In many ways, narrow aisle pallet racking does exactly what it says on the tin. By reducing the aisle width between racks by as much as 50% compared to traditional racking formats – sometimes as narrow as 1.7 metres across – more racks can be fitted into the same amount of space. This allows for more products to be stored, and can allow businesses to increase the lifespan of their existing facility, or cater to sudden and temporary increases in demand.
Narrow aisle pallet racking does not have any structural disadvantages compared to other racking types. It offers the same high density storage, can be built just as high, and can support heavy pallets and various sizes and shapes of goods. It can even accommodate an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS), which for certain products is a palatable (excuse the pun) alternative to vehicular retrieval.
