Purchasing Heavy Duty Shelving at the hardware store is not a good idea if you run a company with a warehouse, storeroom, or distribution center. If you purchase bootless steel shelving from a big box retailer, you are almost certainly going to be buying shelving with spliced posts - that's a mistake!
Steel shelving can only be packed and shipped in a box that fits in the trunk of your car if the uprights are spliced together. If this is done, we will have to separate the uprights. Because the posts provide the entire shelving unit with its strength, providing you with a two-piece post that needs to be spliced together with nut and bolts greatly diminishes the strength and stability of your Heavy Duty Steel Shelving unit.
I am simply trying to protect your interests. Your safety and the safety of your employees are important to me. I do not want you to waste your money or endanger your safety. You should not use Industrial Racking that you purchase from the hardware store for distribution centers or warehouses. Although the price is appealing, the quality is of poor quality and will last for the life of the shelving unit, which will be quite brief. This shelving will ultimately end up next to the dumpster with spliced columns.
It is my intention to convey the message that if you are buying shelving and you are concerned about safety and quality, do not buy it from a big box retailer. No matter what shelving you choose, whether it's bootless rivet shelving, industrial steel shelving, or pallet shelving, it should never have any splices. An investment in great Heavy Duty Racking will pay off for years to come.