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Warehouse design—for the space you didn’t know you had

Is your storage operation beginning to feel more like a giant game of Jenga? Have you been thinking—dreaming—of bigger premises for a while now? If you’ve got limited…

Protect and inspect! Keeping rack safety in check

When it comes to warehouse safety, a few usual suspects tend to get the most attention. Forklifts. Stock. Pedestrians. Processes. But what about the infrastructure at the centre…

Pipe stillages—how to safely store long, heavy stock

Some stock is just awkward. It doesn’t fit on a pallet. It won’t sit neatly on standard racking. And it definitely can’t be propped up in a corner….

Celebrating 40 years of Rapid Racking

Forty years. Four decades. 14,600 days of building Britain’s strongest and most reliable storage solutions. However you measure it, it’s official: Rapid Racking has hit the big 4‑0….

Why should you buy pallet racking kits?

When fitting out a warehouse, choosing the right pallet racking can feel like solving a puzzle — beams, uprights, braces, bolts, decking, safety barriers… it adds up fast….

Case study — MPAC expansion project

Introduction Rapid Racking concluded work on a highly successful project for MPAC, a specialist in designing, building and supporting the machines that enable companies worldwide to achieve both…

Product guide: what is a COSHH cabinet?

COSHH, which stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, is the law that requires employers to control hazardous substances in the workplace, and restrict or prevent the…

Manual vs electric: which pallet truck should you opt for?

Manual: pros Cost-effective: significantly cheaper to buy and maintain Simple to use: no need for special training or licensing Low maintenance: fewer mechanical or electrical parts to break…

The advantages of using electric material handling equipment

In today’s fast-moving warehousing industry, safety and efficiency are top priorities. While manual handling tools have been used for decades, advancing technology is now transforming warehouse operations. Increased…

Product guide: what are scissor lift tables?

A scissor lift table is a mechanical platform that raises or lowers heavy items using a crisscross (scissor-style) mechanism. Powered either manually (hydraulic foot pump) or electrically, they…