Design and specification

How drive-in, push back and pallet live racking differ in stock rotation, lane depth, access and cost, and which suits your stock.

A seven-step method for planning a racking layout, from stock data and building survey to aisles, routes and a signed-off drawing.

How UK and Euro pallets sit in pallet racking: frame depth, pallets per beam, mixed storage and imported pallet sizes.

Typical aisle widths for counterbalance, reach, articulated and VNA trucks, how they are calculated and what they mean for capacity.

A four-step method for sizing pallet racking beams: pallet weight, span, deflection and the bay load on the frames.

Frame depths, beam lengths, clearances and heights for UK and Euro pallets, and why each standard size is what it is.