With your business growth inevitable, you look for better solutions to keep your operations on a progressive path. Self-storage is a good alternative to keeping your additional paperwork and stock in check, rather than relocating to bigger premises.

There is a definite skill to effectively stacking and storing files and stock so that they do not get damaged and to make accessibility much easier for your staff. Let’s look at some tips on organizing a self-storage unit for your warehouse.

Longspan Shelving

Having pallet racking or commercial shelving installed within your warehouse is the best way to keep things organised. This does take some additional planning in the layout and allocation of space between them so that staff have adequate walkways to do their job and not hold up other workers.

The best way to utilise these options is to stock items that see regular use and replenishment at the front of your shelving so that it makes for quicker pick time.

Boxes

It is a good idea to have sturdy storage boxes for smaller products that can be stacked neatly and not left in odd spots across your shelving.

Use a marker pen to clearly label these boxes so that it saves you time looking into many to find certain objects. Rather than stacking paperwork inside these boxes, try using boxes that come fitted with hanging files instead, enabling you to quickly find papers without waiting time rummaging through randomly stacked papers. These allow you to free up space by getting rid of bulky filing cabinets and simply organising them in boxes on their own dedicated shelf space.

Organise Inventory

An important part of storage with your commercial shelving or office equipment Manchester is the compilation of your inventory.

Your inventory allows for an at-glance detail of what type of product you have stored, as well as easier management of stock control moving forward. Shelving is also a great accommodator for those smaller stock items that are mixed between bigger items in your pallet and picking bays, allowing for these items to have their own specific space and not get lost in between bigger items.

Having a sectioned-off area just for smaller stock picks increases your efficiency and picking times, and greatly reduces your damaged stock levels by keeping them safely out of hectic picking lanes.

For more information on industrial storage racks and warehouse storage equipment, talk with the team at Monarch Shelving today.