Pallet Rack Layout & Design in Wisconsin — 11 Providers
Warehouse layout and design is where your storage system goes from 'we need more rack' to a detailed plan that maximizes your space, fits your operation, and meets code. A good layout designer considers your product mix, throughput requirements, forklift equipment, building dimensions, and fire code — then figures out how to fit the most useful storage into the space you have. Wisconsin's warehouse market is anchored by Milwaukee and Madison, with growing industrial development in the I-94 corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago. The state's food industry (dairy, meat processing, brewing) drives significant cold storage demand. Kenosha and Racine counties benefit from proximity to the Chicago logistics hub.
Learn more about layout & design in Wisconsin ↓Layout & Design Providers in Wisconsin (11)
Pallet Rack Now
Pallet rack and wire decking distributor with 25+ years of experience. Stocks one of the nation's largest teardrop pallet rack inventories at their Maple Grove warehouses with nationwide 24-48 hour shipping.
West Suburban Innovative Storage
Warehouse shelving and storage rack supplier serving Minneapolis/St. Paul for 25+ years. Offers pallet racking, cantilever racks, wire shelving, mezzanines, and professional installation services.
Axiom Inc
Operations improvement company selling pallet racking shelving and vertical lift modules with installation design and maintenance services.
Steele Solutions, Inc.
Steele Solutions is the nation's leading designer and manufacturer of steel work platforms and mezzanines. They also produce catwalks crossovers stairs gates material handling solutions and security lockers.
Wildeck, Inc.
Wildeck is an employee-owned manufacturer of industrial mezzanines work platforms vertical lifts and warehouse safety products. Founded in 1974 they manufacture all products in the USA at their Waukesha WI facility.
R.W. Lundquist Co.
Family-owned warehouse equipment dealer since 2001. Stocks large quantities of new Steel King pallet racks and used teardrop racks in a 30,000 sq ft Minneapolis warehouse. Sister company Storage Engineering Inc. handles installation since 1979.
Omega Industrial Products, Inc.
Omega Industrial has been innovating industrial guard systems for over 30 years. They manufacture engineered mezzanine systems safety barriers and protection products from their Saukville WI facility.
Spacesaver Corporation
Spacesaver is an employee-owned manufacturer of high-density mobile storage systems and steel shelving solutions. With over 50 years in business they serve libraries healthcare military and manufacturing sectors with American-made products.
Hassel Material Handling
Distributor of material handling systems, equipment, supplies, and ergonomic products for industrial applications. Established in 1968, they serve the upper Midwest with competitive pricing on pallet racking, shelving, mezzanines, and safety products.
Wolter Inc
Wolter Inc formerly Wisconsin Lift Truck has been providing material handling solutions since 1962 with 7 locations across Wisconsin and Illinois.
Steel King Industries
Steel King Industries is a leading single-source manufacturer of structural steel storage racks and material handling products. Founded in 1970 they manufacture all products in the USA using only US steel.
When You Need Layout & Design in Wisconsin
- ✓You're building a new warehouse and need to plan the rack layout from scratch
- ✓Your current layout is inefficient — too much wasted aisle space, wrong rack types, poor flow
- ✓You're adding rack to an existing facility and need to work around obstacles (columns, drains, doors)
- ✓Your product mix or throughput has changed and the old layout doesn't serve you anymore
- ✓You need engineered drawings for a building permit application
What to Expect
- 1Facility survey — measuring the building, noting column locations, doors, docks, fire exits, and overhead obstructions
- 2Operational interview — understanding your product dimensions, weights, throughput, and workflow
- 3Preliminary layout options (usually 2-3 concepts with trade-offs explained)
- 4Detailed CAD drawings showing rack placement, aisle widths, beam levels, and pallet positions
- 5Load calculations and capacity specifications per beam level
- 6Fire code review — ensuring the layout meets sprinkler clearance and high-piled storage requirements
- 7Seismic engineering calcs if you're in a seismic zone
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Wisconsin produces more cheese than any other state — roughly 3.4 billion pounds per year. That cheese ages in temperature-controlled warehouses on racking systems designed to handle the weight and moisture of thousands of 40-pound blocks maturing simultaneously.
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