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Modular Lab Solutions
Design, construction and installation of modular lab solutions
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Laboratory Construction & Project Management
Beyond modular lab solutions, we can also support broader laboratory construction and laboratory project management needs for mining, assay, exploration, refining, and industrial testing environments. Not every project is best served by a fully modular laboratory — some sites need a permanent stick-built lab, a refurbishment of an existing facility, or a purpose-built companion structure to support specialized analytical technology.
Our role is to help clients move from concept to execution with practical project oversight, mining laboratory experience, and a clear understanding of how laboratory infrastructure must support sample flow, safety, throughput, equipment needs, and long-term operational goals. Whether the project involves a new mining laboratory, an upgraded assay lab, or a structure built around advanced analytical systems, we help coordinate the moving parts so the final facility works in the real world.
Three paths to a working laboratory — beyond the modular box.
Stick-Built Laboratory Construction
For clients who need a permanent laboratory facility, we can support project management of stick-built construction from early planning through buildout coordination — the right fit when a project requires long-term infrastructure, site-specific utility integration, or a facility designed around permanent mine operations.
- Laboratory layout and workflow planning
- Sample receiving and preparation areas
- Assay lab and analytical equipment space planning
- Utility and infrastructure coordination
- Contractor and vendor communication
- Schedule and milestone oversight
- Operational readiness planning
- Future expansion considerations
Laboratory Refurbishment
Existing labs often reach a point where the structure is still useful, but workflow, equipment layout, or safety systems no longer support the operation. Refurbishment is about reducing friction — fewer bottlenecks, cleaner handoffs, safer workflows, and better use of the space that already exists.
- Evaluating current laboratory constraints
- Identifying workflow bottlenecks
- Coordinating equipment relocation or replacement
- Improving sample prep and assay lab areas
- Planning phased upgrades to reduce downtime
- Coordinating contractors and technical partners
- Aligning work with operating schedules
- Preparing for future automation or modular additions
Companion Structures for Photon Assay
Some projects require more than a standard lab room. Advanced analytical systems — including Photon Assay installations — may require companion structures designed around equipment footprint, shielding, operator workflow, and future serviceability.
- Equipment footprint and access requirements
- Sample receiving and transfer points
- Operator workflow and safe movement
- Utility, power, and environmental requirements
- Integration with existing sample prep areas
- Connection to adjacent lab or site infrastructure
- Future maintenance and service access
- Modular or semi-permanent construction options
Choosing between modular, stick-built, refurbishment, and companion structures.
The best laboratory construction path depends on the project's timeline, location, budget, operating life, analytical needs, and future growth plan. Each path has its place — and the right answer is often a combination.
Modular Laboratory
Right when speed, relocation, remote deployment, or phased expansion are priorities. Built off-site, delivered ready to work.
Stick-Built Laboratory
Right when the project requires permanent infrastructure, site-specific utility integration, and a long-term facility built into the operation.
Refurbishment
Right when an existing lab can be improved without a full rebuild — upgrading workflow, equipment layout, safety, or analytical capacity.
Companion Structure
Right when specialized technology — such as Photon Assay equipment — requires purpose-built support space around the analytical system.
Questions we work through with clients
- How quickly does the laboratory need to be operational?
- Is the site temporary, expanding, or permanent?
- What sample volume does the lab need to support?
- What equipment will shape the space and workflow?
- Does the project need sample preparation, assay, metallurgical, or geochemical capacity?
- Can the existing lab be improved, or does the operation need new construction?
- Should the structure be modular, stick-built, refurbished, or purpose-built around specific equipment?
Laboratory project management built around real mining and assay workflows.
Laboratory construction is not just a facilities project. For mining, assay, exploration, and analytical environments, the lab must be planned around how samples are received, prepared, analyzed, tracked, stored, and reported.
Our broader laboratory project management support connects facility planning with operational workflow, equipment requirements, and long-term project goals — so the structure, the equipment, the people, and the work all align before construction begins.
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