Tips for Selecting Shelving Direct Products

Not sure what shelving product is right for you? Shelving Direct can answer your questions and provide you with tips and tricks on selecting the right shelving unit for your home or business.

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Shelving Selection Tip #1:

If you are looking for quality, METAL POINT® products is your answer. This High quality European Shelving is manufactured according to the F.E.M., the highest standard for shelving manufacturing in the world.

Shelving Selection Tip #2:

When calculating clear gaps between shelves based on the height of the unit, don't forget to include the height of the shelf. Metal Point 2 shelf levels are 1.5 inches high (including particle board shelves, wire shelves or steel shelves). Metal Point Plus units are 3.5 inches high (including particle board shelves and wire shelves) or 3.25 inches high (including steel shelves).

Shelving Selection Tip #3:

All width/depth dimensions provided for METAL POINT® units are "inside" dimensions. Please add 1/2' to width and depth to get overall dimension.

Shelving Selection Tip #4:

Please note that if the Stock No. on a METAL POINT®PLUS shelving unit begins with NMP-, center particle board supports are not included. Due to the high quality of the Shelving Unit and its construction, they are not neccessary to reach high loading capacities on small units.

Shelving Selection Tip #5:

Have a sprinkler system in your space and want to meet the fire requirements? Then wire decking shelves are the right choice for you. Wire decking shelves increase visual access on the rear shelves, increase ventilation and reduce cost of insurance while increasing sprinkler penetration.

Shelving Selection Tip #6:

Do not constantly change the location of your products; take the shelving unit with you. Do not miss our selection of Mobile Shelving Units and Carts.

Shelving Selection Tip #7:

Shelving Direct offers a good selection of Galvanized Shelving units for those high humidity environments. A 19.5 µm galvanized coating makes the shelving unit corrosion resistant, so ideal to be used outside or inside coolers and freezers.

Shelving Selection Tip #8:

Save when you bundle and order our Office Storage Units with Corrugated Boxes included. We offer the largest selection of shelving units specifically designed to store file boxes.

Shelving Selection Tip #9:

We suggest ordering extra boxes for your record storage units at the time of your order. That will bring considerable savings on your freight costs.

Shelving Selection Tip #10:

Lead free paint coating on all METAL POINT® shelving units.

Shelving Selection Tip #11:

Customers ordering extra shelves for Chrome Wire Shelving Add-on units should order two S-Hooks to join the shelves to the starter unit.

Shelving Selection Tip #12:

Please specify color choice when ordering bins. One color per carton. Additional fees apply for multiple colors per carton. If color is not selected, we will send blue bins.

Shelving Selection Tip #13:

Does your order include plastic bins? Don't forget to order dividers and windows to increase the storage capacity of your bins.

Shelving Selection Tip #14:

All our plastic bins and containers are US manufactured from FDA approved polypropylene. They are waterproof, impervious to most chemicals and resistant to grease or oil.

Shelving Selection Tip #15:

Reusable Stack and Nest Totes allow you to increase your storage space without the need of a shelving unit.

Shelving Selection Tip #16:

If you are looking for high loading capacities turn to the Warehouse Rack Shelving section.
The design your own unit allows customers to customize the perfect unit for their storage needs.

Shelving Selection Tip #17:

Installation of Bulk Rack products is easy and very convenient. The frames ship pre-assembled, so all you will have to do is snap the beams into the frames and lock the safety pins into place.