OHRA helps Alkain to achieve optimal use of space

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Alkain, the largest building materials retailer in Gipuzkoa, has expanded its existing racking system with racks from the company OHRA to expand additional storage capacities. Different variants and accessories were used:

Thus, the racking uprights act as supports for a roof and the guide rails allow use as narrow aisle storage and the metal bridges provide continuous storage, for example, pallets of different sizes without having to avoid the obtrusive intermediate supports of the structure.

With more than 30,000 square meters of space at the two locations Hondarribia and Astigarraga, Alkain is a provider of wide range of building materials for both private and commercial customers. The product spectrum ranges from wooden beams and insulation materials to bricks and tiles, to construction chemistry and everything necessary for the construction sector. Different types of goods are stored in different areas:

The palletized building materials are stored in the same warehouse. Alkain mounted its first Cantilever racks back in 2008. The goods are stored on four levels. Each cantilever arm is designed for a load of up to 1915kg. With the bridges between the arms, the goods can be stored continuously without damaging the obtrusive intermediate stands. This space almost doubled in 2017. With arms on four levels, the longest of which is 64.9 meters long, enough storage capacity is available for the growing activity of Alkain.

In 2017, new Cantilever racks with the same features as those in the interior space have been added in an adjoining zone to the main hall to expand storage capacity. The new racks with four height levels were installed under the roof and today allow for a simplified inventory control compared to fixed storage. At the same time, access to the goods is facilitated, thereby shortening the unloading times of the goods.

In the outdoor area, a rack-clad warehouse serves as a warehouse for various materials such as wood, iron and heavy building materials. It is based on Cantilever racks and was expanded in 2017. The robust arms are used to carry the weight of the goods with a load capacity of 1850kg per arm and distributed over five levels. In some areas of this outdoor installation, bridges have been added between the arms and bases to store large palletized material. In order to carry the weight of the roof, special roof racks were installed, which are designed for this function. The guides on the racks enable the mechanical receipt of goods onto shelves of up to 62 meters on five levels, with the help of a side-loading trolley.

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