Even though physical stores are shrinking, the online product-based shopping experience continues to grow, making warehouse space even more pressing for many online businesses. Finding space to store all of the products a website sells is still a challenge in the UK, particularly with the rising costs of trading in the UK. Smaller warehouses are starting to recognise this shift, which is becoming more prominent, by taking advantage of small warehouse storage solutions to store many online retailers’ stock demands under one roof instead of hiring out their space to just one company.
Let’s look at how your warehouse can transform the way you operate.
Vertical Storage
One of the most productive ways a warehouse of any size can undertake is to grow upwards. Vertical warehouse storage is nothing new, but it remains the most effective.
If your building has high ceilings, there are options in multi-tier pallet racking systems that provide multiple storage levels to use wasted overhead space. There are also systematic approaches in vertical lift modules, which are computer-controlled delivery systems at an ergonomic height. These systems reduce the need to actively search for products, as they pinpoint their location to improve the picking element.
Mobile Shelving
Mobile commercial shelving units reduce the element of fixed aisles around your warehouse, as they can be moved along tracks to open up more space when needed. This will help to improve our storage density and allow customising your warehouse layout when required.
If your business has a high stock level, mobile shelving may be the answer you have been looking for. Their ability to be pulled apart when required can double your storage compared to traditional warehouse shelving and boost the storage capacity of small warehouse spaces.
Lean Inventory Management
Reducing the amount of holding stock in a warehouse comes with implementing a method of receiving stock when you need it over the inability to shift it.
Implementing a strategy toward your stock requirements all year through will provide you with invaluable storage space and a forecast of requirements that reduce customer dissatisfaction. If your warehouse overstock is a constant issue, a more strategic approach to your space could be an inventory management process.
Layout Makeover
As businesses grow, so does the need to shake things up with how the initial layout proves useful. Every once in a while, your warehouse will need to change with the times, replacing older industrial storage racks and warehouse storage solutions with new ones, and changing the layout of how they are fitted so that you can do more with your productivity and operations.
At Monarch Shelving, we work with all clients to accentuate the possibilities with small warehouse storage solutions. Contact our expert team today to make the most of your warehouse space.
