Rather impressive "vertical" car showroom
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I hope this is not a repost!
I spotted this impressive engineering on my way to a client in Gateshead. It is basically a glass/steel tower filled with cars. Apparently, the cars are raised up on hydraulic lifts. This is the first one in the UK, but I can see these becoming popular.
What do my fellow PH’ers think of it?
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/src/webroot/nebusines...
I spotted this impressive engineering on my way to a client in Gateshead. It is basically a glass/steel tower filled with cars. Apparently, the cars are raised up on hydraulic lifts. This is the first one in the UK, but I can see these becoming popular.
What do my fellow PH’ers think of it?
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/src/webroot/nebusines...
I drive past the Gateshead Mazda one a few times a week, I always wonder if the cars are trapped in there as decoration, or if they are actual for-sale items, and if so, how do they get them out, using the lift? Sounds like a lot of hard work to get a car out for a customer. It does looks pretty cool though. The roundabout it sits on is a hotspot for crap driving before it was there, it will no doubt get worse as people slow to gawp at this building!
Edited by Mastodon2 on Friday 29th October 13:39
Mastodon2 said:
I drive past the Gateshead Mazda one a few times a week, I always wonder if the cars are trapped in there as decoration, or if they are actual for-sale items, and if so, how do they get them out, using the lift? Sounds like a lot of hard work to get a car out for a customer. It does looks pretty cool though. The roundabout it sits on is a hotspot for crap driving before it was there, it will no doubt get worse as people slow to gawp at this building!
Edited by Mastodon2 on Friday 29th October 13:39
link said:
The vehicles are moved around by a central hydraulic/electrical lift mechanism which is fully computer controlled to deliver vehicles to the right location.
Hodgson has hired a further 35 staff to work at the Gateshead site, where the pre-fabricated tower can hold and display 31 vehicles at a time.
The space-saving idea allows cars to remain dry, and the vehicles can descend into the showroom for inspection within a minute.
HTHHodgson has hired a further 35 staff to work at the Gateshead site, where the pre-fabricated tower can hold and display 31 vehicles at a time.
The space-saving idea allows cars to remain dry, and the vehicles can descend into the showroom for inspection within a minute.
MitchT said:
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Although those cars are a little nicer to look at (!!) I still think the Mazda building looks more impressive - especially as there are glass walls and you can see right through to appreciate how tight/cramped it is to shuffle the cars around.There might have been acres of room to slide those Fezzas in to position, as the wall behind them could be concealing anything.
mybrainhurts said:
FreeLitres said:
I hope this is not a repost!
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