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Installation & project management
Nobody can shut the warehouse for a fortnight. Most installation problems are really scheduling problems.
Scheduling is the whole job
On paper, installing racking is repetitive: set out, stand the frames up straight, bolt them down, fit the beams, check, fit the weight notices, move on. The difficulty is that almost every job happens inside a building that has to keep trading.
Scheduling is what makes that manageable. Which area is emptied first, where the stock goes meanwhile, how deliveries reach the work without crossing walkways, and which runs have to be back in use by Monday. That planning happens before the first lorry arrives.
How a job runs
- Before we start. Method statement and risk assessment issued, deliveries scheduled, site induction arranged, working areas and access routes marked out.
- Setting out. The grid is marked from a fixed point. Mistakes here carry through the whole run, so it gets checked before anything is fixed down.
- Building. Frames stood plumb and bolted down, beams fitted with their safety clips, bracing installed.
- Checking. Everything verified straight, level and in line before it goes into use.
- Weight notices. Fitted to every run, stating what it is allowed to carry as built.
- Handover. Drawings, calculations, certificate and a walk round with whoever will be responsible for the racking.
Working hours
Daytime work is the cheapest option where an area can be cleared. Nights and weekends cost more per hour and are usually still better value than halting despatch. We will price both so you can compare them properly.
Safety on site
This is work at height with heavy components, in a building where other people are working. Teams work to a method statement written for your site, with the working area kept separate from your operation. Insurance details and paperwork are issued before work starts, not on request afterwards.
Handover means paperwork
An installation is not finished when the last beam goes in. Keeping racking safe is a legal responsibility that sits with you as the operator, and you cannot do it without the drawings, the weight figures and a record of how it was set up. That pack is part of the job, not an extra.
What that means in practice
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Phased around production
Areas are handed back as they finish, rather than the whole floor being a building site until the last bay goes in.
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Set out properly
Racking that goes in slightly out of true loses capacity it was designed to have. Not a corner worth cutting.
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One person throughout
Whoever surveys your site stays with the job through to handover. No handing you to someone who has never seen the building.
Questions
Installation & project management, common questions
How long does it take to install pallet racking?
A trained two-person team typically installs 40 to 60 bays a day once the materials are on site and the floor is clear. A 300-bay job is therefore roughly a week of actual installation. Add time for deliveries, floor fixing, fitting weight notices and working around your operation, and most jobs that size run two to three weeks from first delivery to handover.
Can racking be installed while the warehouse is running?
Yes, and most installations are. The work is split into zones with the working area fenced off, so forklifts and people are kept clear. Where a zone cannot be freed up during the day, teams work nights or weekends. It costs more per hour than working in an empty building, but it is almost always cheaper than losing trading days.
What should I be given when the racking is handed over?
You should receive drawings showing exactly what was installed, notices fitted to every run stating how much weight it can carry, the calculations behind those figures, and a certificate confirming the job is complete. You also need to name someone in your business as responsible for the racking's safety, and the handover pack is what they will use to run checks against.
Do installers need to be qualified?
Yes. Racking installation is safety-critical work at height, and racking that goes up wrong can fail under load even when the parts themselves are sound. Installers should hold current certification from the recognised industry training scheme, and asking to see it before work starts is a reasonable check for any customer to make.
Next step
Tell us the building. We will tell you what it could hold.
Send a drawing, a sketch, or just the internal dimensions and the height. You get back a layout, what it will hold and a costed proposal.