Flexible Solutions for Changing Needs: Adapting Workshop Sheds to Evolving Businesses

Lots of Kiwi businesses need workshop sheds as a primary workspace, an overflow solution or as a custom designed way to enhance productivity. When you are looking for workshop sheds for your commercial or industrial operation, you should be looking for flexible, durable, purpose built sheds that can take on New Zealand’s sometimes hectic weather and still look great.

If you have a new business, your current business needs to accommodate seasonal fluctuations, or you are looking to scale up or down, you should be able to adapt your workshop sheds to fit your evolving needs. So, what does that kind of adaptability look like?

Here, we will discuss some of the points to consider when you are looking at purchasing a workshop shed, and we will highlight a few ways you will be able to customise your shed to meet your needs – even if they change.

What is Your Business?

Before you can identify the workshop sheds that will be best for you, there are a couple of questions to consider. First off, what kind of daily operations are you going to be carrying out in your shed? You will need to think about the size, layout, ventilation and the amount and height of your entry points. It could be that you will be running vehicles inside your shed, in which case there will need to be good ventilation and potentially the ability to wall off storage or production areas so that you can create administrative areas that are quieter. You may be using industrial solvents or other chemicals which need to be stored and used in rooms with good airflow, or you may want to dedicate some of your shed space to a customer-friendly area.

Differing Seasonal Requirements

If you run a business that ramps up production and distribution at different times of the year, you will need flexible solutions for your changing needs. This could mean opting for a shed layout where sections can be closed off at certain times of the year. This will be especially important if you are heating or cooling your work or production areas, as you don’t want to foot the bill for heating an expansive space that is not in current use.

Saving Money

Alongside thinking about utilities and how you can best lay your shed out to accommodate seasonal requirements, you may want to consider whether it is viable to rent out some of the space you don’t use off-season to other businesses or individuals in the area. This can be a great way to flex around your shifting requirements in a way that allows you to reduce your costs in quieter periods.

Opt for Short-Term Tenants

If you are running a startup business with projections for expansion in the near or mid future, tenanting parts of a larger space can again be a good solution for shifting needs. While you might be starting small, purchasing workshop sheds that will be able to meet your future needs will offset the requirement to rent or buy another space further down the line. It may be smart to invest in your business up front and then utilise a rental agreement with another business or individual in the area that needs a workspace or storage facilities.

Choose a Company that Customises

Buying your workshop sheds “off the rack” is going to make it much harder to ensure that they can adapt to your evolving business. It’s better to opt to go with a company that offers multiple customisation options. You want to be able to choose adjustable bay sizes and decide on first and second floors as part of your plan, and you should be looking for flexible foundation and firewall setups that will best fit your needs. It pays to look for cold-form steel that can be erected up to 7m shed or knee heights, and you want to be certain that your long-range plans are being taken care of with extensive warranties on the materials and the mainframe.

Look for Cutting Edge Software

Being able to visualise the workshop sheds you need now, and the shed you may need up ahead will be a lot easier if your provider is able to connect you with software that allows you to align your vision now and in the future with clarity in cost effective ways. 

Choose Durasteel for your Evolving Business

If your business is going to scale up or down, flex with the seasons or shift the type of operations required over time, we can help. Our friendly, professional team delivers exceptional service. We are ShedSafe accredited and use materials made in NZ, with a 15-year warranty on our Zincalume and Colorsteel painted products and a 50-year mainframe guarantee. We use Trademarked Multi-Build Software that allows you to see what your ideas will look like in reality, and we can shift that vision to accommodate your changing needs without getting up from the desk – that enhances peace of mind.

Get in Touch

We have sold over 180,000 sheds to happy customers across New Zealand and Australia, and we are on board to help you get the workshop sheds that will best fit your needs now and in the future. Get in touch today, and let’s get you a shed that offers flexible solutions so your business can evolve in effective, cost-efficient ways.