Efficiency is key in any warehouse operation and nothing plays a bigger hand in that than the optimization of your warehouse organisation and providing extra room for storage.

By selecting the right kind of racking for varying types of stock, this can be fully achieved – but awkwardly shaped stock can result in several problems that result in wasted space, damaged stock and difficulty for workers when it comes to unloading. All of these factors can then affect the overall efficiency of your warehouse.

Different types of stock can be cumbersome and cause issues, but different types of racking can overcome them all.

Bulky Items

Long and bulky items create larger-than-life problems within a warehouse environment, with regular pallet racking not having space that is adequate to store or segregate longer items.

Items such as pipework being stored are notoriously long, bulky and heavy and can come in different sizes which mean some segregation is required. The solution would come in the form of Cantilever racking to store long and bulky stock, including items like carpet rolls, metal poles and larger construction materials.

Cantilever racking makes loading and unloading very easy by not employing front uprights, giving them very high loading capacities for forklift and crane handling.

Long Fragiles

A cantilever is not a suitable solution for all long stock, especially if they are fragile as it could lead to damage.

Items such as timber, the different lengths and types could throw up problems when trying to load and unload. This is where a vertical racking system would be more effective, with items separated by adjustable beams to prevent leaning damage and make for easy picking.

Large Movables

Moveable stock is different when it comes to efficient storage with the increased potential for falling items being boxed up. This creates problems for space which can also affect time in unloading stock.

Items such as vehicle tyres get stacked on top of each other which increases the risk of collapsing and boxing them up results in wasted space. Leaving them vertically can provide a risk of them rolling which then becomes an even bigger danger.

This would be better suited to dynamic live storage racking which allows for segregation of product, easy removal for picking, forklift access and the safe and secure storage of movable objects. When one item is removed, another takes its place, ensuring that items are always available and there is no need to stack or box items.

For more information on warehouse organisation, industrial storage racks and commercial shelving needs, contact the team at Monarch Shelving today.