Pigeon hole storage is a space-saving storage system where sets of small open-fronted compartments are placed next to one another in a series.
This type of storage system allows for high levels of organisation whilst keeping items in view for quick retrieval.
We manufacture pigeonhole storage to be freestanding, table-mounted, or built to suit almost any space, alcove, or recess.
As we manufacture storage shelving to order, we can build pigeonhole storage or pick walls into existing spaces. This includes bespoke units made to fit into existing pallet racking to create a more efficient small item storage or picking system.
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Pigeonhole storage systems are typically manufactured from wood, plastic, or metal depending on the environment they will be used in. Please contact our sales team to discuss your specific requirements on 01482 363445 or email sales@spaceguard.co.uk
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Do you need storage, packaging dispensers, IT integration, or accessories?
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Once you know what you want, send it over to us.
Our expert in-house design team will then produce 3D drawings & renders so you can visualise your compartment shelving clearly.
At this point, you can make changes as necessary before finalising the design.
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You can have them installed or shipped directly to you from our East Yorkshire factory.
In warehouse environments, you can often find put wall storage systems, pick walls, pick to light, and pick to pack technologies. These are all based on pigeonhole systems.
A put wall or put to light system is used to break down large batches of items and sort and collate them into customer orders.
At the put wall, each put location (or pigeonhole) represents an individual customer order. Batches of Items are sorted into each order box until an order is completed. The collection of items can then be taken away to be packed at the packing station.
A pick wall is essentially a large wall made up entirely of containers (pigeonholes) where items are placed for storage until they are “picked” by warehouse operatives when they are putting together an order.
To assist putters and pickers in quickly retrieving the correct items from these pick walls, many warehouses employ a “pick to light” system.
A pick-to-light system is where each pigeonhole or storage compartment has a small light which illuminates to guide the picker or putter to the correct box. Once the item is placed or retrieved, the picker presses a small button to switch off the light. This saves a lot of time because pick walls can be extremely large and store hundreds of items.
Pick and put to light offers high levels of productivity and accuracy due to a lack of reading pick sheets or looking at terminals. The user simply scans the order barcode and a light is illuminated in the correct product box, and also shows a quantity of how many items to pick or place at that location. Generally, these systems can improve picking productivity by 30 to 50%.
