Tire & Rubber Warehouse Racking — Designed for Vertical Storage, Rubber-Safe Handling & Multi-Diameter Density

Most successful fabric warehouses combine three product lines from AME Rack to match their SKU mix and roll profile. Medium-duty longspan shelving handles sample rolls, short-length premium fabrics and colour libraries — boltless step-beam shelves with dedicated horizontal cradle slots per SKU, ideal for hand-picked showroom stock and cut-length inventory. Stack racking stores pallet-sized production rolls and full-width mill bundles — welded stackable units carry heavy fabric rolls up to 2,000 kg per unit and 4 units high with 4-way forklift access, while foldable variants cut return-leg cost by 75% for closed-loop distribution between mill and satellite warehouses. Multi-tier mezzanine flooring multiplies pick-face capacity for high-SKU fashion DCs with 5,000+ variants — 2 to 4 hand-pick tiers inside the same building envelope, quadrupling usable floor area with EN 15512 + EN 1993 dual-compliant structure. The right combination depends on your roll length distribution, SKU complexity and whether goods stay put or circulate between locations.

The decision comes down to three questions:

• Is your goods hand-loaded or forklift-loaded? Hand-loaded goods go on longspan shelving (500–1000 kg/shelf, boltless assembly in 8 min per bay). Forklift-loaded goods go on stack racking (800–2,000 kg per unit, 4-way forklift entry).
• Is your building envelope under-utilised vertically? If you have 6–12 m of unused vertical space and ground-floor footprint is expensive, mezzanine flooring multiplies your usable area by 2–4× inside the same building.
• Do goods move between locations? If racks need to circulate (rental fleet, seasonal reconfiguration, closed-loop distribution) or ship internationally, choose stack racking with the foldable variant — folded flat cuts return-leg cube by 75%.

Most warehouses end up combining two or three of these. Send us a floor plan and worst-case pallet weight for a project-specific recommendation.

500–1000 kg per shelf level depending on beam profile, deck material and bay width. The catalogue standard uses 40×30 mm step beams with 0.7–1.0 mm steel deck for 300 kg per level. Heavier variants use 60×30 mm beams and reinforced beam-to-upright connectors for up to 500 kg per level. Deck options include steel plate, wire mesh (for sprinkler compliance) and MDF (for lower cost). All bays assemble boltless in about 8 minutes with a rubber mallet — no tools required for shelf reconfiguration. Standard bay sizes are 1.8 – 2.4 m wide × 500 – 800 mm deep × 2.0 – 3.0 m tall.

AME Rack mezzanine flooring is designed for 500 – 1,200 kg/m² walkway UDL (uniformly distributed load), plus a point load of up to 400 kg per 100 mm² for pallet-drop zones. The exact capacity depends on H-beam column spacing, secondary joist pitch and deck material (steel checker 4–6 mm or steel grating for sprinkler compliance). Every mezzanine ships with a stamped FEA report per EN 15512 + EN 1993, verifying deflection, buckling and dynamic load per your specific building code. For pallet-rack-supported mezzanines carrying forklift traffic on the upper tier, we upgrade to H-beam columns 150×150 mm and 6 mm checker plate. Building envelope required: 5.0 – 12.0 m clear height, ideally with 2.2 – 2.8 m clearance per tier.

All three share the same 1,200×1,000 mm external footprint but differ in structure:

• Stackable — welded fixed 4-post construction with reinforced corner cups. Maximum load (up to 2,000 kg per unit) and maximum stacking height (up to 5 units). Best for main storage duty where units stay in place.
• Foldable — hinged posts fold down 90° onto the base in 10 seconds. Empty-state footprint cut by 75% (folded flat to 260 mm). Best for closed-loop distribution, rental fleets, and reverse logistics where empty units need to return.
• Detachable — bolt-together modular knock-down. Ships flat-pack for maximum container efficiency (~380 pcs per 40HQ vs ~90 pcs for rigid stackable). Field-assembled in 15 minutes. Best for international export and field-reconfigurable operations.

You can mix all three within a single warehouse — welded stackable for permanent storage, foldable for the return-shipment fleet, detachable for future satellite locations.

Manufacturing lead time is 32 – 45 days FOB for a standard mezzanine (up to 500 m² deck, 2-tier). Site install typically takes 3 – 8 weeks depending on tier count, building access and whether existing operations continue during install. A typical single-tier 200 m² mezzanine installs in 2 weeks with a crew of 4–6 riggers; a 4-tier mega-DC install can run 8+ weeks with phased handover. We provide detailed CAD/STEP files, method statements and rigger training materials with every order, and can dispatch a supervising engineer for critical projects. Foundations required: 200 mm minimum concrete slab, floor flatness FF35, chemical anchors M16 – M20 per column.

Yes — every product ships with full compliance documentation matching your market:

• Longspan Shelving — EN 15629 (European shelving), AS 4084 (Australian racking)
• Mezzanine Flooring — EN 15512 (European racking) + EN 1993 (European structural steel) + RMI MH16 (US racking)
• Stack Racking — EN 12674 (European roll containers), EN 15629, AS/NZS 3775 (Australia/New Zealand)

Additional compliance packages available on request: ANSI MH16.1 (US), FEM 10.2.02 / 10.2.08 (European rack engineering), EN 1090 EXC2 (European welded structures), OSHA safety (US), Eurocode 8 / ASCE 7 (seismic zones). Stamped FEA reports issued free with every project quote.

• Longspan Shelving — 18 – 22 days FOB Shenzhen, MOQ 20 bays
• Mezzanine Flooring — 32 – 45 days FOB Shenzhen, MOQ 100 m² deck (project-based, no rigid unit MOQ)
• Stack Racking — 12 – 20 days FOB Shenzhen, MOQ 50 units

Custom colour, HDG finish, seismic packages and stamped FEA reports may add 3–7 days to standard lead time. Every project ships with a firm 48-hour quotation including Excel BOM, CAD/STEP files and full compliance documentation.

Yes — this is actually the most common configuration for mid-size warehouses. A typical multi-product project combines:

• Longspan shelving — ground-floor pick face for hand-loaded SKUs (spare parts, small items, fast-mover picking)
• Mezzanine flooring — upper tier(s) for high-SKU count storage, offices, or secondary picking zones
• Stack racking — dispatch staging area, seasonal overflow, or reverse-logistics fleet

Because all three come from the same Dongguan factory, you get single-supplier accountability, one shipping consolidation, and one FEA report package covering the entire installation. Send us your full floor plan and workflow, and we'll return a coordinated 3-product quote within 48 hours.

Yes — every project quote includes free:

• 2D CAD drawings (DWG format) showing bay layout, dimensions and access aisles
• 3D STEP files for BIM integration and clash detection with sprinklers, lighting and HVAC
• Stamped FEA report verifying load capacity, deflection, buckling and (where applicable) seismic performance per your building code
• Excel BOM for procurement and installation planning
• Method statement and rigger training materials for on-site install

For mezzanine and complex mixed-product projects, we can also supply method statements approved by a locally-registered PE / P.Eng / RPEQ engineer for markets that require it (Australia, Canada, some US states). Contact Lily@amerack.com with your building code and we'll confirm.