after someone washes any equipment. The second container is a 30’ long unit that houses three freshwater tanks equal in size, complete with the most important piece of equipment: the Hotsy Pressure washer/boiler.
Interior
- 600 amp 600-volt electrical service.
- Oil interceptor and three-kilowatt unit heater.
- 3 1250-gallon greywater tanks used to store wastewater.
- 3 freshwater tanks equal in size.
- Hotsy Pressure washer/boiler
Exterior
- 1 8’ x 40’ shipping container, 1 8’ x 30’ container
- 1 make up air unit with 120-kilowatt electric coil (pictured to right)
- Fabric building cover
- Concrete foundation with shipping containers
This wash bay is heated with electric heat and comes with a complete prefabricated electrical room built off-site before shipped to site. Where it is an option, the water and building could also be heated using natural gas.
The 600 amp 600-volt electrical service installed by Cobra Mechanical.
Turnkey Building Solutions
From start to finish, Cobra Enterprises employees assembled this innovative project in-house. This wash bay is a portable, efficient, and cost-effective solution for a well-established client, and a testament to the teamwork of our growing divisions. Cobra is dedicated to delivering new, sustainable ways for your business to operate. Contact them today to get started.
Additional Fabric Building Project Photos
Check out more photos of Cobra Structures’ fabric structures for these featured mining clients.
The maintenance shop’s 16’ x 16’ overhead door
The 60-amp sub electrical panel that Cobra Mechanical hooked up.
The freespan building has a 8′ x 12′ roll-up door at one entrance.
The Hotsy Pressure washer/boiler inside a prefabricated shipping container.
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