In warehouse environments, storage decisions directly affect how space is used, how materials move, and how efficiently teams can work. When storage systems are not aligned with day-to-day operations, warehouses often feel constrained, even when square footage is available.
McMurray Stern works with warehouses and industrial facilities to design storage solutions that improve space utilization, organization, and workflow. The goal is not simply to add storage, but to create systems that help facilities operate more effectively today and adapt over time.
Identifying Where Space Is Being Lost
Many warehouses rely on static pallet racking layouts that require fixed aisles and permanent clearances. While familiar, these layouts can leave a significant amount of floor space unused. Over time, this inefficiency limits capacity and makes it harder to support changing inventory needs.
McMurray Stern helps warehouses evaluate how existing storage layouts are performing and where space may be underutilized. By understanding inventory profiles, access requirements, and handling methods, storage systems can be reconfigured to better support the operation without expanding the facility.
Increasing Storage Capacity Within Existing Footprints
For facilities that need more capacity but cannot add square footage, high-density storage solutions offer a practical path forward. Mobile pallet systems such as ActivRAC allow pallet racking to be compacted by reducing the number of open aisles while maintaining full access when needed.
These systems are designed to handle heavy loads and can often be installed within existing buildings using current concrete floors. This allows warehouses to increase capacity while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
McMurray Stern supports these projects from planning through installation, helping ensure the system fits the facility and the workflow.
Improving Organization and Daily Access
Efficient warehouses depend on organization as much as capacity. Poorly organized storage leads to longer pick times, unnecessary handling, and congestion in active areas.
Vertical storage systems provide a way to store components, spare parts, and smaller inventory in a compact, organized format. By moving storage upward, warehouses can free up floor space while improving visibility and access to frequently used items.
For other inventory types, McMurray Stern designs and installs heavy-duty shelving, wide-span shelving, and mezzanine systems that align with how materials are stored and retrieved each day.
Storage Designed Around How Warehouses Work
No two warehouses operate exactly the same way. Storage solutions should reflect how materials move through the facility, how often items are accessed, and how inventory changes over time.
McMurray Stern takes a design-build approach, working closely with warehouse teams to understand current challenges and future needs. Storage systems are designed to support existing workflows while allowing flexibility for growth, reconfiguration, or changes in inventory mix.
A Practical Partner for Industrial Storage
Warehouse storage should support operations, not slow them down. When storage systems are designed around space, access, and workflow, facilities gain more usable capacity and smoother day-to-day operations.
McMurray Stern provides durable, customizable industrial storage solutions supported by planning, design, installation, and ongoing support. If your warehouse is evaluating how to better use available space or improve storage efficiency, connect with our team to discuss solutions tailored to your facility today.
