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Bed & Bars Relocation Pods

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 25th May to Friday 27th 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.

Project Details

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   
Total Investment for having a fully function bathroom facilities      
  Traditional GRP Taplanes
Shelf Life 10 8 30
       
Initial Investment + Installation £4,680  £4,470  £5,032 
10 Years Refurbishment Cost £7,752  £7,500   
20 Years Refurbishment Cost £9,302  £8,904   
       
Total Investment on Bathroom Facilities (Over 20 Years) £21,734  £20,874  £5,032 
Cost per year for having a fully function bathroom facilities £1,087  £1,044  £252 
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