Racking is extremely useful for maximising available space for either storage or display purposes or a combination of both. This extends from simple domestic shelving to more heavy duty shelving units, right through to commercial racking for warehouse facilities and pretty much everything in between.
The different types of racking available are almost as extensive as the choice of suppliers for racking and shelving solutions. If you were to stop and consider a world without shelving and racking, both your home and work environments would quite possibly look very different. Racking is commonly used in the workplace for document storage and warehousing. To imagine either of these activities without racking would lead to stacks of boxes and document folders littered over endless valuable square feet of floor space. At home, the capacity and convenience of the modest bookcase may soon be realised when the books are stacked in boxes on the floor.
Racking and shelving is a commodity product that fulfils so many different needs, many of which are exclusively practical whilst others are primarily aesthetic. As a result, these types of products are widely available in both furniture and DIY stores in addition to wholesale suppliers of such fixtures and fittings.
Considerations to be mindful of when purchasing any shelving system are whether the system is easily extendable. This could be the need to extend and existing unit upwards or along in the case of a functional warehousing setting or in the case of domestic shelving it may be the advantage of being able to purchase units that are complementary to existing furniture.