Practical guidance on planning, installing and maintaining warehouse storage. Explore pallet racking capacities, mezzanine floor design, warehouse layouts, inspections and safety responsibilities, drawing on over 15 years of practical industry experience.
Whether you're planning a new installation, expanding your warehouse or reviewing existing storage, our guides explain the main considerations and help you prepare for discussions with your supplier, designer or inspector.
Beam-level and bay limits, reading load notices, and what affects the capacity of your racking.
Designing a mezzanine: design loads, structural checks, slabs and foundations, Building Regulations and safe loading.
What really determines aisle width, how truck types compare, double-deep and VNA layouts, and traffic routes.
Designing cantilever systems for timber, steel, pipes, and long materials. Load capacities and best practices.
Spotting racking damage, the green, amber and red categories, and putting damage right safely.
Efficient layouts, reusing racking and mezzanine floors, recycling, and assessing potential carbon savings.
Planning an expansion: assessment, design, phasing, keeping disruption down, and leaving room to grow.
HSE guidance and the law, design standards, inspections, records and the person responsible for racking safety.
Structural design and loads, Building Regulations, fire safety, guarding and stairs, inspections and changes of use.
Regular inspections, spotting wear, preventive maintenance, and making your racking last longer.
Running forklifts safely around racking: compatible trucks, operator training, damage prevention and incident response.
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