Safety Information for Warehouse Managers

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The Rack Armour name is synonymous around the world for quality and service, we’ve been revolutionising the pallet racking market for well over 7 years, selling in over 50 countries and manufacturing on 3 continents. Rack Armour has been trusted with protecting the pallet racking of some of the world’s largest blue chip companies, reducing racking damage by as much as 80% or more annually.

With Rack Armour being the market leader it’s understandable others would like to emulate Rack Armour’s

success, this unfortunately has been done by a UK based company using Rack Armour’s glowing customer references and images.  Any “lookalike” products without the Rack Armour trademark shield/name does not perform like the genuine article and the two should not be confused.

Rack Armour is one of the few racking protection products that has been subject to strenuous testing by independent leading consulting engineers (Cardno Pty Ltd), far exceeding front AND side impact safety requirements set by FEM 10.2.02., please note this is a must for any rack protection product.

After its most successful year to date, Rack Armour is now delighted to announce its involvement on the US show 21^st Century Business aired on FOX News and CNBC News, the show highlights the most innovative products in new and existing markets. “The offer was too good to refuse” say’s Jenny Charlton, Director of Rack Armour, “When a show as big as 21^st Century Business asks if you would like to appear on their show, you don’t turn it down”.  The show is scheduled to air around the globe early January, and includes the latest innovations from the warehouse safety industry.

Customers’ comments

Nigel has been 'amazed' by the amount of time, trouble and money he's saved by installing Rack Armour in his operation.  In this centre, 3600 Rack Armour have been installed with only six damaged uprights reported in the last twelve months.

Nigel Madison, Logistics centre Maintenance Manager, B&Q.

“We had the Rack Armour system installed during the new build of our 888,000 sq ft distribution centre, the installation was flawless and now after 5 years, it has saved us tens of thousands of pounds in preventing damage to our uprights.

Just looking at the Rack Armour today you can see it has taken a lot of impacts and is still doing its job.

We have the lowest racking repair costs in the entire group, so I can easily recommend to anyone that it’s a very worthwhile exercise in fitting Rack Armour” Dave Horton, Warehouse Engineer, DHL.

Fitting Instructions For Rack Armour Guards

 Following are the 4 simple steps to fit Rack Armour guards onto your racking: 

1. Tilt the guard forward so that the bottom of the unit is approximately 300 mm clear of the upright and hold at an angle of 45 degrees. This should then leave only the top edge of the guard touching the front face of the upright.

2. Slide one edge of the top of the Rack Armour guard around the side of the frame/upright so that the edge of the guard hooks behind the frame profile. Push the other side around so that the top of the guard clips onto the racking.

3. Ensure the top of the guard has clipped into place. Holding the top of the guard with one hand push the bottom of the guard forward with the other hand until the whole of the guard has clipped onto the frame upright.

4. With the palm of your hand force the bottom edge of the guard across the face of the upright until it clips over the opposite side.

10 Reasons that makes Rack Armour the World’s Best Pallet Racking Protection

1. Rapid and easy installation, fits in seconds – No Fixings Required
2. Reliable, tough and resilient HDP  (High Density Polyethylene)
3. ‘Persistence of Shape’ ensures long and effective lifetime service
4. Virtually unbreakable in temperature above 5 degrees + operates down to -40 degrees
5. Fits all makes of pallet racking and is inter-transferable
6. Impervious to moisture, mould growth, corrosion, acid, alkaline and most solvents
7. High visibility colour as standard with other colours available to enhance your warehouse safety and branding e.g. Red (Fire Exits)
8. Affordable, flexible options to suit your budget – Invest to Save
9. Reduces racking damage by as much as 80% saving you Time, Trouble and Money
10. Fully recyclable and non-toxic

To order this product or for free sample please do not hesitate to contact us on info@rackarmour.com and for more information log on to www.rackarmour.com.

How much impact can Rack Armour Withstand?

What is Rack Armour?

Rack Armour is an innovative, tough and inexpensive device that significantly reduces racking damage. Rack Armour incorporates classical defensive design principals using modern ballistics grade materials to protect your racking.

How much impact can Rack Armour Withstand?

