Store-Rite Systems Inc - Commercial Shelving Specialist

Steel is used in the commercial shelving field extensively and you can convert the high spaces over the floor and walls into highly valuable storage shelving. Whenever you can consolidate space, it allows you to avoid the necessity of having to move to more expensive, large premises and it increases employee efficiency. Inventory accounting is much easier and the issues of lost items and over-buying are eliminated.



Steel commercial shelves are made out of the highest grade of commercial-grade steel and can withstand extreme temperatures and sudden climate change. This is critical since the storage shelve does get exposed to the outside air whenever you have the warehouse doors opened up. Steel commercial shelving can be used within the retail sector, factories, warehouses, office shelving, and storage room.

There is no back on open commercial shelves and that provides easy access from both sides of the unit for stored items. This type of storage shelves come with a steel frame that supports the shelves. The specific gauge of steel that is used to build the shelving dictates the strength of a specific unit that the shelving can support. Crates and boxes that need to be quickly accessed are normally stored on open back shelves made out of industrial-strength steel gauge. Using open-back industrial and commercial shelving is a great way to save on horizontal space since usually the units are taller than they are wide. Smaller metal shelving is used in offices for storing boxes of documents and stationery.

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1090 Meyerside Dr, Mississauga, ON L5T 1J4


Closed-back steel storage shelving is enclosed on the back and sides by places that are made out of steel as well. Whenever security is potentially a problem, the shelves can be locked and closed, otherwise, they are normally fixed and open along the wall. This kind of commercial shelving provides the same kind of stable design that a cabinet does. However, steel shelving has a much higher resistance to damage and wear. Sometimes closed-back steel shelving is folded together to protect certain delicate materials like chemicals and paint. Steel storage, overall, is able to support a weight load that is much higher compared to other forms of commercial shelving. 

It is very useful to have long span commercial shelving to turn the full length of factory and warehouse walls into very valuable storage shelving. There is also wide-span shelving that is made out of 24 gauge steel and is able to carry weight up to 35,000 pounds. Beams support the storage shelving in a design that raises the unit's center of gravity so it is able to support very heavyweight loads without becoming unstable for unloading and loading. Wide-span steel shelves are frequently used in lubrication and tire service areas and auto parts stores. Smaller steel shelves are used by ironmonger stores for storing and displaying products, manuals, and product literature.

Both open back and closed back shelves having a micro-coating of iron phosphate and baked-on enamel is painted on. That prevents corrosion and also provides a barrier that protects the steel against accidental damage. It is possible to turn steel shelving into industrial shelving through bolting the bottom part of one unit onto the top end of a different shelf using adjustable clips. The adaptation is referred to as 'box shelving' and is frequently used for building industrial shelving to support up to 2,000 pounds.

Steel shelving is a very durable and strong method to reclaim unused space within commercial premises and is sometimes also used for garage shelving due to its numerous useful features.