The principal justification for recommending a multi-tier shelving installation is to maximise the available volume within a warehouse facility or to condense the storage area into as small a space as possible. Metalrax has extensive experience in managing multi-tier projects from the consultation and audit stage to the initial design, through manufacture to installation and to final commissioning. Each project is custom designed to meet the client’s needs and to comply with all relevant Fire and Local Authority Building Regulations. As part of our complete service, Metalrax will make all applications on your behalf, including the production of drawings and structural calculations, to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation.
Automotive dealerships, industrial equipment distributors, museums, archive repositories and retailers are just a few of our clients who have benefited from choosing a multi-tier shelving solution for their storage facilities. In fact anyone with a building where the headroom is in excess of approximately 4.2 metres might consider this option. In some cases a multi-tier shelving installation is a preferred alternative to moving the business to larger premises. No matter what business you are in, the ability to expand to meet changing circumstances gives you a considerable advantage, but if this means relocating to new premises you will incur additional overheads directly affecting your profits.
Personnel access to a multi-tier installation is usually achieved using single or multi-flight staircases. On the upper level the perimeter is fitted with handrailing and a kickboard / fascia as are exposed sides to internal stairwells. To comply with Local Authority and Fire Regulations, fire cladding and cat-ladders can be fitted to ensure that operatives will be working in a safe environment.
Where stock is transferred to the upper level on pallets they can be placed within an area which is surrounded by a hinged safety gate that is designed to protect operatives from unguarded edges and potential fall hazards. Goods Lifts or Scissor Lifts can be incorporated into a scheme where the transfer rate between levels is relatively high or where other access equipment is unavailble.
Metalrax multi-tier shelving is a bespoke construction. Every installation is designed in collaboration with you, the client. Floor types and finishes, a choice of stairtreads, access options and ancillary equipment all combine to provide a tailor made solution specifically for you.
As an ISO 9001 accredited company and a founder member of the Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association (S.E.M.A.) Metalrax promote and adhere to the design standards set out in the Association's Interim Code of Practice for low-rise and high-rise, static steel shelving.
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