The challenge
New equipment arrives wrapped in a lot of packaging, and none of it is welcome in a data hall. Cardboard and pallet wrap shed dust and take up room, and somebody has to carry it all out again.
A hyperscaler wants the kit at the door, unpacked, and the packaging gone, so the installers can start work rather than clear up first. The first load alone was 7,000 kg.
Our approach
We sent our computer-spec truck, which is built for loads like this. It is the truck we use for IT kit.
On site, a team of four took each item off the pallet and removed all the packing. Deboxing is slow, careful work, and it's the part that saves the installers time.
The packaging didn't stay in the building. It was removed from site and recycled.
The second delivery followed the same routine. It brought more than 20 pallets, and again each one was deboxed, with the packaging removed and recycled.
The result
Both deliveries were completed, with the equipment unpacked and the packaging cleared each time. The first load of 7,000 kg and the second of more than 20 pallets went into the data centre deboxed.
Both were part of an ongoing project.
