Double Deep Racking

Double deep racking is essentially selective racking installed back to back, so you have two pallets deep instead of one. It lets you store twice as many pallets in the same footprint, but you’ll need a reach truck or a forklift with an extending carriage to get to the rear pallet.

It works best in warehouses storing common stock, places like chemical or paint distribution, or cold storage where you’re running the same product on each level. Because you load from the front and the back pallet comes out last, it’s a LIFO (last in, first out) system, so it’s not suited for items that expire quickly.

Each level typically handles about 2 to 2.5 tonnes total, roughly a tonne per pallet. Bays are between 1.35 and 2.7 metres wide, with 838mm deep beams front and back and around 200mm between them. You’ll often see this in long warehouse runs or in cool rooms where floor space is expensive and density is critical.