Cantilever Racking Storage Systems

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Cantilever Racking Systems

HEAVY DUTY CANTILEVER RACKING

Wickens Cantilever Racking offers a cost-effective and safe solution for storing various types of long and heavy duty products. An open-fronted system allows storing infinite and varying length items. Manufactured in the UK, our Cantilever Rack System uprights and bases are constructed from hot-rolled structural steel sections, which make them very robust and able to withstand the rigours of the most arduous industrial environments.

FEATURES:

Rack heights up to 10m to carry up to 30 tonnes
Vertically adjustable arms on a standard pitch of 150mm
(others available on request)
Painted any colour, or hot-dipped galvanised finish for external applications
Arm Capacity is up to 2 tonnes as standard, can be increased to meet your requirements.
Arm lengths to suit your requirements.
Various arm section material profiles

A metal cantilever rack with three vertical supports and six yellow horizontal arms, used for storing long or bulky items like pipes or timber. The background is plain and white.

Options:

Single or double sided
Canopies for external storage
Removable retaining pins or welded end stops
Rack Clad Buildings
Arm end ties (left to right supports)
Plastic arm protection to protect the product from corrosion or damage
Tyre guards
Steel or timber decks
Head guards

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Cantilever racking Examples

Timber stored on blue cantilever racking within a warehouse

A large warehouse with tall, multi-level shelving racks holding wooden pallets. The shelves have yellow beams and extend along the length of the building. The interior has high ceilings and ample lighting.

Rows of blue metal racks in a warehouse hold long metal pipes and tubes, some wrapped in plastic. The ceiling is high with overhead lighting, and the floor is concrete. The scene is organised and industrial.

Several Formula 1 racing cars are stored on metal shelves, stacked in two levels inside a garage or warehouse. The cars are painted in different colours and display various sponsor logos.

Yellow cantilever racks hold wooden pallets and metal materials in a warehouse with a high ceiling and skylights, creating organised storage for long and bulky items.

Rows of empty green and yellow cantilever racks in a large warehouse, with a few long materials and pallets stored on some of the shelves. The warehouse has a high ceiling and concrete floor.

Metal shelving racks holding multiple stacks of long metal pipes arranged horizontally outdoors, with a white industrial building in the background and a safety barrier in front.

Rows of metal racks holding long, stacked beams or planks are arranged inside a spacious industrial warehouse with high ceilings and large windows.

Rows of metal shelves filled with various metal rods, bars, and pipes in a large, well-lit warehouse with a red floor and high ceiling.

Stacks of large, wrapped timber bundles are arranged on metal racks inside a spacious warehouse with a high ceiling and fluorescent lighting.

Ideal for Storing:

Aluminium sheet and plate
Heavy pipes or tubes
Timber packs
Scrap vehicles
Steel sections
Raw materials
Extrusion
Panels
Concrete & sheet lintels
Worktops & laminates

Design:

All products comply with current British and CE marking standards
SEMA approved manufacturer
Minimum Safety Factor of 2.5 based on ultimate tensile strength
Arm deflection limited to 1/180th of length
Maximum allowable weld stress of 115N/mm2
Upright deflection limited to 1/120th of height or 50mm, whichever is less

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With Guide rails

warehousing

double sided cantilever racking at a scrap car yard. Cars stored on four levels

Car storage

product storage

Custom Cantilever Racking Systems with Full Design and Installation Service.

When combined with a Wickens Guide Rail System, our Heavy Duty Cantilever Racks offers the perfect narrow aisle solution, allowing the most efficient use of space within your warehouse. A variety of safety products, such as steel safety barriers, column protectors and bollards, are available to protect your racking and stock from damage caused by materials handling machinery.

We also produce Cantilever Racking fitted with canopies and rainwater goods that will protect your externally stored products from weather damage. In addition to roofs, we offer a complete Rack Clad Building package, a very cost-effective way of constructing a stand-alone storage building.

Wickens Design Engineers will provide a bespoke Cantilever Racking solution for your individual storage needs. We will carry out structural calculations to ensure that you are offered the most cost-effective racks, which are able to carry your specified loads and maximise the capacity of your storage space. Our Engineers will liaise with your chosen forklift truck supplier to ensure that our system works in complete harmony with their trucks.

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