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Gondola Shelving. Used & Refurbished Retail Display Shelving

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:17:00 +0000

There are two primary types of retail shelves: double-sided aisle shelving displays, and single-sided wall shelving displays. Both fixture types feature a standard 48” horizontal measurement that makes them easy to move around the store and combine with other fixtures to create amazing and interesting displays.

The heights of retail store shelves are normally chosen based on two factors. One is the type of product being displayed. The other is the actual size and layout of the store itself. Smaller retail store shelves are often used as mini aisles to promote books, magazines, and basic electronic items. Larger retail store shelves are used for main aisle displays and large wall racks.

In order to effectively combine the two types of retail store shelves sold by SMP Construction, it is necessary to do a little bit of planning first. A few basic questions should be asked. What are my competitors selling that deserves extra emphasis in my store? What items need to be moved through the showroom most quickly? Which items represent long-term investment for the customer and hence deserve a special position of prominence either in the front of the store or in the center.

The answers to these questions can lead to the creation of an entirely new look for a store. The trick is to use retail store shelving units that are appropriate to the dimensions of their surroundings, appropriate to the products they displays, and visually attractive unto themselves. Many people will stop in their tracks when they pass by a store shelf that is brightly colored and has a nice finish of paint. The same people will unconsciously avoid anything drab or obviously damaged in appearance.
Lighting is also a critical factor in getting the most of store shelving. Many times, overhead lights shine directly down on displays, causing the light to be blocked by products near the top and obscuring labels and prices below. It is necessary to use retail store shelves that will allow the stocking crew to adjust each individual shelf in such a way as to allow an equal amount of light to fall from top to bottom over the entirely of the rack.

It is also best to use variety when developing a new store layout. Retail store shelving that is all the same size tends to make products appear to blend together too much. Displays that vary in height unconsciously differentiate different types of products and work to subdivide floor space into different sections. This is common in many of the large pharmacy chains and grocery store chains that sell all types of products. Very tall shelves will run through the center of the store, creating main shopping aisles for bulk purchase items. Special items are displayed on store shelves that are smaller, and often perpendicular, to the main retail aisles.

Special care should be paid to the location of the tallest retail store shelves. If cameras are mounted in the ceiling, displays of up to 84” are fine. However, when people have to monitor customers for loss prevention, it is seldom advisable to go any higher than 72”. Otherwise, it is difficult to see what customers are doing at all times.

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Bulk Storage Racks

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:30:00 +0000

SMP Construction builds, buys, and sells both new and used bulk storage racks of all designs and sizes nationwide.

Conventional Bulk Storage Racking
A large number of warehouses need to categorize and store palletized materials by sku numbers. These same warehouses need to control their stock by direct, quick access to each individual sku. For these operations, SMP Construction recommends using conventional bulk storage racks. These racks can be designed as either single-depth systems for more spacious environments, or as double-depth systems for tight spaces where pallets must be placed in front of each other to conserve space in tight quarters.

Bulk Live Storage Racks
Other warehousing operations often require more rapid removal of pallets from racks. These typically are companies dealing with perishable items like food products and prescription drugs. Live storage racks are the best storage systems for these outfits. They use gravity inclined flow racks that allow pallets to slide from one side of the deck to the other at a controlled rate. This adds up to a significant reduction of wasted time and a more streamlined operation at the end of the day. Drive-in Bulk Storage Racks
Some warehouses store each type of article on a separate pallet, and have enormous inventories consisting of homogenous product groupings. These products may remain in storage for up to six months. With such stockpiles, efficiently consolidating space is paramount. Drive-in bulk storage racks can convert up to 85% of previously wasted space into new, efficiently managed inventory space. One way these storage systems do this is by getting rid of unnecessary aisles and providing either a single front entrance or a front and rear entrance for forklifts to drive into for loading and unloading as needed.

Push-back Bulk Storage Racking Systems
When thing are already out of control in a warehouse and floor space is being cannibalized for storage, it is time to take drastic measures with a push-back bulk storage rack. These systems are built with trolleys that move along slightly inclined rolling rails. When a pallet is removed from the end of the rack, all the pallets behind it slide into place.

