Builders Merchant & Trade Counter Shelving & Racking

Builders merchants and trade counters have unusually varied display and storage requirements. Small fixings, hand tools and packaged accessories may need to be presented alongside heavy tins, power tools, workwear and bulky building products—all within a space that must remain organised, accessible and easy to replenish.

KAS Shelving Systems can help you create a practical, hard-working environment that makes products easier to find, keeps valuable selling space productive and provides the strength required for demanding trade merchandise.

Few retail sectors need to accommodate such a broad mixture of products. Merchants may have thousands of individual lines, ranging from small packets and hanging tools to heavy paint tins and large boxes.

This creates several common challenges:

• Making the best use of limited trade-counter and showroom space
• Keeping large product ranges clearly organised
• Displaying both shelved and hanging merchandise
• Supporting heavier products safely
• Allowing fast replenishment and regular range changes
• Combining customer-facing displays with bulk and reserve storage
• Extending existing shelving without replacing an entire installation

Our modular shelving and racking systems can be configured around these different requirements, providing a coordinated solution from the sales floor to the stockroom.

K50 is our principal retail shelving system and is particularly well suited to builders merchants, tool shops and trade counters.

Its robust steel construction provides the strength needed for demanding merchandise, while adjustable shelves make it easy to accommodate different product heights and packaging formats. The system uses the UK’s popular 50 mm slot pitch and industry-standard bay widths, making it suitable for new installations as well as many extensions to existing shelving layouts.

K50 is manufactured with generous steel thicknesses, a precise fit and a high-quality paint finish. Wall bays, double-sided gondolas and promotional end bays can be combined to create complete merchandising layouts for trade customers.

The result is a strong, professional display system that can evolve as product ranges and store layouts change.

Stronger solutions for heavy and bulky stock

Not every product belongs on retail shelving. Boxes, power tools, bags, tubs and other bulky goods may require a heavier-duty storage system.

KLS Longspan Racking is a separate product family designed for these larger and heavier items. It can be used in customer-facing areas, collection zones or stockrooms where greater shelf capacity and larger clear spans are needed.

KLS complements K50 rather than replacing it:

• K50 provides adaptable retail merchandising for smaller and medium-sized products.
• KLS Longspan Racking provides accessible storage and display for heavier or bulkier goods.

Using both systems enables a merchant to create a consistent journey from clearly presented counter merchandise to larger products and reserve stock.

Racking for every part of the merchant

Where storage requirements extend beyond K50 and KLS, we can also help with other specialist systems.

Cantilever racking provides open-fronted storage for long products such as timber, pipe, conduit and mouldings. Pallet racking can accommodate larger quantities of reserve stock, while dedicated storeroom shelving helps keep smaller back-of-house inventory organised and accessible.

By selecting the appropriate system for each product type, merchants can improve capacity without compromising product access or overloading equipment designed for lighter duties.

By selecting the appropriate system for each product type, merchants can improve capacity without compromising product access or overloading equipment designed for lighter duties.

Designed around your products and premises

Every builders merchant is different. Some require a compact trade-counter display, while others need a complete showroom and warehouse solution.

Our experienced team can help assess your product range, available space and loading requirements before recommending a suitable combination of shelving, hooks and racking. We can also help with bay sizes, shelf depths, layouts and compatibility when an existing installation needs to be extended.

KAS Shelving Systems has supplied retail shelving and storage equipment since 2003. From our warehouse, offices and showroom near Swindon, Wiltshire, we support merchants throughout the UK with practical advice, competitively priced equipment and dependable service.

Planning a trade counter, showroom or storage area?

Whether you are opening a new branch, refurbishing an existing merchant or simply making better use of an awkward space, talk to us about your requirements.

Request a quotation or send us your plans and product details.