Pallet Racking
Which pallet racking system will make the biggest difference to the efficiencyThere’s more than one way to rack your warehouse. Which is most efficient for you will be a decision based on a combination of factors, from warehouse size to the type and range of products you stock to the frequency of loading and picking.
Rack-Master can help you choose the right pallet racking for your Bradford business and your budget, and take you through the entire process from site survey to installation, simply.
Our pallet racking solutions in Bradford include:
Wide Aisle Pallet Racking
The most common form of pallet racking system in Bradford. The 2.8M –3.5M aisles enable a variety of standard forklifts trucks (e.g. reach or counterbalance trucks) to access any pallet at any time. Modern articulated forklift trucks can achieve the same results with even less space (as little as 1.8M-wide aisles), enabling your warehouse to achieve even greater efficiency from ‘wide aisle’.
Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking
Operates to the same concept as wide aisle but uses narrow aisle (NA) or very narrow aisle (VNA) trucks in aisles of (typically) 1.4M – 1.6M. The narrower aisles allow for a much greater density of pallet racking, with angled guiderails or wire guidance systems to protect the racks.
Drive-In Pallet Racking
Achieve the highest density of pallet storage without block-stacking pallets by choosing drive-in racking in Bradford. With this system, a standard forklift drives into the lanes with the pallet and locates it onto cantilevered rails.
‘First in – last out’ (FI-LO) selection means this isn’t the ideal option if you regularly need to reach pallets at the back of a lane. It is, however, ideal for operations where you require lots of storage for similar products or where space is at a premium, such is in a cold store.
Pallet-Live Storage
Separate loading and unloading faces make this a good option for high density storage without block stacking pallets, while maintaining a good flow of products. This pallet racking installation works with two faces, a loading face and an off-loading face.
The ‘first in – first out’ (FI-FO) scenario ensures good stock rotation, making it ideal for warehouses where space is at a premium but you are storing a product that needs to be rotated frequently (e.g. perishable products).
Push-Back Pallet Racking
Similar to drive in pallet racking, this option offers high density storage without block stacking, providing stacked pallets are no more than four deep. This FI-LO system works with one access face for loading and off-loading but (unlike drive-in) can be off-loaded by level rather than by having to empty a full lane.
Ideal for Bradford warehouse operations where space is at a premium but you still need relatively easy access to a range of goods.
Carpet Racking
We combine several back-to-back standard pallet racking bays (to a typical depth of around 4M) then add a full-length chipboard base to each level to protect carpets and other materials supplied in rolled lengths. This form of Bradford pallet racking is usually accessed using counterbalance forklifts with a ‘boom’ attachment, which enables rolls to be picked up safely.
Double-Deep Pallet Racking
Similar to standard wide aisle pallet racking, but with two standard bays placed double-deep or back-to-back. Pallets are accessed by specialist forklift trucks with telescopic forks which enable them to reach the rear pallet. A good option to increase storage capacity, providing you won’t regularly need to gain access to the rear pallet.
Coil Racking
Coil pallet racking in Bradford can be achieved in three ways:
i) ‘Eye to the sky’, with the coil on its face and the central hole facing upward
ii) ‘Coil cradle’, with the coils stored on a ‘hanger’ through the central hole and picked via a forklift with a boom attachment (almost as though jousting)
iii) Central spindles, which allow the coil to rotate for uncoiling whilst being stored.
A key element in your choice of storage will be whether coils are only being stored, or whether they will need to be used (and uncoiled) from their stored position.
Heavy Duty Pallet Racking
Effectively a wide aisle pallet racking system capable of bay loadings of typically 20,000+kgs or loads per level in excess of 4,000kgs (depending on level dimensions). This bespoke-designed Bradford pallet racking uses structural universal beam sections (of the sort typically used in construction) to add the extra strength.
Shuttle Racking
Although it shares numerous elements with drive-In racking, push-back racking and pallet live storage, the key difference with shuttle racking systems in Bradford is that the forklift never enters the lane. Instead, a shuttle device runs beneath each pallet lane, bringing pallets to the front of the pick face (as with push-back) or to the rear (as with pallet live) in a FI-FO or FI-LO system. The higher the throughput of the system, the more shuttle devices you’ll have running at any one time.
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