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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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Asheville Government Office

Map Storage for Asheville NC

The large number of property and tax maps belonging to the government office in Asheville, NC demanded a sophisticated method for filing and organizing. The county office now utilizes a number of Ulrich Pinfiles, which effectively and efficiently manage the maps and their frequent usage.

The maps at this office are used by the general public, contractors and government workers; therefore, the filing system needed to be easy to use. With so many potential users, the ergonomics were an important consideration, as was the ability to access each individual map quickly. Space was limited and the county office hoped to find a system with the capacity to file all the maps in one room—- with space remaining for the large format copy machines and plotters.

Flat files were deemed too difficult for the users because the individual maps would be stacked in drawers containing close to 100 maps per drawer. Replacing a map pulled from the bottom of a drawer would be almost impossible. Furthermore, flat files would have cost more and there was simply not enough room to house this inefficient model. The county office chose the Ulrich Pinfile for the great benefits it affords.

  • Ease of use and ergonomics with all filing done at a comfortable height.
  • Great individual map access. Users only handle the map they want.
  • Space saving vertical design and attractive, modern styling for the office.
  • The highest quality construction with beautiful finish and durability.

Ulrich Pinfiles, installed in a county office near Asheville, NC. to store tax and property maps

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Brookfield Renewable Power

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Recently, Paul Austin from Brookfield Renewable Power called us concerning the availability of a couple of small parts to repair an Ulrich Minifile that was damaged during a move. We sent Paul the parts and his email back to us tells a lot about our products and the way our customers feel about their Ulrich files.

Paul wrote:

I really appreciate you doing this. You mentioned doing this for me because we use Ulrich. Thought I’d let you know we have 10 Planfiles, (# 4836) and 3 Minifiles. We’ve never had a problem with these and I’ve been using them for 23 years. Over that time period, they’ve been used almost every day, and some days they’ll be accessed dozens of times in a day.
I don’t know how old they are, but this is a good example of “you get what you pay for.”
Thanks,
Paul Austin 

brookfield-power-1Brookfield Renewable Power

Brookfield Renewable Power Inc., wholly-owned by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., has more than 100 years of experience as an owner, operator and developer of hydroelectric power facilities. Its total portfolio includes more than 160 generating facilities with approximately 4,000 megawatts of capacity. It also has a significant hydroelectric and wind project pipeline. Brookfield Renewable Power’s operations are primarily located in North America and Brazil.

Plan Storage Cabinet built to last at NASA

NASA chooses sturdy feature filled Ulrich plan storage cabinet

Plan Storage Cabinet for Critical Mission

 
In fact, during the late 1960s and early 70s, people said. “If you want to go to the moon, you first have to go through Hancock County.”
During 1961 the US entered the space race with a mission to put a man on the moon. And they choose Hancock Mississippi as the site for rocket testing.  Making Stennis Space Center in Hancock, the heart of the space program. Of course it began with the Saturn V rocket for the Apollo program and continues today.
 
Since 1965,  NASA’s choice for plan storage cabinets have been Ulrich Planfiles. To begin with, these cabinets are fire resistant and water resistant. As a result, they provide much needed protection to these important engineering drawing. In addition, a key lock and internal hing keep the engineering drawings secure. Not to mention, the 60 “Tuff-one” folders provide great document protection. Finally, spring compression system and folders protected and organized the engineering drawings.
 
Jeanne Keller, Document Coordinator for the Central Engineering Files, says the following:
 
“Thank You for your help. CEF (Central Engineering Files) has had 8 of these plan files since 1965 and we now have 33 files in all. They are still in good working order. You have a great Product and when I need more files I will be sure to order from Ulrich.”
 

Ulrich Plan Storage Cabinet helps plant the flag

 
In our small way Ulrich has become a part of history. Let us help you be as successful in your business as the US missions to space.
 
Ulrich cabinets are:
  • well engineered,
  • well manufactured,
  • easy to use,
  • save space,
  • save time
  • and protect your drawings well into the future.
 
All these features and……………..they cost less.
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Map to outer Space! – Drawings or first NASA launch rockets stored in Ulrich Planfile. Long lasting plan storage cabinet.

 

Southwestern Central School

Southwestern Central School
Drawings stored in flat file cabinets, rolled on shelves and hanging clamps

Drawings stored in flat file cabinets, rolled on shelves and hanging clamps

Southwestern Elementary School in Lakewood, NY recently moved from a building that had housed the school for over 70 years to a new structure. The new lot is adjacent to the middle school and high school with greatly improved technology and facilities to house the K-5th graders that attend.

What first looked like a need to merely contain the prints that had been used in the most recent construction, quickly became an archival project.

Planfiles
Two Planfiles hold all of Southwestern’s current drawings with plenty of room for future projects

Prints were found that involved water, electrical, structural and heating, drawings spanning back decades and numerous elementary, middle and high school buildings for the Southwestern Central School district.

Ulrich Planfiling donated several Planfiles to aid the school district in organizing and maintaining historical documents that highlighted the school’s changes over many years of operation.

Two Planfiles hold all of Southwestern’s current drawings with plenty of room for future projects.

The drawings were organized and installed into the Planfiles by Ulrich employees, a project which was no small feat. The newest drawings are referenced frequently to maintain the current facility and make any necessary changes. The easy accessibility and organization makes such upkeep possible for the numerous contractors and laborers that work on the building.

cadfile cabinet
At only 11 inches deep Ulrich Cadfile Cabinet stores active projects in any office area. Keeping important drawings close at hand.

Filing the same number of documents in flat file cabinets would have required six flat file sections. The flat file cabinets would have required twice the floor space and cost over 25% more than Ulrich.

At only 11 inches deep Ulrich Cadfile Cabinet stores active projects in any office area. Keeping important drawings close at hand.

While increased storage is a plus at the new Southwestern Elementary, floor space is readily available due to the space saving technology utilized by Ulrich’s vertical filing system. Lastly, for the newest and oldest drawings the cabinets provide fire and water resistance; therefore, keeping the documents intact for years to come.

 

 

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