Mobile Bulk Storage Racks
When it is necessary to provide direct individual access to each pallet, but also reduce the number of aisles between storage areas, a mobile bulk storage rack is the best way to consolidate space. It turns on a motorized base that moves the pallet into position for unloading, and allows for reloading in the same manner. These systems can be manually operated or remotely operated by computers.

Clad-Rack Bulk Storage Warehouse Racking Systems
What if you need a bulk storage rack the size of your entire warehouse? Some very large storage facilities actually do. These racking mega-giants are called Clad-Rack systems and are typically erected on the warehouse foundation prior to the warehouse walls and roofs being literally built around them. This effectively uses every possible square cubic foot of area in the building as storage space.

Call SMP Construction now for a quote on these or any other bulk storage racks your organization needs to consolidate space and improve shipping and receiving turnaround. Used and new custom-built systems are available nationwide. SMP Construction also purchases used pallet racks, so call us today if you have material storage systems you are looking to liquidate as inventory.

Retail Store New & Used Gondola Display Shelving Fixtures

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:17:00 +0000

RETAIL STORE FIXTURES and Shelving
What will new retail store fixtures do for my business?
They will help you put more valuable items in more noticeable places where they are more likely to attract the attention of buyers.

To change our store layout, we have to buy more fixtures than we can currently afford. What do you suggest?
We recommend investing in adjustable retail fixtures that will allow you to make the most of the existing floor space in your store without over purchasing. Think strategy rather than quantity when it comes to SMP Construction retail store fixtures. Your floor plan offers you all sorts of opportunities to place a small aisle, stand alone display, or small wall rack in a key location for an impulse buy. This does not mean you canvas every square inch and spend all your profits needlessly. It simply means you isolate the key areas that you need to focus on, then find an adjustable retail store fixture that will best fit that particular space.

How many types of retail store fixtures do you sell?
Basically, there are only two design types. There is the single-sided fixture, used to create wall display shelving, and there is the double-sided fixture, used to create aisle shelving. Both fixture types feature a standard, common horizontal width of 48”. This makes them easy to move around as individual displays, or to combine with other units to create custom racks and aisles.

How tall are these retail display fixtures?
They can be as short as 48” to as tall as 84”. You can merchandise all sorts of products in unique and special ways simply buy investing in shelving that slightly varies in vertical height. The exact placement of taller shelves versus lower shelves is a highly subjective call that you as the storeowner have to make. Every shop, convenience store, and grocery store is different, so you should take the time to do some space planning first before making an investment.

Can you adjust the shelving within retail store fixtures?
Yes. In fact, the adjustability of these shelves is a key to their value. Each individual shelf can be adjusted vertically to any desired height. This frees you from having to place larger products exclusively on the bottom shelf. SMP Construction shelves can support 350 pounds of weight regardless of where they are positioned. This makes running sales on hot items a lot easier, and a lot less of a hassle, than when you are working with weaker shelving units that warp in the middle under too much weight.

One final note: Adjusting the depth of each shelf will prevent light from the ceiling being blocked on its way down. This creates a more evenly illuminated display and a more robust presentation at the end of the day.

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Bulk Storage Racks

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:20:00 +0000

We have limited space in our warehouse and need a way of tightly controlling stock by allowing forklifts to access individual pallets stored by sku. What type of bulk storage rack do you recommend for this?
A conventional bulk storage rack would be the best pallet racking system in your case. It would allow you to store a wide range of skus in an efficient, easily indexed manner. This would improve your inventory control by allowing you to know exactly where a particular pallet is on the rack, go to the section where that sku range is located, and retrieve it directly. SMP Construction can build conventional bulk storage racks of this nature either used or new, and we ban also build them either single-depth or double-depth in design. If you are dealing with very limited space, or think you may run out in the near future, go with the double deck design that will allow you to place pallets one in front of the other on both sides of the aisle.

