Pallet racking in Bristol, from Avonmouth high bay to St Philip's Marsh trade units.

Yes. The best time to plan VNA is before the floor is finished, because guided aisles of 1.6 to 1.9m need a flat slab and either wire or rail guidance fitted to it. We work from the developer's drawings, confirm clear height and sprinkler positions, and produce a layout showing locations per level and per aisle. On a Bristol estuary shed we normally run counterbalance, reach and VNA versions side by side so you can compare location numbers and truck cost before ordering. Racking itself is typically installed 4 to 8 weeks from order.

Our base is at Seven Sisters near Neath. The route is A465, M4 east, the Prince of Wales Bridge, then the M49 into Avonmouth, roughly 72 miles and about 80 minutes outside peak traffic. Because the Severn crossings have been toll free since December 2018, there is no extra charge for Bristol visits. Surveys are booked within five working days of your call, and on long installs our team stays locally so the daily drive does not eat into working hours.

Yes. Mezzanine floors are among the most searched storage terms in Bristol, mainly from city units around St Philip's Marsh, Feeder Road and Bedminster that have height but not floor area. We survey the slab and columns, design the floor around your use, whether storage, packing or offices, and handle building regulations drawings. Steelwork usually takes 1 to 3 weeks on site once approvals are in place, and we can fit pallet gates, stairs and shelving on the new level at the same time.

Yes. Many Severnside and Avonmouth buildings never stop, so we plan the inspection by zone and work through quieter periods, often nights or Sunday mornings. Your team clears the aisle we are in, we inspect and move on, and nothing else stands down. The written SEMA report grades each defect green, amber or red with a location reference, so your night shift can off-load any red risk bay immediately and your maintenance team can plan amber repairs within the following weeks.

Adjustable pallet racking with a generous beam pitch range is usually the answer. With frames at 900 or 1100mm deep and beams from 1500 to 5000mm, levels can move in 50 to 75mm steps when a new customer's pallets are taller or heavier. For long goods such as timber or pipe arriving through the port, cantilever runs along one wall work well. We also recommend protection on the end frames, because port forklifts often work outside and come into the building fast.

It depends on how many pallets you hold per line. Shuttle suits operators with high volumes of a limited range, such as drinks or grocery reserve. Lanes run 30 to 50 pallets deep at up to 1500kg per pallet, and two-way shuttles are rated from −40°C to +50°C, so they work in frozen chambers. Because lanes replace aisles, cold store volume you pay to chill is used much harder. Lead time from order to handover is usually 12 to 16 weeks.

Yes. Leases on the estuary and in the city turn over, and tenants are often asked to clear racking before handover. We survey what is there, check its condition and make an offer to buy it, then dismantle it as part of the move. Usable stock can be reinstalled at your new site with new load signs, or resold through palletrackingwales.shop. Any reused racking is inspected before it goes back into service.