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Dan Barry Survey Map Storage – Space Saving and Easy to Use

Survey Map Storage with Dan Barry, licensed land surveyor

Of course, the Ulrich Planfile is the perfect Survey Map Storage Cabinet. In this case, Dan has stored survey maps and tax maps in this filing cabinet. Moreover, it is perfect for A, B, C, D, E, size documents. And you can customize the Planfile to fit various sizes. Comparatively this one Planfile Cabinet is equal to 6 flat file cabinets. However, it costs less and has more features. In addition, the Planfile is suitable for Engineering Drawings, Posters, USGS Maps, and Engineering Prints.
Durable, Space Saving and Easy to Use

New York and Pennsylvania licensed land surveyors, Dan Barry and Joe McGraw, have a number of survey maps. “Since 1996 we have used an Ulrich Planfile cabinet to store and protect our drawings and tax maps. Of course, this cabinet has worked very well for us,” said Dan Barry.

Durable Survey Map Storage

We have been using the cabinet for 20 years and we have no problems with it. “The Planfile Cabinet held up very well, including a move from our previous office,” says Dan Barry.

Of course this cabinet holds A sized 9 x 12 and 8 x 11 documents. Usually, these Planfile cabinets hold large documents. Including D sized, E sized and F sized documents. Also, ISO A0 and A1 sized documents. To clarify, this includes 24 x 36, 30 x 42, and 36 x 48 and 36 x 56 sized documents. These sizes are all in inches.
Easily store multiple sizes in one cabinet.

Multiple Sizes Filed In One Cabinet

Of course, the Planfile is known for large document storage. However, it is equally adept at storing many different sizes in the same cabinet, even A size documents. “Chiefly our survey maps are older drawings, large size drawings, and multiple size drawings. In this case, we store D sized, C sized and Tabloid or ledger size maps,” remarked Barry.

For instance, this folder holds some of the smaller survey maps we have done. In addition, the tax maps are of various materials, including mylar.

Of course, the Ulrich Planfile is the perfect Survey Map Storage Cabinet. And is the choice for Dan Berry Professional Surveyor to file survey maps and town, county and city tax maps. Moreover, it is perfect for a variety of sizes in one cabinet. And this one holds A size, B size, C size and size documents. Comparatively this one Planfile Cabinet is equal to 6 flat file cabinets. However, it costs less and has more features. In addition, the Planfile is suitable for Engineering Drawings, Posters, USGS Maps, and Engineering Prints.
Great Document Protection

Great Document Protection

Equally important, this Ulrich Planfile cabinet protects the survey maps very well. While we do have some flat files, overall, the Ulrich Planfile preserves the maps better, keeping them smooth and unwrinkled.

And Saves Floor Space

Meanwhile the Planfile cabinet uses much less floor space and makes it easier for storage. Note: the unique decoration of Dan Barry’s cabinet is a custom paint by another company.

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Many Features and Sizes

Of course, Dan Barry and Joe McGraw are using the Ulrich Planfile Cabinet. In addition to the features above this cabinet has:

  • Fire Resistance
  • Water Resistance
  • Protects Documents from dust
  • Mobile – Fits through standard 32″ doorways
  • 60 heavy duty folders included in price
  • 3,600 document capacity for largest size document – even more for smaller sizes

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Don’t need fire resistance?

Try our Planfile 2 economy file.

Need a Smaller Cabinet?

Try the Minifile Cabinet less than 15″ deep, but stores more than 2 flat file cabinets. And is fire resistant.

or

The Cadfile office size file. Less than 11″ deep. But equal in capacity to 2 flat file cabinets.

National Public Works Week a Chance to Give Thanks to Public Works Professionals

National Public Works Week – May 15 – 21

 

Are you taken for granted?

Have people ever taken a job you’ve done for granted?   While you do it day in and day out, no one seems to thank you or even notice. For this reason, this week is for people who take care of all of us every day with little appreciation. In fact, we often greet them with complaint or a longer wish list. After all, what do I have to be thankful for you ask? To begin with, let’s take a look at a day in your life. Surprisingly, you will find all the items highlighted green are thanks to public works professionals.

