Warehouse - United Kingdom Warehousing Association

This Month...1Packed and ready to go //An update on our work atDalePak’s new 140,000sq. ft. warehouse1Technical Topic //Why you no longer need tosacrifice safety and disruptyour warehouse due toframe damage2How many palletpositions? //Try our pallet estimatorRediRackWharf Road, Kilnhurst,Mexborough, South YorkshireS64 5SUUKTel: +44 (0) 1709 584711Fax: +44 (0) 1709 589821Email: info@redirack.co.ukwww.redirack.co.uk3Packed and ready to go!Dalepak are leading warehouse, distribution and packing specialists withthree sites in Northampton, totalling more than 300,000 sq.ft of warehousingcapacity. After recently acquiring new storage and packing contracts,Dalepak expanded into a new, ecologically smart 140,000 sq. ft warehouse.As part of the move, Dalepak asked RediRack to create a bespoke rackingsystem that would allow for the storage of more than 21,000 pallets,accommodating a daily churn of approximately 2000 pallets. In addition to palletstorage, Dalepak needed mezzanine floors for extra vertical space and a safeenvironment for contract packing.RediRack created a narrow aisle system comprising of thirty double runs ofracking 2300mm wide to accommodate Dalepak’s fleet of Bendi trucks. Eachaisle is 56m long and has an access tunnel running across the block to allowthe trucks easier and quicker access to products. The racking bays are 2700mmwide and store two pallets at every beam level, in the bottom bays pallets arestored on the floor and are accessible for picking as necessary. Ultimately, thefinished racking system gives Dalepak in excess of 21,000 pallet positions.To protect their new racking, Dalepak asked RediRack to install sacrificial legsto every frame. As damage is inevitable, the sacrificial leg allows damagedframes to be quickly and easily changed with minimal cost and down time.To reduce on-going maintenance costs, Dalepak asked RediRack’s sistercompany RediFloor to build two mezzanine floors. Both mezzanines conformto Part K of the Buildings Regulations code, are fully fire protected with a onehour rating and feature pallet gates to ensure the safe loading of goods into thepick and pack area. The mezzanines combine to give Dalepak almost 1000square meters of additional floor space.At a Glance:• 140,000 sq. ft warehouse• 21,000 pallet spaces• Daily churn 2000 pallets• Narrow Aisle Racking• 56m long aisles• Two mezzanine floorsFor the full story view the Dalepak casestudy online: http://bit.ly/12OpoqJ