Pallet Racking Inspection Kingsway Rochdale

Pallet Racking Inspections at Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale

Kingsway Business Park is a 420-acre regional distribution park positioned directly alongside Junction 21 of the M62 — one of the Trans-Pennine corridor's most strategic logistics locations. Dominated by vast automated retail and e-commerce sheds, most notably JD Sports' 850,000 sq ft regional facility, the estate also hosts ASDA, Wincanton and Cleland McIver. Structures feature multi-tier mezzanine floors, high-speed parcel sorters and high-density VNA systems operating up to 18m eave heights.

Rackstor UK Ltd provides SEMA-aligned, SARI-accredited racking inspections tailored to the multi-tier automated environments at Kingsway and across the Rochdale OL16 logistics corridor.

Multi-Tier Mezzanines & Integrated Pick Modules

Racking systems integrated with multi-level floor decks at Kingsway must comply with the SEMA Code of Practice for the Design of Structures. Load calculations must account for both static pallet storage and live loads from floor-level pickers and automated conveyors. Edge protection at pallet drop locations must feature fully interlocked, counterbalanced safety gates to eliminate open falls under the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

High-density fashion and retail pick zones present specific challenges: fast-moving stock, frequent beam level reconfigurations and high-cycle automated picking all increase the rate of connector wear, frame fatigue and unreported low-level impact damage.

What Our Inspectors Focus On at Kingsway

Under-Deck Structural Node Inspections: Mezzanine support columns, cross-bracing nodes and timber/steel floor deck fixings are inspected for signs of dynamic deflection or bolt loosening caused by continuous MHE movement.
High-Bay Beam Safety Locks: In fast-moving fashion and retail pick zones, missing beam connectors or unanchored frame uprights present major safety hazards and are logged as immediate red or amber risks.
Mezzanine Drop Gate Verification: Every pallet loading gate is checked for correct counterbalancing and interlocking function. An open edge at a mezzanine drop zone is a direct Work at Height Regulations breach.
Frame Vibration Assessment: High-speed sorters and overhead conveyors induce vibration into adjacent racking. Anchor bolts and frame-to-frame connections at Kingsway are checked for loosening on every visit.
SEMA Load Notice Compliance: In high-throughput retail hubs where beam levels are frequently reconfigured for seasonal stock changes, load notices are verified against the installed configuration at every inspection.

PUWER 1998 & Statutory Safety Enforcement

Under PUWER Regulation 4, all storage equipment must remain suitable for its intended purpose. Local authority health officers regularly audit Kingsway facilities to verify that annual SARI reports are backed up by documented weekly checks by a Person Responsible for Racking Safety. Our written reports provide the evidence that this duty is being met — clearly flagging any red risks found so the affected bays can be offloaded before we leave the site.