Morning of the first day of  National Public Works Week

First thing in the morning you crawl out of bed to a room at the perfect temperature. Next you turn on the light. Then into the bathroom and turn on the water, and grab your toothpaste to brush your teeth. Even though you are minutes into your morning routine you have used services from at least 5 public works departments.

After you are ready for your day, you jump in your car. As you drive down the street you come to the stop sign at the end of your street. Of course, you can see the sign clearly because that tree has been trimmed back to make room. And the tall grass on the left has been removed making a clear view of the road. Now it’s time to pick up your favorite coffee at the busy intersection. And you are grateful there is a left-hand turn lane at the light to make it easy to get into the coffee house. Finally, you jump on the highway for your quick ride to work. Remembering how it used to take you twice as long before the highway was created.

You haven’t even made it to your morning destination and you have utilized the following public works services:

  • Power
  • Water
  • Sewer
  • Road workers
  • Road designers
  • Traffic flow and design
  • Property deeds recording
  • Maintenance workers

Of course, these are just a few of your public works professionals.

Other departments to thank!

  • Parks
  • Recreational areas – like shorelines, lakes etc
  • Public building creation and maintenance
  • Sanitation workers
  • Dog control
  • And the list goes on and on

So thank a local public works professional today.

Here at Ulrich Planfiling

We at Ulrich Planfiling would like to thank all of the wonderful public works professionals that care for our families and make our lives easier, safer, more enjoyable and more productive. Also, we would like all of the public works professionals that we have had the privilege to work with professionally.
Plan Storage made easy and secure at Jamestown BPU - Celebrate National Public Works Week

Jamestown BPU

Town of Manchester

Asheville Government Offices

Map File Cabinet – High Capacity Cadfile

Town Manager recommends Ulrich Cadfile as their choice for Map File Cabinet in the Town of Manchester. Perfect for map storage, plan storage, drawing storage and even storage of aerial photographs
Patrick Gilbert, Town Manager

When walking into the Town of Manchester’s new and highly organized office space, you get a feeling of professionalism and efficiency. Meeting with Tina Cagle, Town Clerk and Patrick Gilbert, Town Manager you realize that looks are not deceiving. They strive every day to give their town the best services possible. This team uses the latest in technology including GIS and Digital Terrain Models to see their town’s past, present, and to make important decisions about their future.

Current Map File Cabinet Storage

One element of their office was not in keeping with this high standard of operating. It was their map storage. Town of Manchester had rolled their maps, and these rolled maps were stored in various places in the office. No Map File Cabinets.

We are really satisfied and I would recommend these Ulrich high capacity map file cabinets for anybody who is looking to solve a storage problem.

Patrick Gilbert, Town Manager

Search for a solution

They needed a Map File Cabinet and wanted the best. Tina Cagle, Town Clerk led the investigation into the right Map Files for their office. “When looking for our Map File, we had a few criteria we felt were most important:

  • High Capacity
  • Quality Construction
  • Document Protection
  • Space Saving
  • Made in the United States

The Ulrich Cadfile met all of our criteria,” says Tina.

Cadfile solves Map File Cabinet Storage Problem

Tina stated, “We have loaded all of the documents in one of our two Map File Cabinets, the folders help organize documents, and we can’t wait until we have completed the index cards to make it really easy to find any document when required. It was especially important to us to find a product that was made in the United States.”

“We really like them a lot.”, states Patrick Gilbert, Town Manager, “We like them because they are well built, they are a solid piece of equipment.”


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More about the Cadfile

The Ulrich Cadfile holds 1,000 documents. Comes equipped with 20 heavy duty folders for excellent document protection and organization. Heavy duty casters to allow these Map Files to be moved anywhere in the office. Cadfile replaces two map drawers while using 75% less space, at a better price.

