Wide Aisle Pallet Racking Manufacturers & Factories for the Switzerland Market

Under Swiss structural regulations, industrial storage racks exceeding 3.0 meters in top beam height are classified as civil building-like structures. SIA 261 (Actions on structures) governs horizontal inertial loads generated during seismic events. Switzerland is divided into specific seismic zones (Z1 to Z3b), with the highest seismic risk centered around the Valais region and Basel. Our engineering team calculates horizontal ground acceleration parameters ($a_{gd}$), structural behavior factors ($q$), and building soil amplification factors to specify heavy-duty baseplates, cross-aisle spine bracing towers, and approved seismic wedge or undercut concrete anchors.

In Switzerland, over 85% of warehouse movements utilize standard EPAL 1 Euro-pallets (800 mm width × 1,200 mm depth). For wide aisle selective racking storing pallets short-side facing the aisle (depth 1,200 mm), upright frame depths are standardized at 1,100 mm, providing a mandatory 50 mm pallet overhang at both the front and rear beam faces to satisfy safety standard EN 15620. The standard clear beam length for 3 Euro-pallets per pair of beams is 2,700 mm (allowing 75 mm side clearance between pallets and uprights), while a 2-pallet bay utilizes an 1,850 mm clear span.

SUVA (Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt) directives stipulate that all perimeter uprights exposed to forklift travel must be protected by independent heavy-duty steel collision protectors with an energy absorption capacity of not less than 400 Nm. End-of-row double frames must feature full-span C-channel or tubular guard rails. Furthermore, where pedestrian walkways or workstations cross underneath or behind open rack bays, heavy-duty anti-collapse mesh cladding (Gitter-Rückwandsysteme) and drop-in wire decking are legally required to prevent falling cargo hazards.

The Association of Cantonal Fire Insurers (VKF / AEAI) regulates warehouse fire protection in Switzerland. For rack storage heights exceeding 7.5 meters, or where high-combustibility commodities are stored, VKF guidelines frequently mandate in-rack sprinkler systems (ESFR ceiling sprinklers alone may be insufficient). Our wide aisle systems can be prefabricated with factory-punched beam brackets and upright clip holes designed specifically to host water pipe distribution hangers, guaranteeing code-compliant sprinkler head clearances between pallet back-stops.

Because Switzerland is outside the EU customs territory while being deeply integrated via bilateral trade agreements, goods must be cleared through Swiss Federal Customs Administration (BAZG) checkpoints. Shipments are supplied with full commercial invoices containing valid 8-digit HS tariff headings (typically 7308.90 for steel structures), packing lists, Certificate of Origin (EUR.1 or approved exporter declaration), and Mill Test Certificates (MTC EN 10204 Type 3.1) proving raw material steel chemistry and mechanical yield strength.

Yes. Due to our standardized modular upright punching matrix (compatible with 50 mm and 75 mm pitch configurations), standard wide aisle selective racking can be reconfigured dynamically. Lower levels can be converted into high-throughput piece-picking carton flow lanes with adjustable roller beds, or select bays can be converted to hold pallet shuttle drive-in rails without replacing the primary vertical upright column infrastructure.