Posts Tagged ‘Fabrication’
SWB Transit (Storage)
This van has custom made internal storage designed to take care of an oversight by Ford – How to get a standard 8′ x 4′ sheet in the back! Ford made the early SWB Transit 100mm too short! This van also has an RF alarm to enable notification of any interference to the vehicle, it also has a ‘Tracker’ (Thatcham Approved) installed, the owner informs us that the vehicle can be tracked anywhere in the UK. Ply panels were made to suit all of the interior and have been laminated to increase strength and provide easy maintenance. OEM aluminium sidebars are fitted to provide additional fixing locations for straps and ancillaries.
The standard sheet size will normally fit, however only diagonally provided there is almost no other object in the van. Here we have fitted a steel drawer and cabinet rack behind the steel bulkhead, and then designed and installed a heavy duty and secure drawer unit at a point that allows upto 7 sheets of 18mm to be carried flat in the van. The sheets lay inclined to the top of the bulkhead and are secured in place via ratchet straps which utilise steel hooped fixings bolted to the rack. Other points are located to enable other timbers, pipe etc, to be secured in the same manner. This of course means that anything that is carried in the van is prevented from moving and so does not cause damage.
Security today is quite an issue and measures have to be taken to deter and prevent theft. Working closely with the owner of this van, we have attempted to provide a degree of security for the van and its contents. All cabinets, drawers and rack are reinforced or made using stainless steel. The drawers are constructed using 18mm marine ply, oak and again are lined externally with stainless steel. Both are fitted with 5 lever dead locks and run on heavy duty slides with a capacity of 90Kg. Further additions and improvements are in the process of being made and this article will be updated when they are complete and installed.
The alarm systems were installed whilst the van was in our care, this can be arranged for any vehicle that we are working on which reduces the inconvenience to the client. If you are interested in any of these services please Enquire for details.
LWB Transit (Event Photography)
This gallery post demonstrates the conversions that we have accomplished for DE Photo, Digital Event Photography. We have completed many of these conversions and the gallery pictures show some of the process involved.
LWB Transit fitted with cabinets & doors, custom made HD drawers, worktops, laminated panels, and facility to connect a generator.
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Each van, whether new or used, is supplied ‘bare’ to Composite Joinery. Using our templates we make all of the laminated panels required, drawers (HD Slides), aluminium trim. We install all the electrical facilities and test. We modify and fit the carcasses…..have a look at the gallery, the pictures speak for themselves.
DE Photo are event photography specialists and have exceptional credibility. They are recognised throughout the UK for their sincerity and professionalism. A link has been provided (above, or lower right on any page), visit their site for full details of their service and the possibility of having a franchise for yourself, and ‘no’ we are not paid for this link, or any other link, we will only recommend people we have worked with and trust.
We can design, adapt or refit any van to your own specification. We custom build storage, panels, flooring and accessibility for vans, trailers, horsebox, catering vans, campervans and any other vehicle that requires modification or interior renovation.
Ply Lining (Van)
Ply lining, Composite Panels, Decor Panels, Counter Tops. Stainless Steel & Aluminium Fabrication for van, campervan, horsebox and trailer.
We custom make panels, cupboards, storage boxes, sink units, beds, staging, countertops, worktops, trailer decks, horsebox , flatbeds – practically any item you need that you are unable to buy OEM, ‘off the shelf’.
We have professional associates able to fabricate in steel, stainless steel and aluminium to exacting standards, TIG and MIG welding, shot blasting and hot zinc spray coating facilities located nearby.
Design, Fabrication, Welding, Shot Blasting, Hot Zinc Spray Coating, Spraying & Restoration.
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Enquire for details. We have worked with these individuals for over twenty years and have never been disappointed.
