Storage requirement
How much grain needs to be stored, how it will be loaded and moved, and whether the building needs to work for anything else through the rest of the year.
Grain stores
Grain store construction in Norfolk and East Anglia.
From the initial conversation and planning process through to foundations, concrete, steel frame construction and completion, JV Construction can help bring your grain storage project together.
A connected grain-store construction service for farmers, agricultural businesses, landowners and farm managers throughout Norfolk and East Anglia.
The starting point is understanding storage requirements, the proposed site and intended use. From there, JV Construction can assist through the planning process, coordinate with the appropriate professionals where required, and deliver the groundworks, foundations, concrete, steel frame, building and finishing works included in the agreed scope.
JV Construction is based at Elsing, between Dereham and Norwich, and works on grain storage and agricultural building projects across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and the wider East Anglia region.
Before you build
What to think about first.
A few practical questions shape almost every grain store project.
The site
Access for lorries and loaders, levels, drainage and the position of the building relative to the existing yard all shape the groundworks and the finished building.
Planning
Most new grain stores involve a planning process. JV Construction can assist with that process and coordinate with the appropriate professionals, though approval is never guaranteed.
Floors and concrete
A grain store floor takes heavy, repeated loading. Floors, walls where required and external hardstanding are specified around the intended use.
Structure
Steel frame construction is commonly used for grain storage buildings, with spans and structural details confirmed with the relevant professionals.
Programme
Farming has fixed deadlines. Sequencing the groundworks, concrete and building around harvest is part of the early conversation.
Complete project support
More than one isolated trade.
A grain store brings together site, planning, concrete and building requirements. JV Construction gives customers one practical point of contact across the agreed construction scope.
Initial consultation
Storage requirements
Site considerations
Planning assistance
Design coordination
Groundworks
Foundations
Reinforced concrete floors
Concrete walls where required
Steel frame construction
Building construction
Concrete supply
Concrete finishing
Associated external works
Project completion
Planning & approvals
Need help getting your project off the ground?
JV Construction can assist customers through the planning process and, where appropriate, coordinate with relevant planning, design and professional specialists. JV Construction does not claim to provide architectural, structural engineering or planning consultancy services, and planning approval cannot be guaranteed.
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Grain store journey
From first discussion to completion.
The process varies by project. These stages show how the principal parts can connect and will be adapted to the individual site and brief.
Initial discussion
Start with the proposed building, site and intended use.
Understanding storage requirements
Discuss the grain storage requirement and how the building needs to work.
Site considerations
Review the proposed location and principal site considerations.
Planning permission / planning process
Assist customers through the process and coordinate with appropriate professionals where required.
Project specification
Agree the project scope and coordinate relevant specialist input.
Groundworks
Prepare the site for the construction stages that follow.
Foundations
Construct foundations around the agreed project requirements.
Concrete floors and associated works
Deliver the concrete elements included in the agreed scope.
Steel frame construction
Construct the steel frame where included in the project.
Building construction
Bring together the main building elements.
Finishing works
Complete the finishes and associated works included in the scope.
Completion
Bring the agreed works together for the customer’s intended use.
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The stages behind a grain store.
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