Frequently Asked Questions

Explore answers to our most common customer queries, organized for your convenience.

Debunking the Myths of Racks before Purchase

Storage spaces like natural resources will eventually run out. Many factors might contribute to this issue A few examples would include the growth of businesses or the addition of products. It might also be due to the fact that there was no prior planning leading to an inefficient flow of operations. 

Hence, we will be sharing a few useful tips for you before deciding on the purchase of your racks for your new warehouse.

General Questions

All storage racks are the same as long as it can be used to store my pallets.

A rack is never ever similar. Like a building structure, it requires calculations to be made in order to determine the structural integrity and loading. Some basic considerations to be taken are the size, weight of your goods and the MHE utilized to handle them.

Definitely before we purchase any item, we will compare on the pricing to ensure that the item bought is within the market price and also to save up on unnecessary costs. However, when we decide to proceed with the cheaper alternative, have this thought come across your mind that what we are buying is worth the price? At the end of the day, it might eventually be more costly than the initial purchase. 

For racks, the following points can be taken into consideration:

  1. Is the racking system proposed feasible and efficient to meet your requirements?
  2. Where is the country of origin for your manufacturer?
  3. Does the manufacturer conform to the international standards / SEMA code of conduct for the structure and design of the racks? 
  4. Is the load and weight capacity taken into consideration in the design stage?
  5. Will there be maintenance services provided for after the racks are completed?

Safety is an important factor. Can you imagine if the rack loading capacity is not taken into consideration? Beams might deform & bend if the bay is being overloaded. There is a high possibility that the racks will collapse and cause injury or even death in certain cases.

You can seek advice from us. Please contact us @ 6863 3688. We will make up an appointment to discuss more on site.