Application - Warehousing and Storage

Temporary Buildings for Waste Management and Recycling Operations

Typical uses:

Temporary buildings for waste management and recycling operations are used where covered, controlled space is required to support compliant handling and processing of materials. They provide practical environments for sorting, storing, and managing different waste streams as operational and regulatory requirements evolve.

Suitable for short-term or long-term use, these buildings support day-to-day recycling and waste management activities as waste streams and operational requirements change.

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Waste Management and Recycling Operations

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Recycling and Waste Handling Design Considerations

Waste management and recycling facilities place specific demands on buildings: clear separation of different material streams, efficient movement of waste and recyclables through the site, and layouts that support safe, compliant operation. Buildings must accommodate plant, vehicles, and people working simultaneously, often in challenging environments.

Increasing requirements around waste segregation and materials recovery mean operators need additional covered space to separate, store, or process materials correctly. Building layouts must support this separation while maintaining safe access for vehicles, loaders, and materials handling equipment.

Our buildings for waste management and recycling operations are available in three building types, allowing the building to be matched precisely to how it will be used:

Canopy recycling buildings
Used where weather protection and open access are required. Open-sided canopies provide covered space for waste tipping, initial sorting, or materials handling while allowing free movement of vehicles and plant.

Non-insulated recycling buildings
Provide enclosed, secure space at ambient temperature. Suitable for segregated materials storage, sorting operations, and processing support where protection from the elements and containment of materials are required.

Insulated recycling buildings
Used where staff work inside the building for extended periods or where a more controlled internal environment is required. Suitable for specialist processing, manual sorting operations, or operational spaces within recycling facilities.

Selecting the right structure type at the outset ensures waste management operations remain effective as processing requirements and material volumes change.

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Uninsulated Building

Insulated Building

The Benefits of Aluminium Framed Buildings

Our cost-effective aluminium framed buildings can be erected quickly in just a few days. Low transport and assembly costs help keep the overall cost of temporary buildings below comparable traditionally built permanent alternatives.

Cantilever span
from 5m to 30m

High wind and
snow loads

Temporary and permanent industrial building solutions

Infinitely expandable
building length

Ground anchoring with and without foundations

Bespoke building sizes and equipment available on request

Wall heights
up to 8.3m

Building Design for Robust Recycling Operations

Recycling and waste management operations benefit from clear internal space that supports heavy-duty use and flexible layouts. Clear spans and unobstructed interiors allow processing equipment, storage zones, and internal vehicle movements to be arranged around operational workflows.

Access planning plays a key role in safe and efficient waste and recycling operations. A wide range of door and gate options can be incorporated to suit different waste streams, vehicle types, and handling processes. Separate personnel access can be provided to support safer movement on site, with protective barriers incorporated where required to manage interaction between vehicles, plant, and people.

These design considerations ensure the completed building supports safe, compliant recycling operations from day one, while accommodating changes in waste streams and processing requirements over time.

Need Advice?

If you’d like guidance on selecting the most appropriate building for your waste management or recycling operation, speak to our team. We’ll advise based on site layout, processing requirements, material flows, and how your operation may need to adapt over time.

Next Steps

We can provide an early-stage project report outlining a suitable structural approach and a ballpark cost range to support initial planning and internal decision-making.
This can then be followed by a free site visit. After the site visit, we produce a project-specific report based on confirmed requirements, site conditions, and intended use.

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If you’d like a deeper understanding of how we support projects beyond the structure itself, the links below explain our approach.

Testimonials

Read what our customers have to say

From the very beginning, the team was extremely professional and full of knowledge of the HR Structure product range. Very quickly we were able to identify the type of building we require. Originally, we had specified a corrugated building however, when we saw the quality of the HR Structures, the decision was made to change. As well as the quality, the fact the structures are modular allows us to modify these in the future as we grow. The supply of quotations and drawings was timely, including additional information requests to support the planning process.

HR were great to deal with from start to finish, from our original remit through to handover of the building HR were professional and efficient. Our project was delivered on time as promised.

HR Structures have provided us with a great product and great service on more than one occasion. We wouldn’t hesitate in using them for our next project and we would always recommend them to anyone looking for a quality product from a professional team.

I would highly recommend HR Structures. A team of professionals you can trust. Fast, reliable and helpful. I've used HR Structures for a temporary building which is now used as a Warehouse, great choice.

Just reaching out to you to say that we were very happy with the service you provided with our temporary warehouse. The product and fitting team were excellent and worked well alongside our colleagues. I would also like to thank you for coming over and fitting the missing gutter stop ends and making sure the project was finished, personally which was a great piece of customer service. I would highly recommend HR structures and your team to anyone who is thinking of erecting a warehouse now or in future.

We engaged HR Structures to supply two temporary structures at our Tamworth depot and were thoroughly impressed with both the quality of the equipment and the professionalism of the service provided. The entire process was efficient, reliable, and delivered to a high standard.

I have worked with HR Structures on a couple of projects and have found them to be very knowledgeable and helpful with the ability to achieve tight deadlines.

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We manufacture all of our aluminium framed structures in our production facility in Germany. With a highly qualified team of industry experts, we manage everything from planning, design, manufacturing, delivery to site and assembly of the finished industrial structures.