68 | Sector Focus: Handling & Storage
SUMMARY
■Cantilever racking is used extensively by building and timber merchants because it is so versatile
■Walter Tipper needed a storage solution for a new range of composite decking
■The length of the decking had to be considered, as well as the weight
■Sovini Trade Supplies installed cantilever racking along the exterior of its warehouse
HIGH AND MIGHTY Nick Glaves highlights some recently completed jobs that prove the flexibility of cantilever racking
One of the biggest challenges timber and builders merchants face is storing long pieces of timber such as beams, planks and decking, effectively.
Long pieces of timber can only be stacked so high before becoming unstable and storing them on the ground often takes up far more space than a merchant can afford. Standing them vertically is not recommended either, partly from a safety point of view, but also because over time timber is prone to bow or sag, making it unsalable.
But two jobs recently carried out by
Yorkshire-based racking and storage specialist Filstorage demonstrate the versatility of cantilever racking for storing long sections of timber in the most efficient way. When talking about efficient, of course, we’re referring to maximising the use of the space a merchant has available for all of its stock lines, while also ensuring the timber is easily accessible.
After all, it is no good storing anything above ground if you can’t get a forklift truck close enough to retrieve the items to fulfil an order.
Kevin Shindler, Filstorage regional account manager for the north-west, said cantilever racking is used extensively by timber and builders merchants because it is versatile enough to be employed in a range of circumstances and capable of storing a large span of products.
Above: Cantilever racking being installed at Walter Tipper’s Lichfield branch TTJ | November/December 2023 |
www.ttjonline.com
This is why builders merchant Walter Tipper Ltd – which has 12 branches throughout the Midlands – contacted Filstorage early this year, after the business had introduced a new composite decking product at its branch in Lichfield, and needed a storage solution that would fit into its existing facilities.
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