How to Add Extra Storage in the Lead Up to Christmas

Christmas means additional sales for your business which means a higher level of stock than you deal with during the year. It can be challenging to manage stock effectively without the right storage in place.

You will want to avoid stockout or excess inventory in your business and will likely have systems in place to improve inventory management but the physical use of space in your warehouse can also optimise productivity and efficiency.

Rack King, based in Walkinstown Co. Dublin has the solutions your business needs for this time of year. Here we show you how our products can help you to manage inventory in the warehouse for the bust Christmas season.

In addressing your storage space, there are a number of options to consider. Rack King can help with flexible warehouse storage options such as pallet racking, longspan shelving, industrial shelving, and workbenches.  

Optimising your warehouse layout can mean that resources are not wasted, operations run smoothly and efficiently, and increased customer satisfaction when stock is available and reaches the customer with minimum delay or disruption.

• Assess your space
• Add storage
• Clear space
• Use vertical space
• Store items according to size
• Use accessible locations
• Add a workbench

First look at your space and determine your storage requirements. Are there unused spaces that could potentially hold storage? 

Could aisle widths between storage be made narrower to add more racking or shelving while maintaining space to work?

Rack King pallet racking, longspan or industrial shelving starter units and extensions are all available in a range of widths and heights to best fit your space.

Adding additional storage can allow you to store products and stock more efficiently. Rack King offers a range of storage options in a range of sizes to utilise your storage space. You can expand your storage capacity using our flexible storage solutions.

Rack King’s storage solutions are easy to add to your current set up and have an easy clip together assembly process, needing no nuts or bolts.

Are there areas that are cluttered with debris, unused inventory, or unused equipment? Is there floor space that could potentially be cleared by identifying unused items.

Recycle old pallets if they are unusable. Repair or sell unused equipment. Have a clear out if necessary to provide space for more storage.

Unsold or obsolete inventory could be sold at a discount, returned to the seller, or moved to a different location or placed up high out of the way until needed.

Consider vertical space. Could you utilise this vertical space with higher shelving for example? High density higher racking and shelving allows you to maximise your storage space.

Rack King pallet racking comes in heights of up to 5 metres with 2 and 3 beam levels with starter bays and extension bays to suit the width of your space. Likewise, longspan shelving and industrial shelving come in heights of up to 2 metres and 2.25 metres. With various widths to fit all spaces.

Smaller or larger items could be stored on a separate area of racking or shelving to maximise space. 

It may be possible to store differently sized stock or items in a currently underutilised space on a separate rack or shelf to make space for more items in your main storage area.

Rack King has mobile longspan shelving which could be used when stock levels are high to store smaller or bulkier items away from your main storage areas.

It may be the case that 80% of your storage or warehouse activity comes from 20% of items. Fastest selling, short date, or seasonal items may be better stored in more accessible locations than other stock.

Christmas stock is obviously time sensitive as you will want to avoid excess inventory remaining unsold after Christmas.

Pallet racking or shelving can be used one pallet deep for ease of access for those seasonal items or you could use double reach racking where pallet racks or shelves are two rows deep without aisle space in between. This can enable you to store inventory with the most in demand items in optimal positions maximising your space.

For packaging and assembly tasks, you will need a workbench to improve productivity, and worker safety and wellbeing.

In order to allow for seamless assembly, packaging, handling, and shipping to fulfil orders and also to centrally handle returns, finding space in your layout for a workstation is essential.

Rack KIng has a range of workbenches, with and without castors, which are spacious, heavy duty, and durable.

Avoid disruption, decreased productivity, unsold goods, increased costs and unhappy customers with our storage solutions for your business.

Rack King are Ireland’s leading supplier of racking, shelving, and workbenches that provide reliable and speedy solutions to your additional storage needs this Christmas.

We supply nationwide from our Dublin warehouse with delivery in 3 working days.

Our products, manufactured in the EU, benefit from an easy, clip together assembly process that do not require nuts or bolts so you can have your additional storage up and running in time for the busy Christmas season.

Browse our extensive range and order online or call us to discuss your needs and any queries you may have.