A healthy, merry, peaceful Christmas,
and all the best for the New Year 2025,
wishes the Management and Employees of MCB

We are thrilled to announce that the highly anticipated Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw officially opened its doors in October 2024. This world-class cultural venue, located at the heart of the city near Plac Defilad, represents one of Poland’s largest cultural investments. With an impressive budget of approximately 700 million PLN (around €160 million), the museum is set to become a cornerstone for contemporary art in Poland and internationally.

Designed by the renowned architectural firm Thomas Phifer and Partners, the museum spans ​​over 20,000 square meters, offering a vibrant mix of galleries, public spaces, and unique experiences for visitors. The state-of-the-art storage facilities, featuring racks by Międzynarodowe Centrum Budownictwa, ensure the preservation and accessibility of the museum’s growing collection, highlighting the commitment to both art and innovation.

With the ambition of achieving Net Zero status by 2045, we have reached a major milestone of leading the industry in space-saving mobile and stationary shelving systems and becoming climate-neutral for our production and process operations.

By 'own operations', we mean emissions in the 1 and 2 point range, according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. We are eliminating these emissions by exclusively sourcing green electricity from local solar and wind installations and green gas from digestion facilities.

In addition, we will continue with further energy reduction programmes and continuously monitor and manage our energy consumption to ensure that we are using less and less each year.

When looking for suitable premises or moving your archive, safety for your users and collections should be one of your top concerns. Fire and moisture has historically caused the most damage to archives, so safety from those elements is paramount. Additionally, you'll want to ensure that your documents are adequately protected from pollution, damage and unauthorized access.

ENVIRONMENT (TEMPERATURE & VENTILATION)

If you are storing brittle or sensitive collections, it is important for the archive to be stored in a cool and quite dry room with stable temperatures. The daily variation in temperature should not exceed ± 2 ° C. High temperatures, humidity and changes in temperature speed up chemical changes and the degradation of your stored material. With humidity above 65%, mold can easily spread through your collections.

In order to properly regulate the temperature and humidity in an archive, a climate system is recommended to be installed. Additionally, ventilation ducts and filters are necessary to prevent dust and mold from accumulating in the room. If you are using an electronic high density mobile shelving solution for your archive, make sure it is equipped with a “ventilation mode” so that optimal ventilation can be achieved throughout all aisles at scheduled times.

FIRE

Fire prevention is an important consideration when archiving documents and collections. To ensure that your archive stays safe from potential fire damage, it is important to consider installing fire-resistant doors, window, walls, floors, and ceiling. If you are using electronic high density mobile shelving systems to store your documents or collection, you have the possibility to connect the system to your fire alarm. When the fire alarm goes off, the system gets a signal to go into a certain position e.g. close to protect the collection from smoke.

WATER

Archivists should be aware of the potential for water damage. Pipe work and plumbing should never be routed through an archive storage area, and the archive should neither be placed directly under water tanks, boilers or pipes. For added safety, shelving should always be secured to both the floor and ceiling rather and never directly affixed to exterior walls. This will ensure proper airflow around your items.

LIGHT POLLUTION

Archive collections must be minimally exposed to both sunlight and artificial light sources. LED lighting is a great option as it can provide the same levels of illumination in a much more energy-efficient way, without releasing any UV or infrared radiation that could degrade the documents and artifacts stored within. Electronic mobile shelving systems can also be equipped with lighting that only turns on when someone enters an aisle. This will help to ensure the longevity of historic collections.

EMISSIONS

When selecting an archive storage solution for your documents and items, you also have to make a choice on the material of the storage system. To keep in mind:

• Wood should be avoided, as it emits acetic acid that accelerates deterioration of archives.
• Galvanized materials and galvanized steel fabrication are not recommended for indoor environments due to their harmful effects on the environment.
• Zinc white gives black spots and has an uneven surface, and should never be used when storing books, as it will damage book covers.

Bruynzeel GreenSteel® is the most environmentally friendly alternative on the market. By switching to Bruynzeel GreenSteel you can reduce your CO₂ impact with >90%.

UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS

In order to keep your stored possessions safe from unauthorized access or theft, security features can be added to your high density mobile shelving system. Features as:

• Break in protection with motion sensor technology.
• Access control with PIN codes or RFID tags.
• Automated opening and closing.

In addition to these 6 important factors, there is a lot more to take into consideration when creating a safe and secure archive. With over 20 years of experience in developing storage systems for archives,  Międzynarodowe Centrum Budownictwa understands the importance of safety when archiving documents or collections. We can provide you with valuable advice on how best to proceed when archiving your documents or collections.

