Frequently Asked Questions

The optimal storage system depends directly on four foundational parameters: product packaging characteristics, pallet handling methods, clear vertical clearance, and required throughput velocity.

Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. analyzes these engineering criteria to match your warehouse with the ideal system:

The choice is governed by load weights, handling mechanisms, and building dimensions:

Pallet Racking: Designed specifically for unitized pallet loads handled by forklifts, reach trucks, or VNA stackers, supporting weights from 500 kg to over 4,000 kg per beam level.

Industrial Shelving: Engineered for manual case picking, open bin storage, and light-to-medium carton inventory from 100 kg to 800 kg per shelf.

Mezzanine Storage Floors: Recommended when you need to double or triple usable floor surface area without expanding your building envelope. Mezzanines can be structural steel platforms for machinery/offices or rack-supported levels with integrated order picking aisles.

For high-turnover FMCG, food distribution, and pharmaceutical warehouses with strict expiration date management, Gravity Flow Pallet Racking provides guaranteed First-In, First-Out (FIFO) stock turnover using inclined roller lanes.

For cold storage warehouses in hot regional climates, Radio Shuttle Racking or Drive-In Racking are preferred because they eliminate non-productive access aisles, reducing the refrigerated volume required per pallet and significantly lowering cooling utility expenditures.

Yes. Over 60% of our turnkey projects feature hybrid configurations. For example, Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. frequently designs warehouse layouts featuring ground-floor selective pallet racking for bulk reserves, topped by a structural mezzanine level dedicated to carton flow picking, packing benches, and small parts bin storage.

Accurate design requires: overall warehouse building dimensions, clear height under low ceiling beams and fire sprinklers, floor slab load-bearing capacity, column spacing grid, pallet dimensions (W x D x H) including product overhang, maximum pallet gross weight, forklift turning radiuses, operating aisle width requirements, and daily pallet inbound/outbound cycles.

Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. brings over 25 years of specialized storage manufacturing expertise. Operating a modern 30,000 m² factory equipped with automated cold roll-forming lines, robotic welding stations, pre-treatment pickling/phosphating lines, and electrostatic powder coating lines, we maintain a monthly processing capacity of 30,000 tons.

By producing every upright column, box beam, baseplate, and bracing component in-house, we guarantee strict dimensional tolerances, premium surface finishes, and factory-direct pricing without intermediary margins.

Our complete line of racking and industrial shelving is manufactured in strict compliance with ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management standards. Our structural components carry certified CE accreditation (Certificate No. 2435-CPR-8605159) conforming to European Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and standard EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011, alongside RoHS compliant non-toxic surface powder coatings.

Yes. Our engineering department provides professional CAD floor plans, aisle spacing calculations, and realistic 3D renderings free of charge. This allows warehouse managers and procurement teams to verify pallet capacities, emergency egress routes, and forklift clearances prior to project approval.

Our typical manufacturing lead time ranges from 15 to 30 business days for standard selective pallet racking and shelving projects, and 25 to 45 business days for customized structural mezzanine floors and automated radio shuttle systems.

Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ) are structured flexibly: we accommodate pilot test trials and partial container loads (LCL), though full container loads (20GP, 40GP, 40HQ) offer the lowest freight cost per storage position.

We support all standard Incoterms, including EXW, FOB (Guangzhou / Shenzhen / Foshan ports), CFR, and CIF. We coordinate direct sea container shipments to premier commercial ports across the Gulf Cooperation Council (Jebel Ali, Khalifa Port, Dammam King Abdulaziz Port, Jeddah Islamic Port, Hamad Port, Sohar, Shuwaikh, Khalifa Bin Salman) as well as global seaports across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Yes. We welcome on-site factory visits to our manufacturing plant in Foshan and our modern product showroom in Guangzhou. Furthermore, we regularly support independent pre-shipment inspections by internationally accredited inspection agencies (such as SGS, BV, or TÜV) to verify steel thickness, welding integrity, coating thickness, and bundling specifications before container departure.

High ambient heat, sand particles, and maritime coastal humidity (frequently encountered across Gulf distribution corridors such as Dubai, Dammam, and Jeddah) can cause inferior paint finishes to peel and corrode. Guangzhou Heda Shelves Co., Ltd. utilizes an 8-stage automated pre-treatment bath incorporating acid pickling, alkaline degreasing, and zinc phosphating prior to electrostatic polyester powder coating cured at 200°C.

For open-air outdoor yards or extreme moisture facilities, hot-dip galvanized steel components are available to provide permanent atmospheric corrosion resistance.

All load ratings adhere to FEM 10.2.02 and EN 15512 static engineering design principles. Our engineers calculate bending moment resistance, section modulus, and allowable deflection limits (L/200 under uniformly distributed loading). Every rack frame incorporates a certified safety factor of 1.5 to 1.65 to ensure fail-safe structural stability against accidental dynamic forklift impacts.

Every international order is dispatched with a complete technical documentation package, including CAD assembly schematics, 3D step-by-step exploded component diagrams, fastener torque tables, and color-coded packaging labels corresponding directly with structural column lines.

Our senior project engineers provide real-time remote technical video support to local installation crews. On-site supervision by our bilingual installation engineers is also available for complex multi-tier mezzanine and radio shuttle deployments.

Simply provide our engineering team with your warehouse floor dimensions, clear internal ceiling height, pallet specifications (width, depth, height, and maximum load weight), and preferred handling forklift model. Our team will generate an optimized 2D CAD layout, 3D architectural rendering, and an itemized Bill of Materials quotation within 24 hours.