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Smart Racking Solution for Palletised Goods.
Conventional Pallet Racking Overview.
Reliable, economical, and adaptable, conventional pallet racking remains the most widely used storage system for palletised goods. Its simple but highly efficient design provides unrestricted access to every pallet, making it ideal for warehouses with a wide product range, fast-moving stock or frequent SKU changes. Whether you’re storing mixed pallet sizes, handling seasonal peaks or reconfiguring layouts, this system offers complete operational flexibility.
At Global Materials Handling, we supply and install high-quality conventional pallet racking designed to maximise capacity, improve workflow, and ensure safe, efficient operations. Every system is engineered to suit your warehouse layout, load requirements, and handling equipment, giving you a storage solution that performs reliably day after day.
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Key Features & Benefits.
Direct access to every pallet: Perfect for operations requiring speed, selectivity, and frequent stock rotation.
Flexible, scalable, and easy to reconfigure: Additions, adjustments, or layout changes can be made quickly as your business grows.
Compatible with standard forklift equipment: Works seamlessly with reach trucks, counterbalance trucks, and VNA solutions.
Wide choice of frame and beam sizes: Ensures the right fit for your pallet type, weight, and warehouse height.
Cost-effective solution for most industries: Low initial investment with long-term durability and excellent return on space.
Tailored to Your Warehouse.
Our racking specialists begin with an on-site assessment to understand your stock profile, available floor space and material-handling fleet. We then design a bespoke layout that optimises every aisle and storage lane, helping you:
- Increase storage capacity
- Reduce travel distances
- Improve picking efficiency
- Maintain safe, compliant operations
Global Materials Handling also provides annual inspections, maintenance, repairs and reconfiguration services to keep your system performing safely and efficiently throughout its lifecycle.
FAQs
Systems can be designed to suit your available height and forklift reach, with high-bay options available for maximum capacity.
Yes – conventional racking is the most flexible solution for varying pallet types, load sizes and product turnover.
Absolutely. It integrates well with mezzanines, mobile racking, VNA layouts and dynamic storage.
A Complete Solutions Partner.
New Forklifts.
We offer a large range of forklifts and warehousing equipment tailored to individual requirements.
Used Forklifts.
Our selection of Used Forklifts is always changing. View our current stock of second hand trucks now.
Forklift Hire.
From short to long term rental, we can source the right materials handling equipment for your application.
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Why Choose Global?
01
Local Response.
From our 12,000 square ft depot in Haydock servicing to NW England we can provide forklift hire across the North West as well as throughout the UK.
02
Industry Knowledge.
From the director with many years of experience in the materials handling industry to the seventeen mobile engineers servicing our customers needs.
03
Prompt Service.
From the moment the call is logged with our service office we will be on your site within three hours to assist with any of your forklift hire requirements.
04
Quality Products.
As the North West dealer for Toyota Material Handling we offer the full range of Toyota forklifts and warehousing equipment for sale or hire.
Our Case Studies.
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Case Studies.
Rowlinson Group.
Rowlinson Group is a family-owned UK business supplying timber, packaging, and garden products, with sustainability central to its operations. The materials handling activities are intensive, with forklifts operating across multiple sites. The company’s fleet includes electric and low-emission trucks, transporting hundreds of tonnes of timber and packaged goods each day, supporting both efficiency and greener operations.
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Case Studies.
Roydon Group PLC.
Roydon Polythene (Exports) Ltd are part of the Roydon Group plc, a provider of complete waste management and recycling solutions. The materials handling operations are intensive, with forklifts working 24 hours a day. The plastic bottle sorting line handles 100 tonnes per shift, with forklift trucks transporting between 160 and 180 tonnes of plastic bales each day.
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Case Studies.
LANXESS Urethanes UK Ltd.
Chemical manufacturer LANXESS urethanes UK Ltd. has received a new generation of Pyroban® protected lift trucks for its operation in Baxenden, UK. The company handles large volumes of flammable material and relies on active explosion protection to alert the drivers if flammable material is present.
Click below to see how we worked with LANXESS urethanes UK Ltd…