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Stop "Banana-ing" Pipes and Scratched Profiles on Your Job Site.Construction materials—whether PVC conduits, aluminum extrusions, or finished security doors—are notoriously difficult to handle. Ground stacking leads to warping ("banana effect") and surface damage that kills your material yield. You need a solution that turns loose, awkward loads into secure, crane-ready units. |
In the construction and building materials sector, the gap between the manufacturing plant and the installation site is where profit bleeds out. We often see high-value PVC pipes or architectural aluminum profiles dumped on the mud of a job site or stacked on uneven dunnage in a distributor's yard.
The result? Creep deformation. Long-span materials like PE pipes naturally sag when not supported along their full length. Once a pipe takes that "banana" shape, it's a nightmare to install, often resulting in site rejections. Furthermore, loose bundling makes site marshalling dangerous—craning loose bundles is a leading cause of rigging accidents.
Factory-fresh steel tubes maintained in perfect straightness using high-density vertical stacking.
Standard pallet racking is useless for 6-meter or 12-meter lengths unless you invest in expensive cantilever systems that are permanently bolted down. For dynamic construction supply chains, you need heavy duty stack racks that act as both transport packaging and storage.
Our systems utilize a multi-post design (often 6 or 8 posts for extra-long loads) to reduce the unsupported span of the material. By transferring the load through the steel columns rather than the product itself, we ensure zero compressive force on the bottom layers.
The multi-post design prevents long materials from sagging or warping during long-term storage.
A construction site is a living organism; laydown areas move weekly. Fixed racking is a liability here. Our portable stack racks are designed with integrated forklift pockets and crane lifting eyes.
This allows a flatbed truck to be unloaded in minutes. The forklift operator grabs the entire rack—containing 2 tons of material—and places it exactly where the sub-contractors need it. No re-rigging loose bundles, no broken bands, and no lost inventory buried in the mud.
Reinforced "well" structure base ensures stability even when moved across rough job site terrain.
It’s not just raw pipes. Finished goods like pre-hung security doors, window frames, or glass balustrades are notoriously fragile. A single scratch during handling can lead to a chargeback from the developer.
Using a stackable stillage allows you to separate these high-value items. Instead of pyramid stacking (which crushes the bottom units), each unit is contained. We supplied solutions for "Visor" brand doors where the rack density allowed for 3-high stacking without a single unit touching the one below it.
Zero-contact storage for finished doors prevents surface damage and costly site rejections.
The biggest objection to steel racks is often "what do we do with them when they are empty?" In the scaffolding rental or material supply business, return logistics costs can kill the margin.
Our demountable post pallets solve this via a high-ratio nesting capability. Once the pipes or scaffolding are installed, the posts are removed, and the bases nest into each other. You can fit the empty racks of 6 full trucks into a single return vehicle. This turns the rack into a recoverable asset rather than a disposable cost (like wooden pallets).
Efficient nesting significantly reduces return transport costs, making the circular supply chain viable.
Q: Can these racks handle 6-meter (20ft) pipe lengths without sagging?
A: Yes. For lengths over 4 meters, we engineer the rack with a 6-post or 8-post configuration and reinforced base stringers. This minimizes the unsupported span, preventing the "banana" effect common in PVC and aluminum profiles.
Q: Are these suitable for crane lifting on high-rise sites?
A: Absolutely. We can integrate certified crane lifting eyes (lugs) into the corner posts or base. This allows the entire unit to be lifted from the truck directly to the specific floor where installation is happening, bypassing the need for manual handling.
Q: How do they hold up in outdoor laydown yards?
A: We recommend a Hot-Dip Galvanized finish for any construction application. This creates a zinc-iron alloy bond that resists rust for 15+ years, even when exposed to rain, mud, and rough forklift handling in outdoor yards.
Q: Can we store different types of materials in the same rack?
A: Yes. The open "cup foot" design allows you to stack racks of consistent base dimensions even if the vertical height varies. You can have a layer of heavy steel pipes at the bottom and lighter insulation or joinery items on top.
Q: What is the weight capacity per rack?
A: Our standard heavy-duty construction stillages are rated for 1000kg to 2000kg (approx 2200-4400 lbs) per unit. However, we engineer custom solutions for heavy steel coils or structural beams that can handle up to 4000kg per rack.
