Successfully Crossing the Finish Line in Aylesford

Our dedicated line marking teams have recently completed a large scale project for a well known retailer, comprising installation of new markings to warehouse areas and external service yard and car parks.

Aylesford Distribution Centre is a 621,000 sq. ft facility in Kent – equivalent to 295 tennis courts! This large warehouse facility also includes 400,000 sq. ft of chilled & frozen capacity. As a part of a £500 million investment into energy saving, this centre’s automated operations and extensive electric vehicle infrastructure play a vital role in improving supply chain efficiency.

Distribution centres serve as storage hubs for a variety of goods before they’re shipped to customers. With 23 distribution centres in the UK, our market leading client ensures comprehensive coverage, leaving no region untouched. The warehouse, constructed in January 2024, required over 20,000m of line marking – no small feat for our expert team, but this project had our name written all over it!

Why Riggotts?

Our dedicated crews have years of experience carrying out both internal and external line marking, and with over 21 years of combined expertise between the technicians on this project, they truly understand what quality means. Their commitment goes beyond attention to detail – exceptional customer service, rigorous health and safety standards, clear communication and expert knowledge are only a few elements within our crew’s toolkits. Furthermore, we have collaborated with this client many times over the years, successfully delivering schemes across the country.

The Project

During this scheme, our line marking professionals worked across various locations throughout the site. The first phase of this project began in November 2024 and lasted nine days, our thermoplastic team were tasked with installing new markings within the car park and service yard areas, including areas of hatching, walkway lining, storage bays and HGV bay lining.

Phase two of this project commenced in December 2024, comprising installation of thermoplastic traffic management markings in the car park and bay designations in the service yard. This phase of the project was completed in four days.

Our internal work, phase three, commenced in April 2025. Our specialist shot blasting and paint crew were required to follow a strict six week programme, so with this in mind we set to work marking out, carrying out surface preparation via captive shot blasting, and installing lining to cover thousands of metres of concrete flooring for walkway markings, storage lanes and pedestrian crossings.

To ensure our client received the best results, we selected a material specific to the surface type. After extensive research, we specified a long lasting macropoxy, a two-pack epoxy renowned for its high-quality finish on concrete floors, as well as its water and chemical resistance. Our crew’s expertise and diligence meant that this phase was finished ahead of the scheduled completion date.

Our next phase of this scheme commenced in May 2025. For this phase we were required to carry out further external work, both our paint crews and thermoplastic crews worked in tandem to install markings across the service yard over a nine day period. These markings included walkway markings, pedestrian crossings and traffic management markings.

Phase five of this project was a continuation of the external markings in the service yard, we began this phase in June 2025 and completed this in eight days. Throughout this time our teams laid more hatching, walkways, traffic management markings and bay designations.

Phase six of this scheme saw our paint crews return to complete the next section of internal work in our macropoxy – our experts completed this within seven days.

Our thermoplastic crew started the seventh phase in July 2025, carrying out further installation of service yard markings over eleven days in thermoplastic with a tack coat primer, and chlorinated rubber paint.

In August 2025 we moved onto phase eight, continuing to carry out the next section of external work. Over seven days our thermoplastic crew carried out markings in thermoplastic and tack coat and chlorinated rubber paint to delineate mirror check areas, traffic management markings, hatchings and pedestrian crossings.

Our internal crew returned to site in September 2025 to carry out a small section of additional work in the warehouse and freezer area of this facility. We utilised macropoxy for the warehouse markings, and our specialist UV material for the area within the freezer.

The final phase of this scheme comprised a two day schedule where our internal line marking crew carried out the installation of pit lane markings in the facility’s VMU area.

The Result

This distribution centre has been designed to maximise efficiency, with health and safety a top priority. Our precisely marked walkways safely guide pedestrians to their destination without risk or interfering with operations. Each bay has been meticulously installed with care, ensuring high levels of organisation within a very busy environment! As automation becomes more prevalent within distribution centres, worker safety is critical, so it was vital that all crossing points were accurately placed to maximise protection. From bays to zebra crossings, each line was treated with the same detail, care and precision as the first.

And Finally…

After 88 days on site and countless hours of hard work, we successfully handed over a fully lined operational distribution centre. From beginning to end, our team acted with the professionalism we pride ourselves on, and sheer determination to see this project become a success. We are extremely proud of everybody who was involved in this scheme and look forward to the next – see you there!

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