Archive for the ‘Warehouse Shelving’ Category

Increase Warehouse Space

Monday, September 21st, 2009

During periods of economic turbulence, it’s important to squeeze as much space out of your present warehouse shelving systems as possible.  If you’re looking to increase space without moving your operations elsewhere to another site, it may be time to have another think and get a fresh perspective on your entire warehouse shelving system to come up with some new solutions.

Businesses looking to cut corners and costs in this difficult financial period might be tempted to overlook new shelving and consider purchasing second hand shelving solutions.  But if you’re buying second-hand warehouse shelving, it’s important to know what you’re looking for and particularly how to spot problems with shelving such as cracks and hidden damage that might end up making second hand shelving more expensive than brand new shelves.

When you buy second hand warehouse shelving units, you should always give it a thorough examination to be sure you know what you’re purchasing.  If you knowingly buy damaged shelving, you will need to ensure that it is repaired in accordance with the maker’s guidelines and that experienced shelving engineers make any necessary repairs to prevent any problems in the future.

To increase the amount of potential space within your warehouse you may be considering placing your shelving aisles closer together.  Now initially this might seem like a problem for your pallet and forklift trucks.  However, when you use an articulated forklift, you can easily pick and turn pallets in aisles that are less than 2 metres.  Nonetheless, when aisles are narrowed, operational safety speeds become an important issue. There needs to be sufficient clearance in the aisles to ensure that your trucks can work safely at speed. This could considerably slow down your forklift operations.

Just because it’s possible to have aisles that are only a few metres apart, doesn’t necessarily mean it makes good sense to do this.  There may be alternative ways to create space without squashing all of your aisles together.  Before you narrow your warehouse shelving aisles, speak to a shelving professional to get their advice on how to create more space.  It may be as simple as adding a Mezzanine level to maximize the height of the current warehouse building.  Mezzanine levels aren’t as expensive as you imagine and can help you to take advantage of space that would otherwise go to waste.

Whatever decisions you make about shelving, it’s of course important to ensure that they comply with current health and safety legislation and that in opening up the space in your warehouse, you’re not opening

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Warehouse Racking News – Pallet Mole

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

A new racking solution was released this year called The Pallet Mole.  The Mole has to ability to increase the speed of your drive-in racking by up to 70%.  One of the main advantages is that it can be rapidly installed.  The Mole is designed to either run on totally new racking or over existing drive-in racking systems once converted.  It’s a flexible system that can be altered and adjusted with minimum fuss and disruption to your operations.  The Pallet Mole can still operate on a first-in, first-out basis, which means it won’t limit what you can do.  It doesn’t need aisles either, so you can use it to maximize your warehouse floor space.

Another new innovation is known as push-back racking which effortlessly combines the benefits of live and drive-in storage.  This racking solution can be positions effectively against a wall because both picking and replenishment is done from the front of the racking.  Unfortunately, there are limits to this form of racking, which can only manage to store stock six pallets deep.

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Advice on Shelving Systems

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Industrial and Commercial Design (ICD) is one of the UK’s leading shelving specialists.  Whatever your shelving needs, we supply a full range of shelving systems, offering a type of shelving solution to fit your every purpose.

Our dedicated team can offer you the best advice on choosing a system that is right for you. Many people are not aware of the numerous shelving options that are available leading to most people choosing inadequate shelving options. That’s why our specialist shelving system experts can offer the best advice.

A lot of clients come to us to request heavy duty warehouse shelving for stacking storage items. Industrial and Commercial Design (ICD) can offer a number of options so why not contact us to find out how we could help maxmise your storage capacity.

We have a comprehensive range of shelving for any purpose or design.  And if we don’t have precisely what you’re looking for, our team of specialist shelving designers can custom-build your own tailor-made shelving units directly to your specifications.

To enquire about any of our Shelving Products, email us via our contacts page or call us today on 01491 8544590 to speak to someone about your shelving needs.

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Warehouse recession beating advice

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

A slower homebuilding market-plus new government tax incentives-are encouraging dealers and distributors to update warehouses, add more storage, and increase overall efficiency.

Companies are using the recession to slim down and become more efficient. A well-designed warehouse allows more work to be completed with fewer employees.
A new emphasis on remodeling contractors and d-i-yers is also encouraging dealers to organise their warehouses and invest in new rack systems.

The trend is to better serve these types of customers, especially since the property market has hit rock bottom,” said Mark Fritz. “These two groups want to see and touch products before buying. They also buy in smaller lots than big homebuilders, so proper storage is very important.”

Often, the first decision is to choose the right kind of racking for organising and storing heavy and bulky items. “Depending on what you’re storing in your warehouse, you may want to choose pallet racks over cantilever racks, or vice versa,” said Ed Frankson, “Pallet racks offer selective pallet racking, which is the best solution for warehouses where it is necessary to keep a wide variety of articles in pallets; cantilever racks are more suitable for storing long loads.”

Pallet rack shelving offers capacities of up to 24,000 lbs. per upright and 6,000 lbs. per pair of beams. Structural pallet racks have upright capacity to 45,000 lbs. and beam capacity to 15,000 lbs.

Both kinds offer:

- direct access to all stored pallets and easy stock control

- the ability to handle one pallet without moving others

- absolute load storage flexibility, both in terms of weight and volume

In comparison, cantilever racks are ideal for timbers, beams, profiles and pipes. This type of rack offers the ability to segregate each type of product by commodity and size, and problem-free, height-adjustment storage that keeps product off the ground.
For vertical display and storage of items up to 16 ft. long, A-frames are the right choice. They are a heavy-duty, versatile layback system for vertical display and storage of items such as trim moulding, gutters, piping, etc. Adjustable arms form a divider system that can be manipulated for a variety of compartment sizes.

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Save Warehouse Money and Space

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

By using wide span shelving you can save money and valuable warehouse space.

A lot of companies buy pallet racks but they can also use wide span shelving as well. Doing so will save them money and valuable warehouse space.

Many companies buy pallet racks for heavy duty shelving because they don�t load the with pallets but store products on wire or steel decks.

A more cost effective method is to use wide span shelving which is not only less expensive but saves valuable warehouse space.

Wide span shelving has lengths up to 8 fee long and upright are double slotted like pallet racks.

Wide span shelving has capacities up to 3000 lbs per shelf which in reality would support 80% of pallets since most pallets don�t weigh more then that.

A big advantage of wide span shelving which is overlooked is its space saving benefits. The other advantage is its vertical spacing as well where wide beams are only 1 – 2 high.

For more information why not contact a member of our team today.

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Maximise profit and consolidate your warehouse or office space

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

In this current economic climate one of the best solutions for asset sweating is to reduce your operating overheads. Many warehouse and distribution centres are reluctant to reduce size of production as they fear it will reduce productivity for the time when demand will increase.
Most large businesses and companies have to close industrial warehouse, stock holding warehouse and consolidate these into one warehouse. So how do you consolidate stock which was held in two warehouses into one?
Most businesses are unaware of the services offered by Industrial & Commercial design which include having the ability to maximise existing office or warehouse space. Industrial & Commercial Design is warehouse & office experts who bring years of experience in how to efficiently maximise office & warehouse space.
Industrial Commercial Design will offer the best expert advice at reducing overheads and cutting costs as well as the best solution for effectively consolidating your office or warehouse space.
Why not call Industrial & Commercial Design to find out how they could maximise your office or warehouse space as well as consolidate your existing office and warehouse requirements.
In the meantime Industrial & Commercial Design offer some quick tips to maximise your office space.

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