Racking or Shelving: Which Suits My Needs?

When evaluating your storage needs, every business is as different as the stock they are holding. In a lot of cases, the requirement of finding adequate shelving or racking solutions will fall onto one member of the company when setting up shop, and hopefully that person understands the differences in requirements.

If not, then the staff at Monarch Shelving are here to help you differentiate the requirements you have and find the perfect solution fit for your stock.

Finding the Right Solution

Naturally the selection of the right system can be confusing and yet devastating to time and productivity if you get it wrong, not to mention that budget.

It becomes necessary to ask a few important questions about your requirements before committing to a certain system between racking and shelving. Firstly it is all about how you will be stacking goods. If you are stacking via hand then a shelving system is your requirement, whereas pallet racking is required if a forklift is going to be the method you choose. Then the questions will branch out further.

If you are set on a racking system then you need to look at the dimensions of your pallets. If you are going the route of shelving then look at the environment in the shelving will be used in. Overall, for both, you are going to need to consider how heavy the goods that will be placed on them will be, as well as capacity.

From there you can break it down to the type of environment and what kind of product to utilise.

Shelving Areas

Different work environments need different shelving requirements, so it’s important you know which is better suited.

Office environments generally require lightweight shelving which is easy to put together. This can be smaller or taller units that will still require an even distribution of stock on shelves to avoid dipping over time. There are many different types of shelving solutions with office equipment in Manchester to choose from that are ideal for the task.

Stockrooms are another area for shelving requirements, which depends on the stock you are holding. This can come in the form of anything from simple storage boxes to more specialist products like chemicals that require more care in storage. Commercial shelving in this area also varies depending on the requirement.

When it comes to a warehouse situation the requirements can range from small product to heavy and bulky items and supplies. This requires a more heavy-duty product such as pallet racking or industrial storage racks in order to be more versatile in storage. Pallet racking can maintain larger volumes of weight but should not be overloaded in any instance, reducing the risk of pallet racking collapse.

Whatever your needs are, the team at Monarch Shelving are there to best advise and guide you on your requirements for top quality shelving solutions.