Case Studies

Bed & Bars Relocation Pods

POSTED ON October 27, 2023

Challenge

Bed & Bars Hostels were needing to relocate their bathroom pods that were supplied by Taplanes from their Cardiff site to another that would end up in London.

Bed & Bars UK Maintenance and Facilities Manager was glad to have found out that this is something that we can offer instead of having to order the same products again and leave the existing pods behind.

Scope

Knowing that Taplanes were able to offer a service of relocating pods, Bed & Bars wanted to move 28 pods and needed to be completed in a tight window. From Wednesday 25^th May to Friday 27^th May, our transportation department completed three trips from Cardiff to London resulting in a total of 750-miles to successfully complete the 28-pod relocation.

Our mini-pods only take 40-minutes to dismantle and re-assemble, this results in manpower hours that can be used elsewhere meaning that your teams are efficient by freeing up their time to complete other important jobs, money is also saved with not depending on external contractors to carry out such work.

Result

By offering this service to our clients, Bed & Bars along with many others know if they are planning on changing location but still want the same security of not having a shower or ensuite that leaks, gives them the peace of mind that they can be relocated anywhere in any location. This means that our customers get the best value for money when ordering while knowing that they have a great sustainable impact to our planet than other bathroom pod solutions.

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General Information
	Traditional Build	GPR Pod	Taplanes Pod
Product Cost	£3,000	£2,800	£4,752
Mould Set Up Cost	0	£30,000	0
Minimum Order Quantity (Units)	1	200	1
Per unit cost (Including Overhead)	£3,000	£2,950	£4,752
Installation Cost
Man Days require for Installation	6	4	1
Average UK Man Day Cost	£280	£280	£280
Crane Cost Per Day	0	£400	0
Total Installation Cost	£1,680	£1,520	£280
Initial Investment (1st Installation)	£4,680	£4,470	£5,032

Shelf Life (Years)	10	8	30
Dismantling Cost (If the product fail or needs redesign)
Man Days require for Dismantling	6	6	1
Average UK Man Day Cost	£280	£280	£280
Total Dismantling Cost	£1,680	£1,680	£280
Recyclability	No	No	Yes
Waste Disposal Fee	£100	£100	£ –
Total Dismantling Cost	£1,780	£1,780	£280

Assuming the bathroom facilities expected to be in function for 20 Years
10 Years Refurbishment (Assuming 20% increment in 10 years)	Traditional Build	GPR Pod	Taplanes Pod
Dismantling Cost (If the product fail or needs redesign)
Man Days require for Dismentaling	6	6
Average UK Man Day Cost	£336	£336
Total Dismantling Cost	£2,016	£2,016
Recyclability	No	No
Waste Disposal Fee	£120	£120
Total Dismantling Cost	£2,136	£2,136
Brand New Purchase
Product Cost (New Cost)	£3,600	£3,540
Mould Set Up Cost	0	£ –
Minimum Order Quantity (Units)	1	1
Per unit cost (Including Overhead)	£3,600	£3,540
New Installation Cost
Man Days require for Installation	6	4
Average UK Man Day Cost	£336	£336
Crane Cost Per Day	0	£ 480
Total Installation Cost	£2,016	£ 1,824

20 Year Refurbishment – Assume 20% increment in 11th to 20th Years	Traditional Build	GPR Pod	Taplanes Pod
Dismantling Cost (If the product fail or needs redesign)
Man Days require for Dismantling	6	6
Average UK Man Day Cost	£403	£403
Total Dismantling Cost	£2,419	£2,419
Recyclability	No	No
Waste Disposal Fee	£144	£144
Total Dismantling Cost	£2,563	£2,563
Brand New Purchase
Product Cost	£4,320	£4,248
Mould Set Up Cost	0	£ –
Minimum Order Quantity (Units)	1	1
Per unit cost (Including Overhead)	£4,320	£4,248
New Installation Cost
Man Days require for Installation	6	4
Average UK Man Day Cost	£403	£403
Crane Cost Per Day	0	£480
Total Installation Cost	£2,419	£2,093
Unit cost + Install cost (total cost)	£6,739	£6,341