If you are still dependent on wooden pallets in your warehouse, manufacturing, or distribution facility, there are plenty of reasons to upgrade to using steel stillages instead. Here are a few of the benefits you'll enjoy when you upgrade your equipment:
1) Stillages Are Longer-lasting
As a material, wood is a fragile, expensive, and an unsustainable option for storage and transportation. It will eventually rot, and can also be damaged by water, spillages, and a whole host of other issues – putting your stock at risk. The result? Sooner or later, all wooden pallets will need to be replaced, and many are single-use items. Because of the chemicals used to treat many pallets manufactured outside the EU, the wood is difficult to reuse and recycle, meaning that thousands of pallets each year get consigned to landfills and waste incinerators – a massive waste of natural resources.
By contrast, stillages are made from strong, durable, reusable steel. They are built to last, so, after your initial investment, you'll find that they prove more cost-effective than wooden pallets over time. Steel stillages provide secure protection for goods over countless uses and require minimal maintenance.
2) Stillages Save Space
Stacking stillages are one of the most effective ways of reducing the footprint in your warehouse and maximising storage space. They take up little space by allowing you to stack vertically, with a level of stability you won’t find in wooden pallets. Stillages provide far more versatile storage options than pallets.
3) Stillages Are Better For Heavy Goods
In addition to being durable, steel is extremely strong. This means that stillages can take heavier and bulkier loads than wooden pallets. This is good for saving space: if you are dealing with heavy loads, then you will be able to fit more on a stillage than you would on a pallet. The result? You'll need fewer stillages than pallets to hold your goods.
4) Stillages Save Time
In any warehouse, a large amount of time is spent loading and unloading goods. However, stillages make this process far quicker than pallets. Stillages can be customised with extra elements such as castor wheels, which make movement easier. The fact that they are stackable also means that loading and unloading time is reduced, and they can be stored discretely when not in use.
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At Steps & Stillages, we offer a range of bespoke storage solutions for a wide variety of products and industries, to make storage and distribution easier and help optimise your warehouse layout. To learn more about our standard range, or to enquire about bespoke stillages, get in touch today.
