Racking & Shelving

Scope

This Product Group represents the interests of manufacturers of :

• Adjustable Pallet Racking for general or specialised warehouse use
• Drive in Racking for more specialised bulk storage
• Push Back Racking for Higher Density storage at relatively low height levels
• Gravity Live Storage Racking and Shelving for first in first out utilization
• Mobile Racking and Shelving for high density low turn round systems
• Clip together Metal Shelving systems for general storage purposes
• Library Shelving for book and other storage in archives and elsewhere
• Bolted Slotted angle for the construction of storage and other Systems
• Plastic Storage Containers, Steel Lockers and Cupboards
• Mezzanines together with Rack or Shelving supported floors

Objectives

• To represent, promote and protect the interests of the European racking, shelving and related products industry
• To establish a source of information for manufacturers, control organizations, users, teaching bodies and government authorities
• To facilitate European discussion about technical, commercial and economic storage equipment and methods issues
• To facilitate European collaboration on definition and classification of equipment, terminology, development of standards, quality, market data, and research and development
• To publish a range of studies and documents promoting better utilization of storage equipment
• To promote any other activity of value to manufacturers and users

Structure

The Product Group operates through an annual Plenary meeting, Technical Committee and ad hoc Working Groups. Current officers of the Product Group are:

• President
• Vice President
• Technical Committee Chairman
• Deputy Technical Committee Chairman
• CEN TC344 Chairman
• Representatives from 4 member Associations
• Secretary General

The Product Group was formally established as the “European Racking Federation” (ERF) in UK Company law in September 2004.

Companies actively involved in the Product Group

	Aremsa
	Arestant
	Atox
	Barton Storage Systems
	Constructor
	Dexion
	Esmena
	Estanterias Record
	FEM - AEM
	Hovuma
	Ideas En Metal
	Industrias Mam
	Kasten
	Kimer
	Link 51
	Meca-System
	Mecalux
	Moresecure
	Mostoles
	Moviestan
	Nedcon
	Noega Systems
	Permar
	PRS
	Ramada Storax
	Redirack
	SSI Schäfer
	Space Solutions
	Tecny Stand
	Tecro
	Temesist
	Yudigar

 
The list of all racking and shelving companies represented by the Product Group is available on ERF website

Work in progress

The work plan envisaged in 2011 includes:-

• meetings of the ERF Drive-in Racking Code WG
• meetings of the ERF Cantilever Racking Code WG
• ERF liaison meetings in regard to FEM 9.831 with FEM Intralogistics Product Group
• The drafting of a revised Guideline to the application of EN 15512 (worked example which will be for INTERNAL use only)
• Membership development
• A new CEN TC344 WG on Seismic Design will commence in 2011
• ERF work in liaison with MHI in theUSA on Seismic Design issues will be maintained
• Revision of the FEM 10.2.06 Shelving Design Code
• Liaison meetings with the FEM Industrial Trucks Product Group
• Participation at CeMat, Hanover in May 2011
• Board meeting in May and Plenary meeting in October

President

Tony Gresham Jones, Whittan Storage Systems

Members

Associations/companies in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Turkey, Russia & Romania. There are also two Associate Members being from Australia and Egypt.

Secretariat