Pallet racking in Shrewsbury, from Battlefield trade counters to converted Shropshire barns.

Often yes, but the floor decides it. Older agricultural buildings around Shrewsbury may have a thin or uneven slab, or none at all in parts. We inspect the concrete, ask about its history, and where needed take core information before designing column pads. The building's eaves height and portal frame spacing also set the deck level and grid. Mezzanine steelwork is usually installed in 1 to 3 weeks once drawings are approved, and a mezzanine will normally need building regulations approval, which our drawings and calculations support.

Our base at Seven Sisters is about 118 miles from Shrewsbury by road, roughly two hours forty minutes via the A465 and A49. To avoid passing that travel cost on for every small visit, we group Shropshire surveys and inspections, typically pairing Shrewsbury with Telford and Oswestry on the same trip. Installation crews stay locally for the length of the job rather than travelling daily. The survey itself is free and is normally booked within five working days of your enquiry.

Yes. We phase merchant installs so the counter and at least part of the yard stay open. A common approach is to build one run at a time in the back warehouse, starting early in the morning before trade collections peak, and to fit cantilever in the yard on a weekend or an evening. We agree the phasing at survey, including where stock moves while each run goes in, so your customers at Battlefield Enterprise Park are not turned away during the fit out. Racking for a merchant is typically installed 4 to 8 weeks from order, which leaves time to plan stock moves around your busiest weeks.

The Shropshire Food Enterprise Centre has twelve production units, and most hold ingredients, packaging and finished goods in modest volumes, so boltless shelving with easily cleaned shelves, plus one or two bays of pallet racking for packaging, is usually enough. We keep the bottom level raised so floors can be cleaned underneath, leave space between shelving and walls for inspection, and choose finishes that suit your hygiene plan. Where heavier cartons need more capacity, longspan rated at about 200, 400 or 800kg per level is an alternative to shelving. Where a producer grows into a larger Shrewsbury unit, the same shelving can move with you.

It is common on Shropshire farms and can be managed, but the layout must suit the machine. Telehandlers approach with a different reach and visibility to a counterbalance forklift, so we usually allow wider aisles than the 3.5 to 4.2m typical for counterbalance trucks, set beam heights that the operator can see, and add end of run protection where machines turn. We also put a clear load notice on each run and brief the operators on what damage to report.

HSG76 asks for an expert inspection at least once every twelve months by a SEMA Approved Rack Inspector, plus regular recorded visual checks by your own responsible person. In a busy merchant depot where vans and forklifts mix every morning, weekly visual checks are sensible, with damage reported straight away. We combine your annual Shrewsbury inspection with other Shropshire visits, give you a traffic light report, and quote for any repairs at the same time so they can be done on one return trip.

Yes. Used pallet racking and longspan can keep the cost of a first storage area down, which matters when a farm is testing a new line such as feed sales or packed produce. We source checked components, match frames (900 or 1100mm deep) and beams (1500 to 5000mm long) by manufacturer so they are compatible, and tell you where a part is not worth reusing. Every used installation in Shropshire gets new load notices, and we can carry out its first expert inspection, due within twelve months, on a grouped visit.