Case Study: General Motors Plant in Spring Hill, TN

March 22, 2018 by Rebecca

Fire protection tank insulated with RIDGLOK® at a GM plant in Spring Hill, TN

Project Details – General Motors (Spring Hill, TN)

MC&I designed, manufactured, and installed the RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System on a fire protection tank located at the General Motors facility in Spring Hill, TN.

The fire protection tank was a 25.17′ diameter x 23.84′ high bolted tank with 1 web truss. The insulation project was completed on August 21, 2013.

The RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Insulated Panel System consisted of 0.024 stucco-embossed aluminum metal jacketing, in grey, laminated to 2.0″ polyisocyanurate insulation board with a R-value of 13.1, using a radial roof insulation system.

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Why Choose RIDGLOK®?

The RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System is used for freeze protection in fire protection tanks. The panels can be applied to all types of tanks, including flat bolted, chimed bolted, glass-lined, fiberglass, welded, stainless steel, and concrete. The fire protection tank does not need to be taken out of service to install the system. Insulating fire protection tanks with RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Insulation provides energy savings by reducing the amount of electricity needed to heat the water tank.

Our Happy Customers

Your system and installation looked professional. The attention to detail

Senior Electrical Engineer / Project Manager on DC Firewater Freeze Protection Project

Senior Electrical Engineer / Project Manager on DC Firewater Freeze Protection Project

Your system and installation looked professional. The attention to detail on some of the harder areas was very good: e.g. recess for heat trace connection. Also, especially the sealing /caulking around penetrations in your insulated panels: e.g. around flanges. Your system and installation looked great.

I’ve been meaning to write a quick note to you

Norm Burgess, MARS-Waco Silo Insulation Project

Norm Burgess, MARS-Waco Silo Insulation Project

I’ve been meaning to write a quick note to you regarding how well the above job went. I’m very impressed with the overall system of insulation and jacket that you’ve developed. It went up very quickly, looks good, and will undoubtedly perform well for a long time with minimal attention.

Please accept this note of gratitude for your contribution to this project, and extend my appreciation to your crew. I hope I'll have a chance to work with you again on some future project.

Outstanding job. Looks Great. Customer is very satisfied!

Building Manager Foot Locker

Crew did an excellent job. Nice & neat craftsmanship. Finished

Superintendent Southland Industries

Superintendent Southland Industries

Crew did an excellent job. Nice & neat craftsmanship. Finished tank with vigilance.

Great to work with, immediately addressed all concerns and worked

Maintenance Manager Valero

Maintenance Manager Valero

Great to work with, immediately addressed all concerns and worked well within our safety processes.

Great guys!

Supervisor Deangelo’s Diamond

Efficient and safe. Very professional.

Field Superintendent Hill Mechanical

Very professional team.

Project Manager Glanbia Foods

Did a great job!

Superintendent Owen Ames Kimball Company

Very professional. Got in and got out.

Sprinkler Superintendent Simplex Grimwell

Everything looks good, good safety.

Project Engineer CBC Houston LLC

Did an excellent job!

Superintendent CCPS

I could not ask for a better job than these

Construction Supervisor ADI

Construction Supervisor ADI

I could not ask for a better job than these two men have done. Work very hard to make sure job was done correctly.

Did a good job. Work looks great! Good looking material.

Project Engineer Champion Pet Food

Project Engineer Champion Pet Food

Did a good job. Work looks great! Good looking material.

Good.

Engineer Southwire

Very helpful and knowledgeable. Pleasant to work with.

Project Manager AST (Will Rogers Downs)

Very professional team. A pleasure to have on site. Will

Facilities Manager TJX

Facilities Manager TJX

Very professional team. A pleasure to have on site. Will be recommending them for future installs. Very nice product, clean install, looks like it will last another 50 years.

Did a great job! Product looks Great!

Field Engineer Whiting – Turner

Excellent! Fast work, kept clean, no impact on operations.

Sr. Engineer Tree House Foods

Great crew to work with. Friendly, answered all questions. Overall,

Supervisor Hygrade

Supervisor Hygrade

Great crew to work with. Friendly, answered all questions. Overall, did beautiful work. Product looks great!

The crew did an excellent job. Our tanks have never

Facilities Engineer E&L Construction Group INC

Facilities Engineer E&L Construction Group INC

The crew did an excellent job. Our tanks have never looked better. We have had many compliments on our tanks.

Very good workmanship, very productive, attention to details, nice looking

Corporate Facilities WL Gore

Corporate Facilities WL Gore

Very good workmanship, very productive, attention to details, nice looking job. Product installs well, mounting & securing details well though out.

No issues at all with installers, kept work area clean

Superintendent Walmart Supercenter

Superintendent Walmart Supercenter

No issues at all with installers, kept work area clean and organized.