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One of the leading distributors of wood-based materials and panels on the Hungarian market, Borovi Impex Nagyker, has more than doubled its storage capacity with cantilever racking solutions from OHRA.

This will allow the company to continue to supply its customers quickly and reliably in times of rapidly rising timber prices and a general shortage of materials. The 24m long cantilever racks with seven storage levels and weather protection allow easier access to individual items compared to the previous floor storage. All in all, the company can now supply its customers 30% faster thanks to the new racking system.

Cost-effective alternative to a warehouse

Borovi used to store its timber in piles under roofs; however, floor storage takes up a lot of space, and accessing individual items required repeated restocking processes, which took a lot of time. The timber merchant therefore decided to create the new storage capacity using cantilever racking.

To protect timber from the weather, the racks were fitted with a 2.7m deep roof on both sides. Display frames were mounted on the racks’ front sides, which support a powder-coated trapezoidal sheet as a side panel. In addition, the cantilever columns are fitted with U-profiles into which boards can be inserted. The resulting sheet piling additionally protects the timber from precipitation. This construction method saved Borovi the time-consuming and costly construction of a new warehouse.

Borovi invested in a total of five 7.8m high cantilever racks, and including the base level, each one offers seven storage levels. In addition, each 1.2m long cantilever arms has a load-bearing capacity of 800kg. The rack bases are equipped with guide rails that make it easier to manoeuvre a four-way forklift in the rack aisles.

30% faster, 40% less damage

The new racking has allowed Borovi to more than double its storage capacity in a short space of time. Storage in cantilever racking offers significant advantages over the previous floor storage method. Now, individual items can be directly accessed without the need for stock transfer, thus significantly increasing warehouse efficiency and significantly reducing damage to goods. This and the secure protection from the weather reduced damage to timber by around 40%.

OHRA has been a European market leader in heavy-load storage technology for over 40 years. A specialist in the storage of particularly long, heavy, unwieldy goods, OHRA cantilever and pallet racks have proven themselves on the storage technology market. These are characterised by a particularly high load-bearing capacity, robustness and durability.

The portfolio ranges from simple racking solutions, complete racking halls, to complex, fully automated storage and order picking systems for all sizes of company and diverse sectors. All OHRA products are produced at the company’s own factory in Kerpen, Germany. Today, OHRA is represented by its own sales offices in 14 European countries, and in a further 14 countries by its trading partners.

To find out more, see www.ohra.co.uk.