If you are looking to increase the safety of your warehouse, consider wire decking to enhance your pallet racking system. Wire decking is a low-cost pallet racking accessory that vastly improves warehouse safety and is a worthwhile investment.

An alternative to traditional chipboard or timber decking, the primary purpose of wire mesh decking is to prevent items falling through and causing damage or accidents in the workplace.

If you have the requirement to store pallets of different sizes, this type of decking acts as an effective safety net to prevent pallets and boxes from falling between the beans and potentially causing injury to warehouse operators.

Favourited by insurance companies due to their composed material, wire decking also helps safely support pallet loads of products and is flexible enough to support products such as boxes, cartons, and cases. This provides your rack with greater functionality and purpose.

It also gives you the flexibility to store long, heavy, and awkwardly-sized bundles.

Often, pallet racking systems are tall with shelves that are extremely high to reach. However, wire decking allows forklift operators enough time to make any necessary adjustments and store pallets safely in the rack. 

Without wire decking, pallets could become dislodged, fall to the floor, and result in serious accidents. The mesh gets its support from the U-shaped steel channels that are welded to the bottom.

When it comes to wire decking, you only need to be concerned if you wish to store non-evenly distributed loads or loads where the weight comes down on a point.

This type of decking is designed in such a way to allow water to pass through the sprinkler system in the unfortunate event of a fire. It is favoured in warehouses and factories particularly that deal with food and pharmaceutical, for their obvious hygiene reasons.

Wire decking allows for overhead lighting to better illuminate the products on your warehouse shelves, which eases loading and offers much better visual identification.

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