Herochu Cantilever Racking – High-Capacity, Fully Customisable Storage for Industrial & Warehouse Excellence
When long, heavy or awkwardly-shaped loads threaten to choke your aisle space, Herochu cantilever racking converts wasted cubic metres into profitable, organised storage. Engineered for the realities of steel service centres, timber merchants, PVC converters and offshore fabricators, every Herochu bay starts with 3 t safe-working load per arm and can be scaled to 5 t+ without changing foot-print. From the first sketch to the final coat of safety-orange paint, the system is built to your exact stock profile, crane reach and throughput rate—never the other way around.
Why Cantilever, Why Herochu
Traditional pallet racks force you to cage pipes, bars or plasterboard between uprights; Herochu removes the front column entirely. The result is unobstructed forklift and overhead-crane access, 100 % selectivity and immediate visual stock control. Whether you store 12 m stainless tube, 2.5 m packs of aluminium extrusion or mixed-length composite mouldings, the open face eliminates the “push-back” damage that costs UK warehouses an average £38 000 per year in written-off product and lost time.
Certified Strength, Global Compliance
Each welded column and taper arm is shot-blasted SA2.5 and finished with two-part epoxy powder rated for 1 000 h salt-spray. Steel grades meet EN 10219 S355; weld procedures are certified to ISO 3834-2 and inspected under ISO 9001:2015. Finished structures carry CE marking to EN 1090-2 EXC2, ensuring compliance with UK CA Regulations and EU CPR. Fire-safe, the frame is classified Euroclass A1, making it suitable for high-bay storage up to 12 m without additional sprinkler deflectors.
Model Range – From 6 m to 9 m Out-of-the-Crate, Then Infinitely Yours
| Model | Load/Arm | Tube Length | Layers | Movement Mode | Overall (L×W×H mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC-G6053S | 3 t | 6 m | 4+1 | Single-side power-assisted | 6 435 × 3 340 × 1 550 |
| HC-G6053D | 3 t | 6 m | 4+1 | Double-side power-assisted | 6 435 × 3 340 × 1 750 |
| HC-G9055S | 5 t | 9 m | 4+1 | Single-side power-assisted | 9 435 × 3 340 × 1 550 |
| HC-G9055D | 3 t | 9 m | 4+1 | Double-side power-assisted | 9 435 × 3 340 × 1 750 |
Starting at £3 698 ex-works, a single bay includes four adjustable arms, bolted base plates and a 330 mm ground clearance that lets you sweep or drive-under freely. Need 12 m arms, 8 t capacity or a 600 % safety factor for seismic zone 4? We recut the column web, resize the base and re-certify—typically within 15 working days.
Power-Assisted Telescopic Arms – One Finger, Five Tonnes
Herochu’s patented planetary gearbox lets a single operator retract a fully-loaded arm with 18 Nm input—less force than clicking a torque wrench. Frequency-controlled PLC senses load mass and limits retraction speed to 0.15 m s⁻¹, removing whip when you withdraw 9 m bundles. Arms lock automatically at 25 mm increments; an electromechanical pin engages even if air pressure drops, guaranteeing OSHA-compliant fail-safe.
Density Without Congestion – 40 % More Product in the Same Bay
Because each arm telescopes independently, you can place a 400 mm remnant pack in front of a full-length bundle without double handling. Aisles narrow to 2.8 m for 4 t overhead cranes or 2.3 m for side-loader forklifts. One Manchester plumbing wholesaler replaced block-stacking with Herochu and released 1 750 m²—enough floor space to add a new trade counter without extending the lease.
Modular, Relocatable, Future-Proofed
All connections use Grade 10.9 serrated bolts; no site welding is required. Should your product mix shift from 150 mm CHS to 300 mm I-beams, unbolt, add arm inserts and rebolt—no hot-work permit, no downtime. Columns are pre-punched on both faces so you can convert a single-sided row to double-sided in under an hour. Expand height by bolting 500 mm or 1 000 mm column extensions; uplift is resisted by optional ground anchors rated 45 kN each.
Accessories That Turn Rack Into a System
- Remnant Cassettes – 1.2 m dividers for off-cuts, colour-coded for SKU.
- Rubber Arm Caps – Absorb impact energy, prolonging paint life by 300 %.
- Crane Guidance Lasers – Red line projection shows pick face, reducing cycle time 12 %.
- Load-Deflection Sensors – Bluetooth alerts to your WMS when permanent set exceeds 3 mm.
- Galvanised Canopy Kits – Create outdoor storage for scaffolding tube, UV-stable for 20 years.
Real-World ROI – Payback in 11 Months
A Midlands steel stockist handling 1 200 t per month moved from floor stacking to Herochu HC-G9055D. Crane picks rose from 18 to 32 per hour, labour requirement fell by 1.4 FTE, and product damage dropped 0.9 %. Annual savings: £87 400. Net investment after trade-in allowance: £79 200. Simple payback: 11 months; IRR Year-1: 92 %.
Installation & Support – Anywhere on the Map
Herochu provides BIM models, pull-out tests and RAMS ahead of delivery. Our certified installers work to SafeContractor and CHAS standards; a two-bay system is typically commissioned in one shift. Remote PLC diagnostics come as standard; firmware updates are pushed over 4G. Spare arms kept in our Birmingham and Düsseldorf hubs ship within 24 h, keeping availability above 99.6 %.
Sustainability Built In
Steel contains 32 % recycled content and is 100 % recyclable at end-of-life. Powder-coat lines are VOC-free and powered by 1.2 MW rooftop solar. Packaging is restricted to reusable steel stillage; no timber dunnage enters your waste stream. Choose Herochu and you cut scope-3 carbon by 0.42 t per bay versus galvanised alternatives.
