When General Auto Parts began their first physical move in 17 years, they turned to Beaver for complete project management and guaranteed results.

The new facility is divided into four distinct areas, each one engineered to maximize picking efficiency and reduce forklift travel.

Exhausts, mufflers and tailpipes are now stored in a unique hanging system, which leaves all the inventory visible and easy to identify, and makes picking simple. The hanging racks are just 24 inches wide, and will support as many vertical levels as the height of the building permits. Even better, the height levels of individual racks can be easily changed from year to year.

Small cartons are stored on boltless metal pan shelving, custom installed in heights of nine or 13 shelves per unit profile, based on the size of the cartons themselves. More efficient use of space means bottom line savings in labour and facilities.

The other two racking areas are for storage of heavy items: pallet racking for palletized items, and racking with wiremesh deck shelves for easy caselot and broken-pallet storage and picking.