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RACK
You've bought the van, you've got the work but will all your equip ment be where you can find it when you arrive at the job? If not, then
it's time to invest in storage systems. Julian Milnes reports.
Whatever your trade you can guarantee at some point you will not have the necessary equipment for a job, either because you left it behind due to the lack of space in the van or you can't find it in the van, thanks to the chaos principle underpinning your storage methods.
Whatever your trade you can guarantee at some point you will not have the necessary equipment for a job, either because you left it behind due to the lack of space in the van or you can't find it in the van, thanks to the chaos principle underpinning your storage methods.
Whatever your trade you can guarantee at some point you will not have the necessary equipment for a job, either because you left it behind due to the lack of space in the van or you can't find it in the van, thanks to the chaos principle underpinning your storage methods.
Modern vans are blessed with a refinement and practicality that makes them perfect working partners, but if the work involves more than transporting bricks, bags of cement or garden gnomes then you may not be getting the full benefit from it.
For most people van racking may bring to mind pictures of a couple of shelves and a few spanners hanging inside a van. But for the professional workman it can provide a complete solution to the problem of storage. Units available include bins, racks, slide-out shelves, drawers, lockers and worktops. Prices are varied and start from as little as £160 for a storage unit, reaching up to £12,000 for a specialised bespoke creation.
For most people van racking may bring to mind pictures of a couple of shelves and a few spanners hanging inside a van. But for the professional workman it can provide a complete solution to the problem of storage. Units available include bins, racks, slide-out shelves, drawers, lockers and worktops. Prices are varied and start from as little as £160 for a storage unit, reaching up to £12,000 for a specialised bespoke creation.
For most people van racking may bring to mind pictures of a couple of shelves and a few spanners hanging inside a van. But for the professional workman it can provide a complete solution to the problem of storage. Units available include bins, racks, slide-out shelves, drawers, lockers and worktops. Prices are varied and start from as little as £160 for a storage unit, reaching up to £12,000 for a specialised bespoke creation.
For most people van racking may bring to mind pictures of a couple of shelves and a few spanners hanging inside a van. But for the professional workman it can provide a complete solution to the problem of storage. Units available include bins, racks, slide-out shelves, drawers, lockers and worktops. Prices are varied and start from as little as £160 for a storage unit, reaching up to £12,000 for a specialised bespoke creation.
For most people van racking may bring to mind pictures of a couple of shelves and a few spanners hanging inside a van. But for the professional workman it can provide a complete solution to the problem of storage. Units available include bins, racks, slide-out shelves, drawers, lockers and worktops. Prices are varied and start from as little as £160 for a storage unit, reaching up to £12,000 for a specialised bespoke creation. Brian Eldridge, national project sales manager for QI van systems, says:"If you're working in a specialised industry then the only way to maximise efficiency is to have all the required tools to hand and in a clutter-free envirorunent.We've recently worked with NTL and have had to incorporate items such as diagnostics screens into the storage systems we fitted. In a different industry, such as pest control, Rentokil needed poison boxes fitted that had to meet certain legislation. So each one has its own requirements"
He recommends that companies should work with a supplier to decide what they need. "You may well have a good idea of what you want, but by working with the supplier you can exchange opinions. Van racking companies work across many industries and will tend to have in-depth knowledge of what is practical and what is not." Companies tend to offer two broad solutions; modular and bespoke. Modular is the more generic system, the equivalent of "one
size fits all".This is usually cheaper than bespoke but can be restricting in its applications if your needs are specialised. Bespoke is the custom-made variety and is the product of customer and supplier working in harmony. The supplier can usually provide sketches of a racking solution after consultation and the customer can make suggestions if necessary until a conclusion is reached.
Eldridge says: "While some people may believe that choosing storage systems is a simple process, to get it right first time there are five factors that need consideration (see panel). It's only when these are looked at that the potential and user-friendliness are maximised." The importance of van racking has recently been brought to the forefront with the launch of anew association for manufacturers and importers of commercial vehicle racking and modular storage systems by the SMMT. The Commercial Vehicle RackingAssociation is designed to improve installation standards and address safety-related issues. •