Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking & Very Narrow Aisle Racking VNA

By allowing fork lift trucks to operate in aisles up to half the width required in conventional adjustable beam pallet racking, Avanta British manufactured Narrow Aisle Racking makes excellent use of floor space and maximises the height at which goods can be stacked.

What Is Narrow Aisle Racking?

Narrow aisle racking is a highly space efficient pallet storage system. It enables businesses to achieve increased storage capacity within a warehouse and is the perfect choice for areas where floor space is limited, while enabling efficient access to every pallet for picking, processing or retrieval.

How Does Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking Work?

By allowing fork lift trucks to operate in aisles up to half the width required in conventional adjustable beam pallet racking, narrow aisle racking means that more space can be used for racking and storage. 

Avanta British manufactured Narrow Aisle Racking also maximises the height at which goods can be stacked. This combination of full height and tightly placed rows makes excellent use of the available floor space within a facility.

Narrow aisle racking works well on a good quality smooth warehouse floor that is on a solid substrate to withstand heavy traffic.

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Narrow Aisle Racking Showing Aisle Width
Blue and Grey Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking

Very Narrow Aisle Racking

Very narrow aisle racking  (VNA) is the name given to systems where racks are installed in a configuration that puts each row as close together as possible, while still providing easy access to every pallet. 

The aisles between each row of racks are designed to be as small as possible, meaning maximum floor surface is available for racks to be placed, for highly dense and space efficient pallet storage.

Features of Narrow & Very Narrow Aisle Racking

Narrow aisle racking is cleverly designed with features that enable space to be used as efficiently as possible. 

As well as enabling high levels of storage density by placing pallet racks close together, another feature of narrow aisle and very narrow aisle racking is that systems can be configured to make full use of available height, further extending the storage density that can be achieved from the available floor space.

More Features of VNA Racking

Narrow aisle racking is precision designed for safe, efficient load handling within the tight confines of highly space-efficient aisles, while guidance rails or wires fitted at floor level ensure precise positioning of trucks. This has the multiple benefit of improving safety, whilst minimising the incidence of accidental damage to racking.

With pallets stored in a dense configuration, narrow aisle racking enables picking and packing tasks to be carried out quickly and efficiently, as all pallets are available for immediate access. 

Using specialist equipment, including in some cases automated systems, narrow aisle racking can provide increased efficiency in accessing and moving pallets, or in picking individual items from storage.

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View From Mezzanine of a Full Warehouse Of Narrow Aisle Racking

What Are The Benefits Of Narrow Aisle Racking & Very Narrow Aisle Racking VNA?

Narrow aisle racking, including very narrow aisle racking, offers benefits primarily relating to increased storage density and efficiency, and so they are particularly beneficial to businesses wanting to achieve high levels of productivity within a limited floor space.

  • High density storage that maximises usable floor area and roof height
  • Pallets are stored close together by reducing aisle widths up to 50%
  • 100% accessibility to every pallet stored using narrow aisle trucks
  • Allows quick throughput and speed of pick
  • Provides good stock rotation capabilities
  • Damage rate reduction as narrow aisle trucks are often guided by wire or rail 

Narrow Aisle Forklifts & Handling

Narrow aisle racking systems generally require the use of specialist forklift trucks that are designed to operate in a space smaller than traditional pallet racking systems. However, the additional investment that may be required for narrow aisle forklifts is usually recovered for the improvements in storage and picking rates that can be achieved. 

Suitable forklifts mean pallets can be accessed using either ‘man-down’ or ‘man-up’ variants, using either counterbalance or reach trucks.

Narrow Aisle Pallet Racking From Leeds Based Avanta

Avanta design, supply and install narrow aisle racking systems for a wide range of businesses throughout the UK. Whether you want to gain maximum efficiency from an existing space where floor area is limited, or set up new premises to be as productive as possible, we have the knowledge and experience to assist you.

Flexi Trucks with Narrow Aisle Racking

We offer a complete turnkey solution, whether you require a stand alone narrow aisle racking system, or want to include a racking solution as part of a larger scale warehouse fit out or refurbishment project.

Avanta narrow aisle racking and very narrow aisle racking is manufactured in the UK and in Central Europe.  This means that spares and accessories are readily available for reconfiguration purposes.

In addition to narrow aisle racking, Avanta provides a full range of pallet racking services which includes double deep racking and drive in racking.

For further information on our narrow aisle racking systems please contact us