We run a food processing distribution center and see tremendous pallet turnover during the day. What type of bulk Storage Rack system can you build us to help us maintain both organization and momentum?
We could build you either a new or used live storage racking system. It is called live because it uses gravity to move pallets within the rack at a controlled pace. A gravity-inclined flow rack allows them to slide down the system and filled the empty space when a pallet is removed. It is almost like an assembly line in precision and efficiency. If you need a time saver as well as a space saver, this is probably the best bulk storage rack to invest in. The rapid turnaround it provides is ideal for food service businesses such as yours.

We have a cold storage facility that is very narrow but has very tall ceilings. We do not need a bulk storage rack with aisles space in the middle. What do you have that will maximize the use of our vertical cube and give us quick access to large numbers of pallets stored by category?
What we need to build for you is a drive-in bulk storage rack that will eliminate all the wasted space currently occupied by too many aisles. The new system will basically have either one entrance on the front of the rack, or a front entrance and rear entrance that allow fork truck access. We can build the system as high as you like in order to convert your vertical cube space into organized storage space. Up to 85% of you existing space could potentially be transformed with one of these systems. We would need to see specifications or photos of your building, of course, to make an exact determination of this.

We have almost completely run out of space in our warehouse and are facing the possibility of a move we simply cannot afford. Can you help?
Yes. A push-back bulk storage rack can consolidate this space and make it possible to retrieve pallets from the end of the rack. This is done with trolleys that move on rolling rails angled at a slight incline. When you remove a pallet from the end, the system moves the next pallet on the rack into its place. This way, you do not have to go up and down individual aisles with a forklift (or devote floor space to creating such aisles) because you need only one central aisle for pallet access.

Do not move. Save your money, and invest only what you need in better storage. Used pallet racks of any kind can be up to 60% less than new models depending on availability and location.

We need to reduce the number of aisles and still maintain access to individual pallets. What kind of bulk storage rack do you recommend for this?
We build mobile pallet racks that operate on motorized bases. These racks can be manually controlled or computer-controlled remotely, and move the pallets into place for quick, direct access.

What are the largest bulk pallet racks you make?
Clad-rack bulk storage systems are the largest type of pallet racks in existence. They can be as large as warehouses themselves, and in fact, often are erected prior to the warehouse being built, only to later become part of its very frame. The only limits on their size are building codes and the vertical reach of cranes and forklifts. They are highly customizable and can be built in either conventional or drive through design. If you are getting ready to break ground on a new warehouse, this might be a way to maximize it for storage solutions literally from the ground up.

Used Pallet Racks. Commercial & Industrial Used & New Pallet Racking

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Used Pallet Racks

SuperShelves.com can have used pallet racks custom-built from used uprights, beams, and wire decking. The savings potential on custom-built used pallet racking can be as high as 40%--a front end investment that can significantly buffer inventory management costs against the problematics of the recession. Pre-constructed used pallet racks can also be obtained from SuperShelves.com through any number of our nationwide distribution channels. These racking systems come in all sizes and types and have been designed for specific uses inside warehouses, rail yards, shipping yards, and outside on construction sites.

Used pallet racks are in high demand in spite of the current economy. The range of storage options they offer is virtually limitless. Retail distribution centers have recently invested heavily in racking, anticipating surplus merchandise expected to result from a low return on Christmas sales this year. Shipping companies are also investing heavily in used pallet racks in cities like Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. Since supply and demand is unstable, warehousing operations in port cities have to streamline the efficiency of their inventory control.
A used pallet rack is probably the safest and most recession proof investment any warehousing or distribution company can make at this time. With the very real threat of inventory backing up on floor space, and with the exorbitant cost of moving making relocation impractical, it is much better to make the most of existing space both within a warehouse and even on the surrounding property. Converting not only floor space, but also vertical space within the building, improves organization of inventory, access to materials, and process flow.

When it comes to interior storage solutions, the size of a used pallet rack is really only limited to the size of the facility itself. In places like Phoenix, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, and Houston, we have frequently installed rack storage systems over 20’ in height and over 60’ in depth. Within these basic dimensions we can further customize a storage system. Such factors as the type of merchandise, how much it weighs, the size of pallets and/or other containers it is stored in, and the frequency of access to the storage system all represent key factors in determining the height of each level and the type of decking to be used. Appropriate uprights have to be chosen based upon their ability to provide overall support for the total storage mass, and specifics such as beam fabrication and fastening have to be decided based on the application the pallet rack is used for. Our most popular used pallet rack design is the teardrop design featuring boltless construction. Easy to assemble and amazingly resilient, it can support tremendous amounts of weight without buckling in the middle.

