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Cantilever Racking: The Best Solution for Storing Long & Bulky Items

by amjath.jayakumar@gmail.com December 27, 2025

Standard pallet racking isn’t designed for long, bulky, or irregularly shaped items. Cantilever racking provides an open-front design with adjustable arms that makes storing and retrieving these materials safe and efficient.

What is Cantilever Racking?

Cantilever racking features upright columns with horizontal arms extending from one or both sides. Without front columns obstructing access, operators can load and unload long items like pipes, timber, sheet metal, and furniture with ease using forklifts or overhead cranes.

Industries That Benefit

  • Construction suppliers: Steel beams, pipes, and lumber
  • Furniture retailers: Sofas, mattresses, and flat-pack furniture
  • Manufacturing: Raw materials like bar stock, tubing, and extrusions
  • Automotive: Exhausts, bumpers, and body panels

Single-Sided vs. Double-Sided

Single-sided cantilever racks are placed against walls to maximize floor space. Double-sided racks are placed in the center of aisles, providing storage access from both sides and doubling your capacity per unit of floor space.

Load Capacity

Our cantilever systems are engineered for heavy-duty applications with arm capacities up to 1,500 kg and total bay loads exceeding 10,000 kg. Every installation is designed to your specific load requirements.

Contact Racking UAE for a custom cantilever racking design tailored to your product dimensions and warehouse layout.

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