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Mobile Pallet Racking vs Mobile Shelving: Which Do You Have?

18 November 2025 ยท 7 min read

"Mobile shelving" usually means archive-style hand-wheel systems. Mobile pallet racking is the heavy-duty cousin: full pallet bays on motorised carriages. Knowing which you have determines who should quote the work.

How to tell which you have

  • Bay height under 2.5m, hand-wheel on the end โ€” mobile shelving / roller racking: our specialism
  • Bay height 4m+, electric motor on the end, fork-lift accessible aisles โ€” mobile pallet racking

If it is pallet racking

Pallet racking and mobile pallet racking relocations are handled by our sister company rackrelocation.co.uk โ€” different lifting gear, different sequencing, different competence. We will pass the enquiry straight across.

If it is mobile shelving

We survey in situ, label every component, dismantle, transport on air-ride vehicles, re-lay tracks to within ยฑ1mm and issue a post-installation PUWER inspection certificate. Brief us with the manufacturer's plate photo and a short video of the hand-wheel in motion and we can scope the job before the survey visit.

Need a mobile shelving relocation quote? Call 0800 654 6955 or request a quote online. Looking to buy new or reconditioned mobile shelving? See our sister site mobile-shelving.uk.

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Send us a sketch, photo or floor plan of your existing roller racking. Our SEMA-aligned team will respond with a fixed nationwide quote within one working day.

A trading service of Rackstor UK Ltd โ€” UK storage, racking & shelving specialists.