Ferrosan, an international consumer healthcare and medical devices company, sells its products in more than sixty countries worldwide. In order to reduce time to market, Ferrosan looked for innovative construction methods to accommodate their latest product line.

Choosing the right location and construction method for a new cleanroom facility can make a huge difference to the program, budget, and end result of a project. Ferrosan conducted extensive research into what construction method would best suit their budget, time restraints, and user requirements.

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The time restraints would not allow for construction of a new building in the conventional way and renting existing facilities at an alternative site would add to the running costs of the facility. As a result, Ferrosan opted to construct their new cleanroom facility using alternative methods.

Ferrosan selected Clean Modules—a UK cleanroom company that specializes in the design and construction of cleanrooms, using pre-built and modular construction for use worldwide—to help with the project. The modular cleanroom construction method is based on manufacturing the cleanrooms in modular sections, which are then shipped to the site, installed, and commissioned.

The modular cleanrooms are constructed with cleanroom panels, composite panels, and concrete board within a hot-rolled steel frame. On-site pad foundations need to be installed and services brought to the cleanroom perimeter. The facility does not contain any timber and unlike cleanrooms constructed within converted timber cabins, the modular cleanrooms feel and behave like a rigid traditional building with similar durability.