Before specifying anything, identify what is actually under pressure. The system follows from that — not the other way round.
The floor is full but the roof is empty
Look at taller selective racking, or a mezzanine. You are paying rent on cubic metres and using only the square metres.
Pick speed is the bottleneck, not capacity
Look at selective racking, pallet live storage, or multi-tier shelving. Travel and access time is dominating your operation, not how much you can physically store.
Few SKUs, very high volume per SKU
Look at drive-in, push-back or pallet-live racking. Selectivity is worth little when every pallet position holds the same thing anyway — you are better off buying density.
Stock is hand-picked, not palletised
Look at shelving or a multi-tier system. Pallet racking wastes cube on small, hand-loaded items that were never going to arrive on a pallet.
Goods are long, heavy or awkward
Look at cantilever racking or another purpose-built system. The load dictates the structure here, not the other way round — pipes, timber, dies and reels need a system designed around the item itself.
Rent is your largest cost line
Look at a mezzanine, assessed before you consider relocation. Added internal floor area is almost always cheaper than a bigger lease, provided it clears the approval questions covered in racking vs shelving vs mezzanine.
Stock profile keeps changing
Look at selective racking with adjustable beams. Flexibility outlives any single density optimisation — if you cannot predict next year's SKU mix, do not lock yourself into a configuration that assumes you can.
A caution about copying a layout
The layout that works for a comparable business down the road is rarely the layout that works for you. Pallet weight, SKU count, truck type, floor flatness and clear height differ between buildings that look identical from the outside. We price from your numbers, not from a template.
Three questions we ask before recommending anything
What is the heaviest fully loaded pallet you store, and how often? It sets the beam rating, and it is the number most often guessed rather than measured. What lifts it, and how high can that machine reach? Racking taller than your truck is storage you have paid for and cannot use. How many distinct SKUs are in the area? That single figure decides whether density or selectivity should win the layout.
Tell us about your warehouse
Send us your floor dimensions and pallet details, or book a site assessment. We will come back with a layout and an indicative budget.