Making the most of available space

When Schuh invested in a southern distribution centre CSI was tasked with make the most of the available space. Separate storage areas were required, keeping the stock for the retail shop separate from the RDC’s stock for online purchases, while areas that provided for administration and packing also needed to be included.

To make the most of the available height in the storage area CSI designed a HI280 two tier shelving system 6m high, with open grid walkways and mezzanine flooring supported on back to back shelving.

This provided the greatest number of storage locations and utilised a shelf supported mezzanine floor. The alternatives would have been, either a high bay shelving system which would have required expensive and time consuming access equipment or an independent mezzanine floor with shelving above and below, but this would have lost vital storage space to floor beams and services.

CSI also installed a goods lift, a chute for dispatches and packing benches on the mezzanine level.