Extending an existing facility can provide additional capacity without the cost and disruption of relocating. Ambrey Baker designs and delivers extensions that connect safely and effectively with the existing structure, services, and site operations.

Our work starts with a detailed review of the current building, service infrastructure, and operational layout. This allows us to assess how the extension can be integrated structurally and practically, while meeting the relevant compliance requirements.

Projects commonly include:

• warehouse and cold store extensions
• production area expansions
• additional loading bay infrastructure
• new plant rooms and service areas
• ancillary office and welfare facilities

Extension works are designed and delivered in line with relevant UK legislation and technical standards, including, where applicable:

• the Building Regulations 2010
• the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
• the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• project-specific structural design requirements under the Eurocodes

Many extensions are carried out within temperature-controlled facilities, food manufacturing environments, and high-throughput logistics sites where continuity is critical. Our teams plan works around site activity so construction can proceed with minimum disruption to production, storage, or distribution.

Alterations to Existing Facilities

Operational requirements change over time. New machinery may require additional support, service routes may need to be reworked, and internal layouts often need to be adapted to improve workflow or accommodate new processes.

Typical alteration works include:

• structural alterations to accommodate new plant or machinery
• reconfiguration of internal production layouts
• installation of new pits, trenches, and service routes
• floor strengthening or slab modifications
• loading bay upgrades and logistics improvements
• adaptations for new refrigeration or process systems

Where facilities operate in regulated sectors such as food production, alterations must also support hygienic design, safe access, and cleanable environments.

In these settings, we consider the relevant requirements of the process, equipment, and surrounding construction, including applicable guidance and standards such as BS EN 1672-2 for food processing machinery hygiene and cleanability requirements.