Specification, pricing inputs and freight — written for buyers
Short technical notes on what decides a racking specification, what a factory needs in order to quote, and where projects usually go wrong.
What to send a racking factory so the quotation is actually usable
Most first enquiries are unanswerable: "price for racking" tells a factory nothing. Here is the short list of inputs that turns an enquiry into a drawing and a number.
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Sizing a pallet racking bay: how load, beam and upright actually relate
Why the same bay can be rated 1,000 kg or 2,500 kg, and which of the three numbers a buyer should never accept verbally.
22 September 2026
Mezzanine or pallet racking: what to build when floor space runs out
Two ways to get more storage out of the same building, with very different loads, approvals and disruption.
3 September 2026
Light, medium or heavy duty: matching shelving to what you actually store
Duty ratings are often quoted as a single number per layer. The number that decides your specification is the one you have not measured yet.
18 August 2026
Why CBM, not weight, decides what your racking shipment costs
Racking is mostly air once it is flat-packed. Understanding volume and loading is the difference between a full container and a half-empty one.
29 July 2026
What powder coating actually protects on steel racking
Colour is the least important thing about the finish. Film thickness and pre-treatment decide whether the racking still looks new in five years.
6 July 2026Send the load, the footprint and the quantity
A drawing comes back with bay sizes, levels and ratings for your approval. If the requirement is still rough, send a photo of the space and we will work from that.