ENGINEERING, DESIGN & FABRICATION
SPECIALISING IN CUSTOM STEEL DESIGN & FABRICATION TO CREATE TAILOR-MADE SOLUTIONS
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
Raised Storage Area (Racking/Shelving)
A raised storage area, often referred to as a racking or shelving mezzanine floor, is a highly efficient and cost-effective solution for dramatically increasing your storage capacity by utilizing the vertical space within your existing facility. Instead of a traditional structural steel platform, this type of mezzanine leverages robust industrial racking and shelving systems to create a multi-level storage structure. This innovative approach allows you to add significant storage without expanding your building's footprint or sacrificing valuable ground-level space.
Key Benefits of Racking & Shelving Mezzanine Floors for Maximized Storage
Exponentially Increased Storage Without Ground Floor Reduction:
By building upwards with interconnected racking and shelving units, you can multiply your storage levels without reducing your existing storage per square meter of floor space. This unlocks significant capacity within the same cubic volume, allowing you to store more goods, parts, or materials in the same area.
Flexible Shelving Integration:
Above, Below, and Extending: The modular nature of racking and shelving systems offers versatile integration options.
Modular Racking System for Customizable Storage:
These mezzanines are built using modular racking systems, allowing for the creation of customizable storage bays of varying widths and depths. This framework can then be fitted out with a range of storage solutions.
Direct Aisle Access to All Storage Levels:
The design incorporates walkways and aisles between the racking bays on both the ground and mezzanine levels, ensuring direct and easy access to all stored items. This facilitates efficient picking, retrieval, and inventory management.
Flexibility of Raised Storage Areas
Shelving Underneath the Mezzanine Level
The structural racking that supports the upper level inherently creates shelving bays at ground level, providing immediate and accessible storage.
Shelving On Top of the Mezzanine Level
The newly created upper level can be entirely fitted out with various shelving types to maximize storage density on the elevated platform.
Extended Shelving from Underside to Top
In some designs, shelving units can extend continuously from the ground level, through the mezzanine level, and even higher, creating incredibly dense and organized storage solutions.
Adjustable Shelving
For storing items of different sizes and shapes.
Wire Mesh Shelves
Providing visibility and airflow around products. Used where fire suppression systems require water penetration through to lower levels.
Sheet Metal Shelves
For heavier ore more stable storage. Create a hard wearing smooth surface for longevity of the shelving.
Racking and shelving mezzanine floors offer a highly adaptable and scalable storage solution. By leveraging the strength and modularity of industrial racking, you can create a multi-level storage environment that significantly increases capacity, improves organization, and maintains valuable ground-level operational space. This makes it an ideal choice for businesses seeking to optimize their warehouse or storage facility without the cost and disruption of building expansions.