Lysaght

David Seale from BHD Storage Solutions recently collaborated with Lysaght at their significant manufacturing site for steel building products at Emu Plains in NSW.

Lysaght’s ever increasing product growth and demand for their products was a catalyst for the review of their existing manufacturing and storage areas.

In consultation with the Lysaght team, BHD Storage Solutions was able to identify opportunities to improve storage capacity, optimise traffic flow, and reduce retrieval times for products. We provided a redesign of the floorplans and proposed a cantilever solution.

The end result was design, manufacture, supply and installation of

1. 146 / 5791 x 350 single and double-sided cantilever columns
2. 1665 / 1000 long arms 7 per column side
3. PFC heavy duty 160x63x6.5 guide rails. Bring the isle widths down to 2115, for side loader use. An enormous space saving on the traditional isles of up to 7000 wide to allow for folk lift and product turning.

The same product amount is now stored in half of the warehouse floor area previously required, and all the different product lines can now be accessed for dispatch in minutes.

BHD would like to thank Lysaght for our long term relationship with them and for the opportunity to collaborate with them on their site storage improvement plans.

Troy Annett Lysaght’s Business Improvement Manager at Emu Plans who oversaw the design and installation process explains.

Design Process

In order to utilise our limited space, the BHD vertical cantilever racking solution was chosen We worked closely with David and the team to decide on the optimal layout.

Efficiency gain on site by the new racking

The racking has allowed us to almost double our storage capacity. However, the real gains have been the ability to store product in accurate shelf locations and eliminate the need for double or triple handling. This is a great quality and efficiency saving.

BHD and their installers excellence in providing the solution on time

BHD were able to not only assist with our bespoke design, but deliver the custom racking solution with a minimal lead time. Greg and his team of installers worked tirelessly over our Christmas shutdown period to ensure the job was complete when we returned to work in the new year.