Butterfield Signs / McDonalds
United Kingdom & Ireland
Butterfield Signs And Mcdonald's Engaged Our Team To Provide An Innovative, Clean, And Low-Impact Foundation Alternative To Conventional Concrete Pads.
This Case Study Details Our Successful Partnership In Facilitating The Rollout Of New Digital Drive-Thru Menus And Height Restriction Frames Across More Than 300 Mcdonald's Stores In England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, And Northern Ireland.
The challenge
McDonald’s required a foundation solution that did not involve concrete, the closure of drive-thru lanes, or time-consuming work. The quantity of installations and area to cover was vast. Therefore, a fast, reliable and quality-controlled solution was required.
The solution
To address the unique challenges of McDonald’s drive-thru operations, we implemented a ground screw and steel sub-system solution to install the digital menu signage and height-restriction frames. Key aspects of the solution included:
- Installation of 2 x 76mm x 1250mm hot dip galvanised Ground Screws per digital menu.
- Design and fabrication of steel sub-rails to allow Butterfield Signs to quickly install and commission their digital signage.
- Minimal disruption to their drive-thru lanes as works were completed within an hour time frame at their least busy hour in both the AM and PM of the day, with 2 stores per day per team completed.
- Drive thru remained operational and allowed generation of revenue. The use of concrete would have forced closure of the drive thru lanes for a minimum of a day.
What the client says
We contacted Screw Foundations UK when we were asked by McDonalds to come up with a solution to install our signs without the need for a new concrete base. From the very start communication was great and the team couldn’t do enough to help us. We came up with a weekly programme which involved restaurants all over the country and ran for 12 months.
The process from start to finish was so easy and always completed on time. Even when we had an issue that needed rectifying the guys always came up with a solution. Since the roll out we have used the guys on a number of other projects and always recommend them to other contractors
Craig Stephens
Project Manager - Butterfield Signs
