Maximizing storage space under arena seating

Staff at the Bob Devaney Sports Center at the University of Nebraska need a lot of supplies to maintain the facility in a way that keeps student athletes safe and also creates a fun and festive atmosphere for fans.

Behind the scenes, the arena’s storage areas were overcrowded but the spaces under seating areas were underutilized, so the building’s maintenance supervisor acquired a LEVPRO system from Spacesaver. The system provides compact, organized storage for paper towels, cleaning solutions, and other janitorial supplies. The rack on top provides additional storage space and the shelving units “levitate” without touching the floor, making it easy to sweep under the system.

NEW PRICING INFO!
We’ve heard your requests for pricing information on projects featured in the Trailblazer, and starting today we’ll include that info. 

Your SSC net price for the system pictured here (8′ tall x 12′ wide x 4′ deep) is $3454.

LEVPRO is drawable in Configura. After you’ve determined your client’s space needs, you can simply draw the desired system to get pricing info for your particular project.

Optimizing space and maximizing profits

This facility in the San Francisco Bay Area uses Spacesaver’s ActivRAC® Mobilized Storage System to gain significantly higher yields in their cannabis flowering rooms.

The ActivRAC systems eliminate wasted space, encourage airflow, and allow for optimal light exposure, which maximizes the plants’ bud formation. Mechanical-assist handles allow staff to easily open aisles so they can tend the plants, and the aisles are wide enough for staff to work on both sides of each growing area.

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High-bay shelving facilities aren’t just big warehouses: they’re specialized buildings with specific needs for climate control, material retrieval and replacement, and other concerns.

One major consideration is staff safety. As with any large building, high-bay facilities are required to have multiple egress routes.

The Spacesaver team worked with the University of Texas at Austin to develop a solution that maximizes shelving space while still providing a way for staff to exit the building in case of fire or other emergency.

About a year ago, the HELM boot company decided to move its flagship store to a more desirable, but smaller, location on Austin’s east side.

“We knew we had to get creative with how we were going to store our inventory, while also creating the right environment,” said HELM founder Brad Day.

The shop now features a compact shelving system that’s as stylish and functional as the product it stores. The system is robust enough to store all the inventory required, while still complementing the store’s interior design and being easily accessible by clerks.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better solution in a small store,” Day said. “It provides what we need functionally, but also gives a look and feel and aesthetic that fits with HELM.”

Officers at the police department in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, were storing their duty gear in an unused room. It was cluttered and unsightly, and the room was inconveniently located far from the garage entrance.

When the department grew to the point where the room needed to be used as an office, the police chief acquired a LEVPRO suspended shelving system.

The LEVPRO is located right outside the door that leads from the police department’s interior to the garage, so officers can easily pick up gear on their way to their cruisers and drop it off on their way back inside. The system keeps gear organized and accessible, right where it’s needed.

Spacesaver converts an aging electronic system to mechanical assist operation

An electronic compact mobile system was installed at the Missouri Botanical Gardens’ herbarium by a now-defunct Spacesaver competitor in the 1970s and 80s.

Faculty and staff recently wanted to convert the system to Spacesaver’s mechanical assist, but they had a number of requirements. For instance, in keeping with the Gardens’ commitment to sustainability, all discarded materials had to be recycled and the existing rails, carriages, and shelving were to be retained. And in order to minimize risk to the botanical collections, no specimens were to be moved unless absolutely necessary.

The local Spacesaver distributor worked with Spacesaver’s engineers and project managers to design and install a solution.

Saving space and keeping evidence organized

The city of Tucson, Arizona, purchased a former distribution center and renovated it to create a state-of-the-art evidence storage facility.

Optimizing space was of concern throughout the building, and it was particularly crucial in the cold storage areas. Spacesaver provided mobile shelving systems for the facility’s refrigerator, which typically holds blood and urine samples from DUI cases, and in the freezer, which holds biological evidence from homicides and sexual assaults. The state of Arizona has no statute of limitations on these crimes, and evidence must be kept a minimum of 55 years.

Spacesaver’s ADA-compliant FreeStyle® Personal Storage Lockers provide the same convenience and configurability of other FreeStyle lockers, along with right-height locks and handles.

The police department in Carbondale, Illinois, installed ADA-compliant lockers to promote accessibility.

Spacesaver designed and manufactured this prototype cabinet with custom-fitted trays for a Western museum that needed to store bison hides. The cabinet measures 7’ tall by 8’ wide by 7’ deep, and the trays are designed with aluminum inserts to maintain strength while minimizing the cabinet’s overall weight.

A Midwestern museum needed a secure, compact storage solution that would allow visitors to view artifacts of various sizes. Museum staff worked with their local Spacesaver representative and Spacesaver’s engineering team to create an engineered-to-order solution.

Using Spacesaver’s flat file museum cabinets as a starting point, the team designed a set of cabinets that feature:

* Fully extendable drawers
* Liftable glass covers
* Sturdy steel construction
* Locks for security