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Metal Mezzanines for Dependability and Strength

A company that invests in a mezzanine system is a company that expects growth. Installing a mezzanine in existing warehouse space is one way that companies expand the usable space in their facilities. Space expansion happens as a consequence of growth or in anticipation of it. Especially in the case of suppliers and distributors, space use and management are central contributing factors to profitability. The more space such companies have to stock products, the higher their potential sales can be. Because there are many different kinds of companies that can benefit from mezzanine use, there are many different kinds of mezzanine systems on the market to accommodate them.

Almost all mezzanines are metal mezzanines. This is because almost all mezzanine users are in industry, and industrial purposes call for industrial products. Consider this example: suppose you are a company that supplies fasteners to clients in a large geographical area. Your products aren’t particularly heavy compared to other industrial products, but when combined in boxes, and when those boxes are stacked on top of each other, their aggregate weight can be very heavy. Suppose that your business is growing and that you decide to install a mezzanine system in your existing warehouse to expand storage capacity. You wouldn’t want to store these products on flimsy platforms; this could result in an accident that could affect business or even cause injuries. Instead, you want to install mezzanine systems that are sure to bear product loads without any risk of failure.

Most metal mezzanines are constructed of some variety of steel because of steel’s strength and resilience. In some cases, they can involve nonmetal components, such as plastic or rubber stair treads, plastic railings or other components. A given metal mezzanine’s configuration depends largely on the demands of its application. Because these applications can vary so widely, manufacturers make an equally wide variety of metal mezzanines available to their customers.