Industrial Steel Shelving Units

Industrial steel shelving units in cold-rolled steel with epoxy powder coating, offered in three duty bands: up to 200 kg, 200-800 kg and 800-2000 kg per level. Boltless rivet assembly, adjustable levels, 38x38x1.8 mm angle posts and shelf panels from 900x300 to 900x600 mm. Flat-packed for export.

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Products Description

An industrial steel shelving unit is a steel frame with adjustable shelf levels, loaded by hand or trolley and re-slotted whenever the product mix changes. It is the right industrial steel shelving unit when the unit of handling is a carton, a tote or a bin rather than a full pallet: picking bays, spare parts rooms, workshop stores and MRO areas all run on it.

The range comes in three duty bands rather than one generic frame. Light duty shelving handles up to 200 kg per level, medium duty shelving covers 200-800 kg per level, and heavy duty racking covers 800-2000 kg per level. Picking the band first avoids a project that is over-specified on cost or under-specified on safety, and it is the first question a genuine industrial steel shelving units supplier will ask you.

Every bay shares one design logic: a perforated angle post, a shelf panel that drops into place, and a reinforce support bar under wider or heavier panels. That keeps spares simple and lets you extend an existing industrial steel shelving units bay with matching components years later.

Basic Info.

Product Name	Industrial Steel Shelving Units
Material	Cold-rolled steel, roll-formed uprights, beams and panels
Surface Finish	Epoxy powder coating
Assembly	Boltless rivet / keyhole slot; bolted for longer spans
Load Capacity	Light duty up to 200 kg / level; medium 200-800 kg / level; heavy 800-2000 kg / level (UDL)
Upright Profile	Angle post 38x38x1.8 mm, 2100 mm or 2400 mm height
Shelf Panel Options	900x300x0.7 mm; 900x450x0.8 mm; 900x600x0.8 mm
Long Span Frame Panel	2375x620x0.8 mm
Shelf Reinforcement	Reinforce support bar under wider or heavier panels
Fasteners	M6x12 cup head nuts and bolts
Level Adjustment	Adjustable at fixed pitch to suit changing SKU heights

These are the standard options in this range. Non-standard sizes are built to order: send us your bay width, depth, height and the weight per level and we will confirm the exact build.

Why Choose Our Industrial Steel Shelving Units

Buyers comparing adjustable shelving units usually weigh four things: whether the frame is still true after two years of loading, whether the boltless unit assembles without a fitter, whether the manufacturer stocks spares, and whether the price survives the freight calculation. This range of industrial steel shelving units is designed around those four questions.

Duty-band clarity. We quote by load band, not by a vague heavy-duty label, so the specification on your PO means the same as the specification on the drawing.
Boltless assembly. Keyhole slots on the angle post and rivet-seated beams let a two-person team build a bay with a mallet, cutting site labour and removing the risk of missing fasteners at commissioning.
Adjustable levels. Perforated uprights at a fixed pitch let you re-slot shelves as stock changes, so the bay is not written off when the product mix moves.
Spares and extension. Matching uprights, panels and reinforce support bars stay in production, so a five-year-old bay can be extended rather than replaced.

If you are comparing an industrial steel shelving unit on price alone, ask what the load band is, what the panel thickness is and whether the reinforcement bar is included. Those three answers explain most of the difference between two apparently identical quotes.

Applications of Industrial Steel Shelving Units

These shelving units suit any environment where stock is picked by hand or trolley and the storage profile changes over time. All of the applications below use the same industrial steel shelving units frame in different duty bands and footprints.

Warehouse picking bays for slow-moving or small-part stock that does not justify a full pallet position.
Workshop and maintenance stores holding tools, spares and consumables on adjustable levels close to the point of use.
Spare parts rooms and MRO stores where bin locations change often and the bay must adapt without re-engineering.
E-commerce and 3PL fulfilment where SKU counts grow and picking faces need re-configuring between seasons.
Cold storage and chilled rooms where a galvanised or higher-spec coating is needed for wash-down and humidity.
Retail back-of-house and pharmacy stockrooms needing tidy, adjustable shelving at a modest height.

If your loads are palletised and lifted by forklift rather than handled by hand, a structural pallet storage system is usually the better answer. Industrial steel shelving units are the right choice when the unit of handling is a carton, a tote or a bin. Tell us how the goods arrive and how they are picked, and we will say so rather than supply industrial steel shelving units you cannot use.

FAQ

Q1: What load can an industrial steel shelving unit carry?

Three duty bands: light duty up to 200 kg per level, medium duty 200-800 kg per level, and heavy duty 800-2000 kg per level. The rating applies to a uniformly distributed load on a level shelf, so tell us your carton weight and span and we will confirm the band.

Q2: Is the shelving boltless or bolted?

Both exist in this range. The boltless rivet unit seats beam ends into the keyhole slots on the angle post, so no loose nuts are dropped on site. For longer spans or heavier duty we supply bolted connections using M6x12 cup head nuts and bolts.

Q3: Can the shelf levels be adjusted later?

Yes. The uprights are perforated at a fixed pitch, so each panel can be lifted, repositioned and re-seated as your storage profile changes. A mix change costs a re-slot, not a new bay.

Q4: What shelf panel should I choose?

900x300x0.7 mm, 900x450x0.8 mm or 900x600x0.8 mm steel panels. The wider the panel, the more the load needs a reinforce support bar underneath. For small parts that can fall through, add a kick plate or solid deck.

Q5: Do you supply galvanised or stainless versions?

The standard range is cold-rolled steel with an epoxy powder coating. Where a project needs extra corrosion resistance, talk to us about a galvanised finish and the environment it will sit in.

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