Pallet racking is the backbone of any warehouse, and the right system depends on stock profile, throughput, lane depth, and how the warehouse is loaded and picked.
Shelving Shop Group and Novalok have now joined forces, relaunching as Volume. As two businesses with long histories, they have shared their capabilities and learnings to improve each other’s work and aim to deliver measurably better outcomes for warehouse operations.
Volume designs, supplies and installs storage and racking systems for every scale of warehouse operation, from selective pallet racking and longspan pick shelving through to high-density compactor and semi-automated shuttle systems.
Its pick shelving range covers everything from light-duty boltless systems through to heavy-duty longspan and high-density compactor, while its automation systems can be specified to suit the way the operation actually flows, not bolted on for the sake of it.
“Where we used to specify from a catalogue, we now design for the space. This means clients have direct access to engineering and in-house product design that didn’t sit inside the business before,” said Lance Krogseter-Wagg, head of marketing.
“The capability was always there, just spread across two businesses. Volume is what it looks like when it’s pulled into one team working on every project.”
The 29 months between acquiring Novalok and launching Volume weren’t just spent on the rebrand; they were also spent on integration. Novalok brought engineering rigour and in-house product design, while Shelving Shop Group brought speed and consultative problem-solving.
Having supplied New Zealand’s cold stores, packhouses, manufacturers, importers, and wholesalers since 1993, another priority was protecting long-standing relationships during the transition, as both businesses had clients with decades-long relationships.
Therefore, in practical terms, most things have stayed the same from the project managers and contracts to the suppliers, installers, and partners.
“Clients haven't had to lift a finger.”
However, what does change is what Volume can be offered. Clients now have direct access to Novalok's engineering and in-house product design, allowing them to go beyond the catalogue.
“We design our own products and manufacture key lines in New Zealand, which means we can engineer to fit a client’s actual space, product mix, and ambitions. That’s the part we wanted to make obvious. We build around your space, not our catalogue.”
Volume manages the project from the first site visit through to the last pallet position commissioned, from warehouse measurements and layout design around the stock profile, throughput, and pick paths to end-to-end installation management.
A recent example was Acme’s new 10,000 m² warehouse. Volume designed the racking as a two-stage build. Stage one ran tightly compressed narrow aisles to maximise pallet density from day one, fitting 5,000 pallet positions into the initial layout. Stage two was specified and scoped alongside it, ready to be installed as Acme grows into the space.
“Where standard products don’t quite fit, we customise, design and manufacture to suit the operation. One supplier, one point of contact, every step of the way.”
Whether fitting out a new warehouse, refreshing an existing one, or solving a specific problem, visit volume.co.nz or email hello@volume.co.nz.
