The hospital needed more filing space for medical records but did not want a completely new system. A solution doubled their storage capacity from 2471 to 4060 linear meters by mobilizing their existing shelving and adding 227 new bays through a phased installation process, which moved files to temporary shelving to allow sections to be replaced without disrupting records or the building infrastructure.

1. Background
This hospital was running out of filing
space for its medical records. The client
required a solution that increased filing
capacity considerably without the need
for a totally new system and associated
costs.
The Challenge
Filing capacity was to be increased
without any disruption to the records or
the infrastructure of the building. The
client needed to almost double their
existing static 353 bays.
The Solution
Fifteen bays of temporary shelving were
installed in a nearby location and files
were moved from these units so that the
static system in which they were stored
could be dismantled. This created the
space needed to commence installation of
the new mobile racking system.
On completion of each section, filing was
moved from the old sections into the new
mobiles through each phase of the
installation.
The clients existing shelving was mobilised
and 227 bays added to improve capacity,
accessibility and aesthetics.
Capacity BEFORE
2471 Linear Metres
Capacity AFTER
4060 Linear Metres