Pallet racking in Oswestry for the trade yards and farm supply stores of the border.

Yes, as long as the arm spacing suits the more flexible of the two. Timber and thin wall box section sag more than heavy section, so we space arms from the floppiest product and set arm capacity from the heaviest bundle. Many Oswestry merchants put heavy steel on the lower arms and timber higher up. Single sided runs suit wall positions, double sided runs suit the centre of a shed, and both can be loaded by forklift with extension tines or a sideloader.

For many owner managed firms on Maesbury Road it is. Checked used racking often costs about half the price of new, and lead time can be days rather than the 4 to 8 weeks for new systems. The condition is that every frame and beam is inspected, matched by manufacturer and section, and given a load notice that suits it. We do not mix incompatible makes in a bay, and we keep a record of where each component came from so a future inspection is straightforward.

It depends on the beam length, the pallet weight and the number of levels, so we calculate it for your stock rather than quote a rule of thumb. Pallets of 25kg feed bags are heavy and often overhang, so we check pallet size against 900 or 1100mm frames and add pallet support bars or mesh decks where bags sit loose. Every bay gets a load notice showing the maximum per level and per bay, and we leave beam pitch adjustable in 50 to 75mm steps for seasonal products.

Oswestry is about 110 miles and 2 hours 40 minutes from our base, via the A470 and the A483 up through Newtown and Welshpool. We book surveys within five working days and usually pair them with visits to Wrexham, Welshpool or Shrewsbury. For emergency work after a heavy impact, the first step is to offload and isolate the bay, which your appointed person can do straight away; we then schedule a repair visit, often within the same week.

Yes. A SEMA Approved Rack Inspector can start before the counter opens and work through the stores aisle by aisle, so only one area is roped off at a time. A typical counter and stores of 20 to 40 bays takes a few hours. You receive a written report with damage graded red, amber or green and a list of actions for your appointed person, plus a quote for any replacement components.

Before the slab is finished, if you can. On new build plots near the A5 and A483 junction, early drawings let the developer confirm slab thickness, column positions, dock doors and lighting runs around the racking rather than the other way round. We can produce a layout from the architect's plans, then confirm it on site once the building is weathertight. New pallet racking typically lands 4 to 8 weeks from order, so we time the order to your handover date.

The same duty applies under PUWER 1998 and HSG76, but the checks differ. On cantilever the inspector looks at arm locks and bolts, bending or twisting of arms, base condition and bracing, and whether the load notice per arm still matches the products stored. Long steel dropped onto arms from a height is the most common cause of damage in Oswestry yards, so we brief forklift drivers on lowering loads and recommend weekly recorded visual checks.