Other used pallet rack designs can be targeted toward specific storage applications in a wide range of industries. Factories will very often use pallet racks to store raw materials. Furniture manufacturers often have pallet racks in one facility where they store their raw materials, and cantilever racks in another facility where they temporarily store products ready to be shipped. Retail distributors depend on them to maintain control of inventory in times where ever line item on the invoice counts.

SMP Construction Equipment specializes in used pallet racking & new & used pallet rack wire decking applications that make sense. Our solutions prove particularly invaluable to local warehousing facilities in Waco, Tx, Abilene, Texas, McKinney, TX, Denton, Texas, Killeen, TX, Beaumont, Texas, Midland, TX, Wichita Falls, Texas. Call our home office in Leander, Texas at 1-512-626-2303 today for a custom new or used pallet racking or wire decking quote specific to your industry and unique to your business model.

Cantilever Lumber Racks & Used Cantilever Furniture Racks

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:10:00 +0000

What business benefits the most from cantilever lumber racks?
The furniture manufacturing business ranks chief on the list of industries that can obtain superior and highly favorable outcomes from an investment in cantilever lumber racks. Companies in cities like Thomasville, NC, Danbury, CT, Tupelo, MS, Asheboro, NC, and Springfield, Massachusetts have factories and warehouses all over the country that require specialized racks for the storage of both raw lumber and finished products. Piling boards and couches on pallet racks is impractical, and can result in both hazardous conditions for workers and likely damage to raw materials and finished goods.

What specific benefits do cantilever lumber racks offer?

Cantilever lumber racks, on the other hand, let you store any number of timber cuts to be organized and stored by weight, wood type, dimensions, and intended manufacturing purpose. You can also have cantilever racking systems built to store asymmetrical items like chairs, couches, and tables. This makes space management and product retrieval much easier.

Storing furniture and lumber on cantilever racks also helps with climate control. In many humid climates, it is necessary to ventilate a warehouse with fans or air conditioning to keep materials dry. Elevating lumber and furniture on cantilever racks places them closer to overhead air currents and also allows you to cover them with tarpaulins.

Can you build cantilever racks for hand retrieval of lumber?
Yes. This is often done for small businesses that have very small warehouses and low ceilings. Cantilever storage racks can be designed as either single-sided racking or double-sided racking systems that will allow workers to walk up to the rack and pull lumber off by hand.
Be sure, however, before having us build you such a storage system that it meets with local safety requirements in your area.

What other types of industries can benefit from cantilever lumber racks?
Construction companies use cantilever racks to store lumber used in building projects. Many of our construction clients are small, family owned businesses who build custom homes, churches, and small office parks and need specialized storage for a variety of wood products. The size of the cantilever rack and the spacing between the arms has to be determined by calculated the total load capacities of the arms and uprights factored against the length and weight of lumber stored on the racks. Gravity has in impact on the equation because materials hang over either side of the racking. Making a mistake on the math here can weaken a cantilever system by as much as 50%. SMP does not require you to trouble yourself will all these calculations. Simply give Bruce Garrett details of your materials and project needs and our team will configure your cantilever rack to the exact parameters of the type , size, and weight of lumber products you intend to store.

Used Pallet Racks

noreply@blogger.com (Stephen Chandler) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:51:00 +0000

Used pallet racks for use in lumber companies, structural steel fabrication facilities, warehouses, drug companies, aircraft companies, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, furniture manufacturers, and retail merchants are all increasingly enjoying the benefits of used pallet racks when it comes to streamlining their shipping and receiving and placing tighter inventory controls on distribution and procurement process flow. Because the cost of new equipment is too much of a risk for some companies to take in today’s economy, the savings you can obtain on used equipment might be as high as 75%.

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