More Space. Better Flow. Warehouse Racking with MACRACK
Updated: 19 hours ago
LIFTED INSIGHTS • WAREHOUSE PLANNING
A warehouse can be full of stock and still be short on useful space. The problem is often not the size of the building. It is how the storage, aisles and handling equipment work together. A pallet position is only valuable if your team can reach it, retrieve it and keep the next order moving.
That is where MACRACK comes in. This Brisbane-based racking manufacturer helps businesses plan storage around the way they actually operate—not simply around how many bays will fit on a drawing.
Meet MACRACK: Australian-made storage, built around your business
MACRACK has manufactured pallet racking in Brisbane since 1983 and services customers across Australia. Its work spans selective pallet racking, industrial shelving, cantilever systems and raised storage areas, with tailored designs for different buildings and inventory.
For businesses fitting out a new warehouse—or trying to get more from an existing one—MACRACK offers a free warehouse design and quote service. Its team can also assist with installation, relocation and racking inspections. MACRACK advertises a lifetime guarantee on products it manufactures; ask its team about the scope and applicable conditions for your project.
Our connection goes back to TASK's 2017 “Rack, Jack and Stack” initiative. The principle behind that original collaboration still makes sense: choose the storage and the machine as parts of one working system. You can read MACRACK's earlier feature on working with TASK Forklifts.
Choose the storage for the stock—not the other way around
A business picking many different product lines needs a different layout from one storing large quantities of the same item. Start with what needs to be accessible, how often it moves and how it will be handled.
Selective pallet racking: a useful starting point when direct access to individual pallets matters, particularly across a varied product range.
High-density systems: options such as drive-in, push-back and pallet-flow racking can suit repeated product lines, but access and stock-rotation requirements need careful consideration.
Cantilever racking: an option for long products such as timber, pipe and extrusions that do not suit conventional pallet bays.
Industrial and longspan shelving: worth considering for smaller, non-palletised products picked by hand.
MACRACK's quick guide to the types of warehouse racking is a practical place to compare the options before discussing a layout with its team.
The aisle is part of the storage system
There is little benefit in adding another row of racking if the equipment cannot work comfortably around it. Think beyond truck width: the pallet, turning movement, operator space and approach to the rack all affect the usable aisle.
The same applies vertically. Beam levels, overhead obstructions and the truck's load capacity at the required height need to be considered together. High-density or double-deep storage can also require specialist equipment. Do not assume a standard stacker is suitable simply because it has a reach function.
Plan the rack and the lift together. More pallet positions should not mean harder access.
Where TASK walkie stackers fit
Once the storage requirements are clear, TASK can help assess the handling side. Two products worth discussing for suitable pallet-handling applications are:
BOA X-Series Legless Stacker
The TASK BOA X-Series has no front straddle legs, helping where those legs would interfere with access to pallets or stillages. Its pedestrian-operated format is worth considering when floor space and load access are priorities.
VIPER Reach Stacker
The TASK VIPER combines pantographic reach with tilt and side-shift for positioning loads. It offers a different handling approach where the layout and application call for reach capability.
TASK BOA X-Series Legless Stacker TASK VIPER Reach Stacker
Suitability depends on the actual load, pallet design, lift height, aisle geometry and floor conditions. Ask TASK to confirm the correct model and configuration rather than designing around a generic capacity or aisle-width claim.
Bring these details to your warehouse-planning conversation
Your building plan: usable floor area, columns, doorways, overhead restrictions and receiving and dispatch zones.
Your stock: pallet dimensions, maximum loads, product variety and any long or awkward items.
Your workflow: fast-moving lines, picking frequency, replenishment patterns and stock-rotation needs.
Your equipment: current truck dimensions, turning requirements and capacity at the intended lift height.
Your next stage: expected growth, changes in product mix and space for future operations.
A useful test is to follow one delivery from arrival to storage and then through picking to dispatch. Where does it wait? Where does it cross pedestrian traffic? Where does the operator need extra room? These questions help turn a storage plan into a workable daily routine.
Start with MACRACK. Build a better-working warehouse.
If you are adding pallet positions, reorganising a stockroom or planning a new fit-out, speak with MACRACK about the storage layout first. Then bring TASK into the equipment conversation so the two decisions support each other.
MACRACK: 1800 048 821 • Visit macrack.com.au
For the handling side, contact TASK Forklifts on 1300 13 2002 or explore our forklift buyer's guide.
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