The new standard in safety

In November 2020, we introduced a new solution that guarantees the complete safety of the COMPACTUS DYNAMIC II electric rack system. Designed for full protection. Multiple systems in one elegant unit that keeps users and products safe. We consider this to be a must for all electronically controlled systems. The safety level of our Compactus® series has never been so high.

Entry detection

The passive infrared (PIR) technology in our modern system detects a person entering an open passage. The combination of the camera with our LED inter-rack lighting system ensures that the open corridor is used as long as the lights are on. Detection of entry allows the system to know if someone will enter a closing corridor and stop the movement of the system, further increasing the safety of users.

Person or object detection

The automatic slide safety system takes a picture of the open and empty passage. Whenever someone wants to close a doorway, the system compares the actual situation with the saved image of an empty doorway. If people or objects (larger than A5 or 300 cm2) are detected in the doorway, the door will not be closed and it will return to the passive safety procedure (system movement is stopped and the "eye" icon is displayed on both sides of the door. The user must press both " eyes ", one by one while looking at the open passage. This visual safety ensures that the user looks into the passage and makes sure that he can pass the mobile rack)

GDPR compliant

Our automatic slide safety system is GDPR compliant, only storing an image of an empty transition. The processing of images of the empty transition and the current situation between the rack is done directly in the camera, at the moment, it is not possible to download or export the image.

Additionally, we invite you to watch the video showing the work of the new security system: <click here>

We offer you a wide range of practical aluminium boxes for transporting or storing various types of goods. These boxes are used in industry, warehouses, offices, archives, construction sites and even at home. With over a dozen product types, every customer will find the right solution for them.

The boxes we offer are:

• lightweight,
• stable,
• dimensional,
• durable and reusable,
• resistant to corrosion and weather conditions.

These features are a guarantee of quality. For more information, please contact us through the contact form or directly by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The storage of museum collections requires special attention because many of them have high historical, emotional and financial value. Our solutions for storing exhibits in museums have been designed for easy access and secure storage of valuable collections. The International Construction Center has many years of experience in providing storage systems for leading museums in Poland, supplying shelves, meshes for paintings and museum shelves, which are perfectly adapted to the needs of modern museums and collections.

Textiles can be stored in different ways, depending on the material and size. For small items, flat storage in drawers is often preferred. Drawers after installing with the addition of fabric in the drawer provide a breathable repository of delicate samples. Larger items are often better stored in rolls, which can be placed in fitted cabinets or racks.

Many museum magazines use drawers to store small items. This has the advantage that the collection is protected from dust and light and can be easily cataloged. MCB offers a wide range of drawers available for virtually any type of facility.

More information about the equipment of museums can be found in our accessories tab.

Introducing our vertical farming system, engineered for durability and longevity. Enjoy effortless handling and movement, even in the most challenging configurations

• Our robust fully welded base design provides maximum stability.
• Our stainless steel rails and wheel base are designed to withstand the toughest environments.
• Rigorous testing of 100,000 movements to ensure strength, stability & durability.
• Bruynzeel SteelGuard® provides:
  • Over three times the corrosion resistance of galvanized steel, ensuring longevity.
  • A self-healing effect which ensures excellent edge protection and protection against scratches.
• Large wheels for low vibration movement.
• Effortlessly move heavy loads of up to 35,000 kg with just 10 kg of force.
• Smooth low profile design. No trip hazard and ADA compliant.

Thanks to the latest Dynamic II control system, there are many options for securing stored files or secret files. The multifunctionality of the control panel makes it very flexible. For many of our clients, on special request, the racks have been secured with RFID cards. Dynamic II allows you to program access cards with a different frequency range. Their wide range of compatibility creates unlimited possibilities, which means that one card can be used for many units.

Compactus Dynamic II XTR Series shelving has helped renovate the library at the world-renowned University of St Andrews in Scotland. St Andrews Library is one of the largest and oldest academic libraries in the UK. The university was founded in 1413, and the impressive library has a collection of more than one million books, some of which date back to the early 15th century. The mobile shelving supplied is one of the first large-scale projects using environmentally friendly steel. The steel has the lowest CO2 impact available today. It meets sustainability goals!

Like many other universities, the University of St Andrews is struggling with a growing student population and limited space to study and work. St Andrews wants to use its existing buildings and spaces wisely and efficiently to contribute to its sustainability vision of achieving "net zero" by 2035. According to the UN1, buildings account for nearly 40% of annual CO2 emissions worldwide.

By partially relocating the book collection and choosing a library equipped with mobile shelving (instead of conventional static shelving), St Andrews could create 500 new learning spaces. This saved a lot of CO2 emissions, money and time, and solved the need to invest in an expensive new addition. Overall, opting for mobile solutions instead of static ones allows the building to be laid out much more efficiently, by up to 50%.