Mobile Pallet Racking System

Mobile pallet racking system maximises storage capacity by eliminating the need for permanent aisles between every rack row, while maintaining direct access to individual pallets. This makes it particularly suited to high-cost or space-constrained facilities, including cold stores, where efficient use of available floor space is a priority.

Mobile Pallet Racking Systems mount standard selective racking on motorised bases that travel along floor rails. The rows are held tightly together, with only one working aisle opened at a time. When a row needs to be accessed, the bases move sideways to create an aisle where it is needed. This allows the system to maintain selective pallet access while using floor area more efficiently than fixed-aisle racking.

Specifications:

• Bases: welded steel chassis with wheels running on rails, driven by electric motors
• Rails: can be recessed into a new floor slab or fixed on top of an existing slab, depending on the design and the floor
• Block length and height: set by the layout and the floor capacity
• Safety standard: EN 15095 (Power-operated mobile racking and shelving, carousels and storage lifts, Safety requirements)
• Capacity: per pallet position and per base, per the supplier’s design

Operational & Commercial Benefits

•  Far less floor area spent on aisles than static selective racking
•  Smaller cooled volume in cold stores, which can reduce energy use
•  Direct access to every pallet, with strong stock control

Ideal for

Cold and frozen stores, high-security and pharmaceutical stores, tooling and die stores, and premium-cost buildings.

Buyer’s guide

• Have a structural engineer check the floor. The moving load is large and concentrated along the rails.
• Rail accuracy matters. Level, straight rails are essential for smooth, reliable movement.
• Safety systems. Look for safety scanners or light barriers, emergency stops and an interlocked aisle opening so the bases cannot close on a person or truck. Confirm compliance with EN 15095.
• Agree how the system will be operated: push-button, remote or WMS control, and what happens during a power failure.