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Racking installation & repairs
Keep your racking certified, structurally sound and protected from forklift hits. We install, repair and protect pallet racking across Greater Geelong, Ballarat, the Surf Coast and Western Melbourne.
At a glance
THE USUAL PROBLEM
Frames erected out of plumb, adding twisting stress and raising collapse risk.
OUR STANDARD
Dual-axis laser levels check every frame against the AS 4084 vertical tolerances.
THE USUAL PROBLEM
Under-sized or hand-tightened anchors drilled into cracked slab edges.
OUR STANDARD
Structural wedge or screw anchors torqued to the manufacturer’s specified depth and torque.
THE USUAL PROBLEM
Loose packing, or baseplates left unsupported on an uneven slab.
OUR STANDARD
Slotted steel shims locked under each baseplate so it sits in full contact with the slab.
THE USUAL PROBLEM
Missing locking pins replaced with makeshift bolts or cable ties.
OUR STANDARD
High-tensile spring steel locking pins fitted and checked in every beam connector.
A forklift hit on a lower upright doesn’t always mean scrapping the whole 6-metre frame. Depending on where the damage is and how bad the crimp is, we can reinforce the upright with an engineered splice or replace the component.
No need to strip down the continuous runs above the damage.
Most splices are done in hours, so an amber bay can return to service quickly.
Heavy-gauge steel splice channels bolted with high-tensile hardware.
Standard frame heights, common beam profiles and baseplates in North Geelong.
Safe propping and controlled unloading for severely damaged red-tagged uprights.
Sagged or twisted beams replaced with load-rated beams.
Emergency repairs
Unload the affected bay and keep people and trucks clear until it’s assessed. Call us for an urgent call-out, or book an audit if you want every bay rated red, amber or green.
The cheapest repair is the one you never make. Forklifts, reach trucks and pallet jacks hit uprights every day during fast pallet placement and aisle entry. We supply and install steel protection that takes the hit instead of the frame.
Wrap-around 4 to 5 mm steel guards on the front face and corners of the upright.
Bolted to the floor, not the upright, so the impact bypasses the frame.
Powder-coated for clear visibility to drivers.
Tubular or C-channel barriers protecting frame ends at aisle intersections.
Heavy-wall bollards, core-drilled or baseplate-mounted, for building columns, roller doors and walkways.
Stops side-swipes from turning trucks carrying heavy pallets.
We inspect the damage, confirm the manufacturer and profile, and decide whether a splice or a replacement is the right fix.
Frames, beams, baseplates and post protectors are picked and staged from our North Geelong warehouse, so there’s no long freight wait.
We check plumb and alignment, re-pin the bay, fit updated AS 4084 Safe Working Load plaques and hand the bay back ready to load.
Our team is based in North Geelong. Travel is free within Greater Geelong and $80 + GST per hour outside it [confirm this applies to installation and repair jobs].
Home base in North Geelong, plus the Bellarine
Torquay, Anglesea, Winchelsea and more
Ballarat and Golden Plains
Derrimut, Truganina and the west
It depends on the damage and the fix. A splice usually costs well below a full frame replacement, and we quote after assessing the bay. Send photos with your request for a faster estimate.
Often it can be spliced. A splice suits damage on the lower section of the upright. Severely twisted, split or multiple-point damage usually means replacing the frame.
Not until it’s checked. Unload the affected bay and keep people clear until it has been assessed. A red-rated bay should stay out of service until it is repaired.
Set-out, frame erection, laser levelling, shimming, floor anchoring, beam pinning and Safe Working Load plaques. Layout and mezzanine design are separate services.
Yes. We work in Ballarat, the Surf Coast and Western Melbourne. Travel is $80 + GST per hour outside Greater Geelong.
Tell us what happened or what you’re installing. Photos help. Or call (03) 5277 0826 or email info@directstoragesystems.com.au.
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