K50 Shop Shelving System

In the last few years the retail shelving market has changed with numerous branded and unbranded systems appearing of varying quality and price. We only supply quality shop shelving with a proven track record. We have found the cheaper systems have quality issues - inconsistent paint quality, poorly fitting back panels and lack of load test data among them. Our shelving uses industry standard bay widths and shelf sizes. It is compatible with all the major 50mm slot pitch systems and a wide variety of 3rd party manufactured accessories are available to enhance your shelving.

Our K50 shelving system is suited to any retail environment where some degree of weight-bearing capability is required. It is popular with supermarkets as well as convenience stores, hardware and garden centres, pharmacies, pet shops and builders merchants.

Shelves on standard brackets can take up to 120kg and up to 180kg on heavy duty brackets. Every shelf can tilt for sloping displays using either chrome wire or acrylic risers and dividers. Brackets are available to take wood or glass shelves and special solutions are available for magazines and cards.

For hanging merchandise there is a choice of perforated peg panels, slatted panels, or chrome back bars. Garments can be displayed on D rails or forward-facing saddle arms, either horizontal or sloping.

For shops where a softer look is required as well as strength this shelving can be combined with other materials such as slatwall and timber cladding panels in a range of finishes. Shelving comes in two standard colours - Jura (off white RAL9001) and Silver (RAL9006). We can also powder-coat in any RAL colour.

Heights range from 1.2m through to 3.0m. There are 4 possible bay widths or 'modules' - 66.5cm, 80cm, 100cm & 125cm. Shelf depths range from 20cm through to 67cm.

We hold over 300 pallets of shelving in stock at any one time for rapid delivery throughout the UK.

Buying Guide for Shop Shelving
Any shelving that you purchase needs to strong enough to cope with the weight of your merchandise when fully stocked. This will vary depending on the products but a gondola can easily have 200-400kg per bay each side so a shelf failure can lead to serious injury and expense. Shops selling bulk food cans and pet feeds, alcoholic & soft drinks in bulk, as well as DIY/hardware merchants (especially paint retailers) need to be particularly mindful of this.

We supply industry standard 50mm slot pitch shelving system that you can trust with consistent quality and testing. Comprehensive weight loadings are available and we can advise on the appropriate grade of column and shelf bracket. If you are considering purchasing shop shelving ask about weight-loadings and test data.

Easy Installation

K50 shelving is quick and relatively easy to install. Many end users install themselves.
Standard bays require minimal tools - just a mallet, spirit level and 10mm spanner for adjusting the levelling feet.

For wall bays over 1.8m high we recommend that at least one wall fixing bracket is used per column. There are two types of wall-fixing bracket; standard bracket fixes column flush to the wall; the adjustable bracket has a 30cm long threaded rod that allows the column to stand clear of obstructions such as skirtings, pipes, structural pillars, etc. The threaded rod can be cut to suit the desired clearance.

Download our Installation Instructions (PDF)

Designing a Shop Shelving Layout

Usually it's a good idea to do a sketch of your space, ideally to scale. You should allow for minimum isle widths of 91.5cm (36") for wheelchair access. At a pinch point e.g with a column or counter this can reduce to 81.5cm (32").

Using as few bays as possible can save money e.g. a 5m run can be covered two ways - 4 x 125cm bays or 5 x 100cm bays. Both are 5m long but the 1st option uses fewer parts so will cost less... However, sometimes it makes sense to use the smaller bays if you need more sections for different merchandise categories. Also, it can be an advantage to stick to one bay width throughout knowing that any future reshuffles of equipment are easy as it's all the same width. In the example convenience store below the designer has standardised on 1.0m bays.

Where you need to the shelving to fit a set width mix up the sizes to achieve the best fit e.g. a 3.2m run can be 2 x 125cm + 1 x 66.5cm = 3.17m.

For double-sided units (gondolas) the base sizes are such that each standard module size can become a matching gondola end unit (these are the shelving units at the end of a gondola that are great for promotions and hotspots). A gondola with 30cm base shelves each side requires a 66.5cm gondola end, 37cm shelves each side suits a 80cm gondola end, 47cm shelf gondola matches 100cm end, and 57cm shelves each side suit a 125cm gondola end.

Note that the final finished height of a unit is usually about 4cm higher than the column size e.g 1.3m will be 1.34m when installed. This is due to the added height of the levelling feet, and allows for some variations in the floor level.

Example Convenience Store Layout

Note how the designer has used 1.0m bays throughout and isle sizes are well above the minimums. Good use of gondola end bays and a Promo End unit. The corner has been boxed out, corner units don't really add any additional merchandising lines and look a bit messy.