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Need more storage than Town of Manchester? Try:

3 flat file cabinets can be replaced by this one Ulrich Minifile Cabinet - fire resistant cabinet for map storage, plan storage and poster storage. Includes large file folders
Minifile holds 1,440 – 2,800 sheets
Heavy duty casters on this blueprint cabinet make it easy to move even fully loaded
Planfile holds 3,600 – 6,00 sheets

Miami County Engineering Office – Tax Map Storage in Ulrich Two Drawer Files

The very busy Miami County Engineering Office in Ohio is responsible for the storage and retrieval  of 13,200 survey plats, 3,800 record plats, 2,500 tax maps, 745 aerial photos as well as numerous other maps and atlases.

Heavy Duty Tax Map Storage File Cabinets by Ulrich. These store 18" x 24" Maps, ANSI C size
Tax Map Storage in Ulrich Two Drawer Filing Cabinet
Tax Map Storage in Easy to Use Heavy Duty Map Files by Ulrich Planfiling
Maps filed in these cabinets are accessed regularly since 1974.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Engineering office has used Ulrich Model number 1180, two drawer file cabinets to file and preserve these mylar drawings since 1974. The Cabinets are filled with 18” x 24” documents; Architectural C size and Engineering A2 size map storage.

ANSI C Size Maps Filed in Ulrich Heavy Duty Filing Cabinet
ANSI C Size Maps Filed

These cabinets hold up to the busy engineering office, holding hundreds of pounds of materials. Some of the cabinets have been in service for almost 30 years! What makes this cabinet so reliable is the Ulrich Model 1180 has custom drawer rails that are designed to hold up to 500 lbs each.

Ulrich Drawerfile cabinets offer the best document protection as well as easy filing and retrieval of maps, plans, and plats. This is due to Ulrich’s unique spring compression system as well as 112 folders that come standard with the cabinet. The spring compression system and tuff one folders keep the documents organized, flat, protected, and in as good a shape as when they were created. They also make filing these mylars easy!

Dennis Ventura, Miami County Deputy Engineer say, “We’ve used the plan files since I’ve been here in the 80’s. They keep our mylars in very good shape.”

City of Denton Blueprint Storage Cabinets

City of Denton chooses Ulrich Blueprint Storage Cabinets.

City of Denton is a large and growing city they prefer Ulrich Planfiles for their blueprint storage cabinets

The City of Denton is beautiful and prosperous. And located just north of Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas. Notably, with a population of over 113 thousand, they are in the top 25 fastest growing cities in the US for their size.

Ron Forsythe is the very busy Engineering Manager in charge of plans for the city’s buildings and roads.

“Do to centralizing of our offices we have at least one of every filing system on the market; we have Flatfile Cabinets, Masterfile- Pinfile type cabinets and of course the Ulrich Planfiles. Of all of these the Ulrich Planfile is by far the easiest to use.

Besides being easy to use it keeps the plans in great shape I have used the Ulrich Planfiles for years and when we need additional map or plan storage we call Ulrich. We appreciate their friendly and efficient customer service,” says Ron.

Ulrich Planfiles are the blueprint storage cabinets of choice for City of Denton over Flat file cabinets and Masterfile cabinets
City of Denton chooses Ulrich Planfiles over Flat File and Masterfile Cabinets

“Ulrich cabinets keep our documents in great condition and are built to last; I recommend them to my colleagues.”

 

Features that make the Planfile blueprint storage cabinets easy to use.

Moreover, the fact that the Planfile cabinet is easy to use is the best feature for the City of Denton. For one thing, you can performs all filing at waist height, unlike flat file cabinets. Certainly, the Planfile’s 60 “tuff-one” folders organize and protect these important documents.

Notably the best feature of the Planfile blueprint storage cabinets is the spring compression system. Because of this unique system, the documents are easily retrieved without having to remove the folder from the cabinet. Equally it is just as easy to refile the documents. See how the cabinet works in the video below.

 

All of these features and……………..they cost less!

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