The scheme involved the creation of a fully compliant OSDP Fire-Rated Enclosure suitable for storing 1,980,000 data protection tapes on a mobile racking system with hand wheel drivers and anti-tip control. The area shown in the photograph above-left, was originally a section of a warehouse originally used by the client to store material due for destruction. This area was cleared to make space to create tape storage for a new client; a world leader in digital technology. To maximise storage space, a steel mezzanine structure was constructed to accommodate a two-level fire-rated tape storage enclosure (shown top left). To erect the steel mezzanine, thefloor had to be levelled and reinforced concrete applied. The base plates had to be enlarged to support the weight of the steel due to the composition of the floor slab beneath the new concrete layer. In addition, the fire-rated enclosure was equipped with an aspirating smoke detection system combined with gaseous fire suppression. Close control air conditioning was installed to maintain the correct temperature for tape storage and security systems were installed together with electrical power and lighting.