It's six of the best as Rapid Racking receives industry accolade for Best Business to Business Company

Since its inception in 1986, Rapid Racking has grown to become the UK's most successful supplier of storage, racking and shelving systems for industrial, commercial and consumer use, servicing over 100,000 businesses across the UK. The company offers a broad portfolio of products that range from basic, multi-purpose shelving systems, to extensive warehouse pallet racking, mezzanine floors and professional retail shelving. With over 1,200 storage and accessory products available, Rapid Racking has a solution for every business, which it delivers through a range of channels including mail order catalogue activities, on-line services and Rapid Racking's design team.

Industry Accolade
At this year's ECMOD catalogue awards presentation, Rapid Racking received the award for Best Business to Business mail order organisation in the Warehouse, Materials Handling and Packaging category for business performance in 2007. This is the sixth ECMOD accolade the company has won in the past decade, which recognises the company's achievements and performance in the mail order element of its operation. The award was presented to Rapid Racking's Duncan Grime, Alec McCutcheon and Yvonne Folliard, by globally renowned direct marketing consultant Don Libey at the Natural History Museum in London. Mark Hobbs, Joint

Managing Director, Rapid Racking, said: "Direct marketing is central to our strategy. Effective use of DM channels has enabled us to increase sales and extend our reach to more businesses across the UK.

"We are delighted to have been acknowledged by ECMOD for our success, growth and business development in the business to business storage solutions mail order sector. "

Market Sector Expertise and Reach
The secret of Rapid Racking's success can be attributed to its versatility in addressing the requirements of virtually any business that has a storage requirement. This extends from one-off, self assembly items, to complex multi-faceted projects where consultancy, planning, design and project management skills are essential. Rapid Racking has an enviable customer base which reflects the broad range of industries and market sectors that use its products. The company services both private enterprise and the public sector - from single site manufacturing operations - to large multi-site retail chains, educational establishments, warehousing and distribution businesses.

Rapid Racking has undertaken work for major refurbishments and new industrial developments. In the aviation sector, the company was commissioned to design and install customised cantilever racking to store large wing sections. Other undertakings in this industry include the storage of aircraft spares by integrating mezzanine floors and two tier shelving systems to accommodate both small parts storage and large palletised loads.

In the retail sector, Rapid Racking has delivered innovative storeroom shelving solutions to many high profile companies, one of which operates hundreds of stores nationwide. Rapid Racking has refurbished around 350 of these store areas. The company also provides a large range of storage solutions to the education sector and has recently completed a £200,000 project for a major college in the north of England.

Large, complex deployments necessitate a high level of project management and flexibility to work within the demands of busy high street businesses. Rapid Racking uses CAD drawings and three dimensional images to help customers make the right design decisions. This approach has helped organisations to optimise available space and streamline operational use.

New Contracts
The reliance on information technology has led to a growing demand for new products and services. To support this, distribution businesses have evolved which facilitate a fast and efficient turnaround of products for suppliers of IT solutions.

Rapid Racking has recently been awarded a £100,000 contract by a leading IT distributor to provide an efficient method of storage for its high value products. This will involve kitting out new warehousing and installing a space saving, two-tier system together with mezzanine floors and pallet racking which will maximise the available space. Rapid Racking uses sophisticated bespoke software to specify customer requirements, delivering a system that maximises customers' warehouse efficiency.

Rapid Racking prides itself on its personal service supported by professional and ethical consultants who identify the best ways of safely maximising available space to improve its customers' productivity.

Rapid Racking
Tel: 01285 68 68 68
www.rapidracking.com