The test below simulated a fork lift truck weighing 2000 kg travelling at 1.8 metres per second that would hit the racking with a force of 21.6 kilo newtons (2.4 tons).

For more information or to request a free sample please contact us on info@rackarmour.com or visit www.rackarmour.com.

FAQs - Rack Armour

Q: Rack Armour is manufactured from plastic. How can this be better than traditional column guards?

A: Rack Armour is manufactured from no ordinary plastic but HDPE (High Density Polyethylene). One major benefit of HDPE is that it is virtually unbreakable to impacts at temperatures above 5ºC and remains extremely tough and resilient at temperatures as low as -40ºC. It is also exceptionally resistant to abrasion with its low friction surface, and will outlast steel or other hard materials in a corrosive or moist atmosphere. Rack Armour will not rust, buckle or tear.

Q: Rack Armour fits directly onto the rack upright and reduces direct visual inspections. Is this a problem?

A: Not at all. A line of site inspection is possible due to the fact that a smaller rear lateral portion of the upright was designed to be left visible for inspection purposes as is the ability to see the internal/rear section of the upright. The guard can slide up for a visual inspection.

Q: Is Rack Armour easy to fit?

A: Rack Armour does not require any separate fixings or fastenings and is installed in less than 10 seconds. How so? Rack Armour’s properties enable it to be securely ‘clipped‘ on and around your racking uprights.

Q: What impact does Rack Armour have on the environment?

A: Rack Armour has a very a positive impact on the environment. Rack Armour’s polymer outer shell is 100% recyclable, meaning we have one of the greenest racking safety products in the world. Rack Armour not only gives you superior protection at a competitive price, but also gives you the benefits reducing your carbon footprint and costs by 16 times due to it’s light weight.

Q: Does Rack Armour conform to any any industry standards?

A: Rack Armour conforms to FEM.10.2.2 and all UK and European standards. Extensive testing has been carried out to ensure this.

For more information please contact us on info@rackarmour.com

Tesco Choose Rack Armour

Tesco approached Rack Armour Ltd for a solution to their ever increasing racking damage, with over 290 forklifts and lollops operating at one time, damage was an inevitable occurrence, and with the average cost of a racking leg replacement at £400.00 per upright, effective protection couldn’t come soon enough.

"The New Daventry Grocery Depot distributes to all UK stores explains Simon Harris, Project Manager at Tesco , “with over 5 million pallet movement's each month at this one site, racking damage does occur , which is detrimental to the warehouse operation”

“To help us to reduce & prevent racking damage within our operation, Tesco trialled a number of racking protection t, the trial identified that the Rack Armour product was robust and easy to install, as well as a cost effective solution to reduce racking damage”.

"We have now had the guards installed on over 6500 uprights for more than a week, and we have already seen a dramatic reduction in racking damage, I would whole heartedly recommend this product to other's looking for a solution that not only works, but is clearly the most cost effective product available."

Tesco trialled other racking protection, including the latest products on the market to find the best solution for them, in the end Rack Armour was the obvious choice for quality, cost, and having the most established product in the market.

“There are a number of pretenders to Rack Armour’s crown out there in the market” explains Richard Nelson, Marketing Co-ordinator at Rack Armour, “and they usually have an Achilles Heel in relation to the Rack Armour guard, a serious design flaw to these other products are they can easily be dislodged from the upright by forklifts and lollops, the last thing you want in a busy warehouse is to find your so called protection lying idle on your warehouse floor, these stray units have the capability to cause serious harm as projectiles to both employees and handling equipment”.

Tesco’s is another blue chip company to be added to Rack Armour’s illustrious list, and they are in good company, with the likes of, IKEA, DHL, Mercedes Benz, Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Toyota, Superdrug, Pound land, ASDA, Coca Cola, Nestle and B&Q whom have all had the guards installed for years.

“Every customer has different wants and needs from the Rack Armour guard” says Jenny Charlton, Director of Rack Armour “one customer will rave about the guard being able to work in conditions as low as -40 degrees, whilst another’s are impressed that it fits all types of racking and is inter transferable between different racking systems, it has countless benefits!”

If racking damage is becoming a problem on your site, don’t delay, contact us to arrange a free site visit and demonstration of Rack Armour on 01226 784 488.