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Which Racking Solution Is Best For My Business?

With so many racking solutions available, it can be difficult to determine which would be most beneficial for your business.

There are a lot of factors that should be taken into consideration when selecting new racking, including how much space is available, your budget, the size and weight of items being stored, and the processes and equipment used.

The type and layout of racking can have a massive impact on the efficiency of your business. Therefore, it is important that you take time to ensure that you select a suitable racking solution that has a positive impact on your business, rather than a negative one.

To help guide you to making the right choice, here are some of the key factors you should consider when deciding which racking solution is best for your business.

Space

Make the most of the space available, not just the floor space, but also the vertical space. Racking can be bespoke configured to best utilise the space available. In order to maximise your storage capacity, have your racking built as high as your building regulations will allow.

Inventory

What do you intend to store on your racking? The ideal type of racking for your business will be heavily influenced by the weight, size and shape of stock you plan to have on it.

If you stock small items, then you need racking which can have racks close together so as to not have a lot of wasted space. If you are storing heavy items, you will need to make sure that the racking solution you go with can support the weight.

If you are looking to store hand-loaded, long or awkwardly shaped items, longspan shelving is likely to be the ideal solution for your business.

Budget

Your budget will be a significant factor in determining which racking solution is suitable for your business.

If the ideal racking solution is one that is outside of your budget, you may want to consider getting used racking, or you could have a combination of different racking types to bring the costs down.

Layout

Be sure to assess and gain a good understanding of the layout of the warehouse or space in which you wish to have racking and plan out where you would like the racking to go.

The layout will limit the ways in which the racking can be configured and the types which would be suitable.

Whether you require a single, standalone bay, or a state-of-the-art multi-tiered shelving system, shortspan shelving is versatile and is ideal for any industrial environment.

When planning, you also need to take into account the flow of items in and out and consider how best to lay out your racking to aid these processes and increase efficiency, rather than hindering performance.

Carton flow systems, or carton live systems, allow products to automatically flow from the rear to the front of the shelving, making picking easier and quicker.

If you use forklifts, you will need to ensure that there is enough room for them to move around, get up and down the aisles, and be able to pick pallets off the shelves.

Whatever you need to store, rest assured that Logical Storage Solutions will have the ideal solution for you. Our expert team is on-hand to find a solution to any unique storage problem, so call us on 0845 689 1300, or email [email protected].

Logical Storage Solutions is an innovative provider of storage equipment and interior workspaces for both industrial and commercial environments, including office partitions, warehouse racking, and mezzanine flooring.

Offering a consultative approach and nationwide service for all single and multi-site operations, we are your one stop provider of all storage, workspace and maintenance solutions.