Egger HDX specified for new Matalan distribution centre

HDX chipboard from Egger (UK) Ltd has been specified as mezzanine flooring for a large new distribution centre for Matalan, one of the UK's leading out-of-town clothing and homeware retailers.

HDX chipboard from Egger (UK) Ltd has been specified as mezzanine flooring for a large new distribution centre for Matalan, one of the UK's leading out-of-town clothing and homeware retailers. More than 13,000 sq m of Egger HDX P6/Class 0 foil reverse 38 mm fire protected chipboard has been installed by logistics systems integrator SDI Greenstone at the 32,000 sq m southern distribution centre in Corby, Northamptonshire.

The chipboard provides tiered mezzanine flooring for the centre's two semi-automated picking towers, which are used to store boxed goods and hanging garments. The HDX boards were pre-cut into two ft sq panels and surface coated with a special clear acrylic lacquer to provide additional durability and to prevent dust damage to clothing stock before being delivered to the Corby site. Once installed, the flooring will be capable of withstanding long term pallet racking loading of up to 0.5 tonnes per sq m. John Hattersley, SDI Greenstone's project manager, said: "HDX was specified because it is a quality, hard wearing board which can cope with heavy loading and withstand the demands of an around-the-clock distribution operation." Egger HDX chipboard has been specifically designed for industrial applications that require high load bearing qualities and a tough resilient floor. Manufactured to the highest standards to provide a high level of wear resistance, the product features a double chamfered tongue and groove profile for ease-of-installation. The product range provides value added solutions for all industrial flooring applications, including HDX Protect with advanced abrasion and wear resistance, anti slip properties and HDX Class 'O', providing a high resistance to fire.