Maximize storage with racking and mezzanines
When a facility’s footprint is maxed out, warehouse managers often look up—not for divine inspiration, but for increased storage capacity in the form of rack and mezzanine storage systems. Here, four companies share their successes in using vertical space to achieve their goals of better customer service, organization, logistical control and picking efficiency.
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Warehouse technology company Synergy Logistics promotes Brian Kirst to Chief Commercial Officer Seegrid names Abe Ghabra as Chief Operating Officer GRI appoints Ydo Doornbos as its director for North America ISM May Semiannual Report signals growth in 2024, at a reduced rate 11th annual National Forklift Safety Day to be hybrid event, on June 11 More NewsPuerto Rico’s largest food and beverage distributor, V. Suarez, had outgrown its patchwork of distribution facilities across the island. To enhance customer service, logistical control and efficiency when delivering 500 brands to 6,000 customers, the company consolidated distribution at a single facility.
“Consolidating warehouse operations under one roof allows us to pursue growth,” says Wallace Santos Guzman, vice president of operations at V. Suarez.
Concerned about fork truck impacts, the company specified that the durability of the pallet rack be an important consideration. Working with a consultant at St. Onge, management chose selective rack, push back rack, drive-in rack, decked rack and carton flow rack (Steel King).
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