Do you use shelving?

Within all industry sectors, there will be a need for handling and storing of materials.

Efficient handling and storage is vital to the success of any business. Monarch shelving offers a vast array of storage and shelving solutions whether your business involves hoisting tons of steel, carrying bag or materials manually or stacking pallets or other materials such as drums, barrels or lumber. Storage may even be just files and small parts within an office environment.

Efficient working warehouses ensure a continuous flow of parts/products and assemblies through the workplace from the starting point through to consumer use. Unfortunately, improper storage and handling could lead to costly injuries.

When investing in storage and shelving systems within your workplace you need to consider ergonomic principles for all interactions with products systems and processes. Investing in the correct shelving for your business guarantees the collaboration between your human workforce, products and processes.

Productively using space whilst providing the best storage solutions is a finely tuned link to success.

The human factor of accessing the storage and shelving systems in a timely and safe manner is paramount to effective day to day running of the business.

Monarch shelving has many years’ experience and will advise you accordingly on whatever you needs are. Choosing the ideal shelving and storage systems for your business environment can be a challenge, you’ll find that we treat every client as an individual.

You may need to consider:

• Pallet Storage.

• Shelving Storage.

• Small Parts Storage.

• Off-site Storage.

• Overhead – what is your facility clear height? How much are you using productively?

• Low activity storage.

• Access Aisles.

• Off-site storage.

• Multiple Facilities.

• Trailer/mobile mini-storage.

• Drum Storage.

• Flammable Storage.

• Archive storage.

These are only a few options, the size and weight of the products being stored should also be considered, along with the number of people who will be using the system; how often they will require access to the product. But you will also need to think about:-

• Length, Width and Height of the area available.

• Position of doors / windows / access routes / fire exits.

• Floor No – e.g. Ground / 1st / 2nd / 8th etc.

• Floor Construction type – Concrete / Timber / Raised Access.

This may seem confusing as to which solution is best, so, in a simple summary you need to

• Calculate and classify items to be stored.

• Measure the storage space.

• Plan the shelving layout.

Monarch shelving can provide you with all your shelving needs you can take a look through our departments which offer a range of innovative storage solutions. Whether you’re looking for mobile shelving, archive shelving, medical records storage or office shelving, you’ll find a storage solution that’s right for you.