If you run a business and need more storage, then you’ll no doubt be drawn towards a pallet racking system.
Pallet racking systems have many advantages: they’re strong, robust, cost-effective, sectional and infinitely adaptable.
So it’s understandable that pallet racking has become virtually the automatic choice for effective business storage. Choosing a pallet racking system may be easy, but choosing the right sort of pallet racking system for your business is a little more problematic.
Before any business rushes out and buys a new storage system they need to think carefully about what they want from their storage. Businesses need to consider what sort of use the system will be put to and which system will be most suitable for the business. They’ll have to decide whether to buy new stock or be happy with reconditioned pallet racking, and they’ll need to consider whether the sizing of the pallet racking they wish to purchase is suitable for the weight loads it will carry.
Monarch Shelving’s advice on choosing the right pallet racking system.
Pallet rack designs vary according to use.
Although all pallet racking systems are constructed from metal and are heavy-duty, they are not all the same, and can serve different functions. Warehouse rack and pallet storage designs vary according to how they are to be used. Pallet racking systems with a drive-in lane can be stacked very high and allow room to move around in a forklift, whilst cantilevered pallet racks have arms that lean back to handle long or bulky items, like timber or pipes.
Pick pallet rack systems according to your business type.
The inventory and supplies that flow through an industrial operation vary and can change with the seasons. Some items might sit in storage for months, while others have to be replenished every day. It’s therefore vital that the storage solution you ultimately choose is flexible and adaptable. Businesses will have to ask themselves crucial questions before committing to a particular type of pallet racking systems. Will people be moving around the pallet racks, or will this be done exclusively by machines? Will customers be in the same area, or only trained employees?
Buy pallet rack shelving according to weight and size of your inventory.
It’s crucial that whatever pallet racking system you buy, it must be suitable and strong enough for the products it will support. Undersized or understrength pallet racking will buckle under excessive weight and will eventually collapse. This will obviously be dangerous for any staff member who happens to be in the vicinity at the time, and it will be costly if expensive stock is damaged.
What about a reconditioned pallet racking system?
Are reconditioned pallet racking systems safe? The answer to that is of course they are. Warehouse racks are constructed from steel and are robust, so strength and longevity are unlikely to be problematic. Many companies like Monarch Shelving stock large amounts of reconditioned pallet racking. It’s extremely popular understandably as it is priced competitively and will last. As long as the pallet racking is suitable for the business’ needs, then using reconditioned storage equipment is perfectly acceptable and safe.
