Yesterday, the Unirack team completed yet another installation for our valued client, Michael Kors, at their premises at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. Earlier this year, we completed a full installation of their Back of House shelving for the new unit they took control of, this included a full mobile storage installation. The previous installation … Continued

Most shelving orders start with the wrong measurement. Someone measures the wall, divides by a bay width and orders enough bays to fill the space. It feels logical, but it tells you how much shelving will fit, not how much you need. The two are rarely the same, and the gap between them shows up … Continued

You are comparing two shelving systems. One quotes 300kg per shelf. The other says 250 daN. A third gives you a single “bay capacity” and nothing per shelf at all. On paper the first one looks strongest, but you are not comparing like with like, and the number that looks biggest is often the one … Continued

Stand in a busy warehouse and long span shelving and pallet racking can look like close cousins. Both are bays of galvanised steel, both climb toward the roof, and both promise to hold a lot of stock in an orderly way. But they are built for different jobs, and choosing between them on looks alone … Continued

Buying warehouse shelving looks simple until you start comparing options. Suddenly you are weighing up boltless against modular, per shelf load against bay load, standard bays against long span, and a dozen height and depth combinations, all while a sales sheet promises that every one of them is the answer. Choose well and you get … Continued

Most people who search for pallet racking installation already know roughly what they need. They’ve got a warehouse, some pallets to store, and a rough idea of how much space they’ve got to work with. What’s less clear, usually, is what actually happens between getting a quote and having a working system in place. That … Continued

Ask most suppliers how much pallet racking costs and you will get some version of “it depends, request a quote”. That is technically true, and it is also not much use when you are trying to put a number in a budget. So here is a straight answer to start with. In the UK, standard … Continued