The first consideration under why you need pallet racking or warehouse racking is vitally important in terms of maximising two areas – the space you use and the efficiency of the operations within your warehouse.
With both in mind, most businesses understand that combining both of these areas requires specific solutions to plan out the right solution. This can result in standard operations such as pallet racking and cantilever racking along with more specialised variations such as custom based racking or commercial shelving solutions.
Consultation
If you are a business that needs to store large items over prolonged periods or a high turnover of smaller goods coming in and out regularly, planning stages of warehouse storage equipment is extremely important to get right from the very beginning – regardless of how things may change season to season.
If you own or run a warehouse, you are in the seat to conclude strategic planning and long-term targets. If you are planning to revamp your existing racking or start from a fresh floor, you must consult with a specialist to maximise your available space and the kind of system that can best utilise it.
If you are installing racking from scratch, input from as many parties – from workers to specialists – help fill out a wider picture of strategy and practicality in the system design.
Workflow
How your warehouse operates with regards to workflow plays the most important factor in the racking and storage solution you make a final decision on.
This falls into the size and type of goods stored and the speed at which individual items come and go throughout the warehouse. Looking at whether bulk storage is more important than accessibility and the ability to pick items from racking at speed – or whether both need to be combined to account for workflow alternations.
Calculating the lengths and depths of storage using the information on the type, size and precise movements of those items flowing through the warehouse helps to determine the best course of action in terms of the storage solutions you choose.
Scale Up
Whilst your first calculation will be on the square footage of floor space available for a pallet racking system, ignoring the potential for utilising space in vertical space can be a costly mistake to not have upfront.
Installing higher racking will impact the load the warehouse floor expects to bear and the stability of a regular racking system, but considering this upfront with reinforced racking systems or mezzanine flooring opens up a whole new level of storage potential.
Contact the team at Monarch Shelving today for the ultimate storage solutions from industrial storage racks to commercial shelving and warehouse racking.
