Racking Maintenance & Repairs
Keep Your Warehouse Safe with Compliant Racking Repairs and Maintenance
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This is a quick overview of our expert racking repair services. Every repair is carried out by qualified engineers, using OEM parts, to keep your warehouse safe, compliant, and operational. Whether you need urgent repairs after impact damage or preventative maintenance to extend system life, our team delivers fast and sustainable solutions.
Our Racking Repair services:A Racking Inspection or a PUWER Racking Inspection:
- Urgent Racking Repairs
For: Damaged or unsafe racking needing immediate attention
Fast response to minimise downtime and reduce risk. - Planned Repairs & Maintenance
For: Ongoing operational safety and cost control
Scheduled repairs to prevent failures and extend racking lifespan. - Repairs from Inspection Reports
For: Businesses with SEMA or PUWER inspection reports
We provide quotes directly from your report, saving time and reducing disruption. - Preventative Maintenance Plans
For: Businesses seeking long-term peace of mind
Custom maintenance packages that lower costs and protect your warehouse.
Scroll down for a full breakdown of each racking repair service and how we help you stay compliant with UK legislation.
Racking Repairs and Maintenance That Keep Your Warehouse Safe, Compliant and Operational
“Racking is classed as work equipment under UK Health and Safety legislation, including HSG76, PUWER, and the EN 15635 standard.”
This means it must be kept in a safe condition at all times. According to HSG76, any damage identified by a Racking Inspector or the designated PRRS (Person Responsible for Racking Safety) must be reported and repaired without delay to prevent collapse.
Compliance alone is not enough.
What happens when damage is left unrepaired?
Warehouses are busy, high-impact environments. Forklifts, pallet trucks, and constant stock movement put continuous stress on racking systems. Even small dents, twists, or loose fixings can weaken the structure and increase the risk of a domino-effect collapse. Fast, professional repairs are essential to protect your people, your stock, and your operations, while ensuring compliance and minimising downtime.
Racking damage is usually categorised into three levels of risk.
According to the SEMA code of practice, racking damage is either RED, AMBER, or GREEN risk.
These categories will be highlighted in your inspection report. Don’t have a recent report? Book your next racking inspection here.
Select a category below to find out what you need to do next.
If you have urgent racking damage – book a repair now!
Common types of racking damage
These racking hazards are often identified in inspection reports.
Rack Group can repair all sorts of damage with your warehouse racking system to ensure your workplace remains safe with OEM parts.
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If you have any of these types of damage – book a repair now!
Our Racking Repairs and Maintenance Services
From urgent damage repair to long-term maintenance planning, we offer flexible solutions to keep your racking safe, compliant, and operational.
All our work is completed in line with EN standards as well as SEMA guidelines.
Urgent Racking Repairs
When damage is critical, you need a fast response. Urgent racking repairs reduce risk immediately and keep your warehouse safe and operational.
Urgent Racking Repairs
When damage is critical, you need a fast response. Urgent racking repairs reduce risk immediately and keep your warehouse safe and operational.
Our engineers are on call to respond quickly to high-priority repairs. Using OEM parts and SEMA-approved methods, we fix damaged uprights, beams, bracing, and base plates to restore full structural safety.
If your inspection report highlights red risk damage, or if you spot serious impact damage on your racking, these repairs must be completed without delay. Acting fast prevents collapse, avoids costly downtime, and ensures your warehouse remains compliant with HSG76, PUWER, and EN 15635.
Upload photos of the damage or send us your inspection report for a same-day quote.
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Planned Repairs & Maintenance
Not all repairs are urgent, but they should never be ignored. Planned racking repairs and maintenance allow you to schedule work around your operations, keeping disruption and costs to a minimum.
Planned Repairs & Maintenance
Not all repairs are urgent, but they should never be ignored. Planned racking repairs and maintenance allow you to schedule work around your operations, keeping disruption and costs to a minimum.
Our team works with you to create a repair schedule based on your inspection reports and warehouse activity. By addressing amber risk damage and other non-critical issues early, you prevent them from escalating into urgent problems that could shut down your warehouse.
Planned maintenance also means repairs are completed in a controlled way, with the right parts and engineers available when you need them. This approach helps extend the life of your racking systems, improves safety, and keeps your facility compliant with UK legislation such as HSG76 and PUWER.
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Repairs from Inspection Reports
If you already have a racking inspection report, we can quote directly from it. This makes the repair process faster, easier, and fully compliant.
Repairs from Inspection Reports
If you already have a racking inspection report, we can quote directly from it. This makes the repair process faster, easier, and fully compliant. Reports from any provider are accepted.
Our team reviews the findings, identifies all red and amber risks, and provides a clear repair plan with costs and timelines. By working from your report, we remove the need for another site visit and help you move quickly from inspection to repair.
If you do not yet have a report, our accredited inspectors can carry one out for you. Alternatively, you can send us photos of the damage and, in many cases, we can provide a same-day repair quote.
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Preventative Maintenance Plans
Racking repairs are essential when damage occurs, but preventing damage in the first place is even more effective. That’s why we offer preventative maintenance plans tailored to your warehouse.
Preventative Maintenance Plans
Racking repairs are essential when damage occurs, but preventing damage in the first place is even more effective. That’s why we offer preventative maintenance plans tailored to your warehouse.
A maintenance plan keeps your racking in safe, compliant condition all year round. Our engineers carry out scheduled inspections and small repairs before issues become serious. This proactive approach reduces the risk of sudden failures, extends the life of your racking, and lowers long-term costs.
Preventative maintenance also helps you plan ahead. By identifying patterns of recurring damage, we can recommend design changes, protective measures such as Rack Armour®, Polymer Barriers, or staff training to reduce future risks. The result is a safer warehouse with fewer disruptions and better cost control.
With over 40 years of experience, we know that a consistent maintenance programme is the most reliable way to keep your racking systems safe, compliant, and operational.
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Why Racking Damage Matters
Racking damage is one of the biggest safety risks in a warehouse. Even minor dents or misalignments can weaken the structure and increase the chance of collapse.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlights in HSG76 Warehousing and Storage: A Guide to Health and Safety that all racking is classed as work equipment, meaning it must be inspected, maintained, and kept safe under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). This places a legal duty on warehouse operators to ensure racking is always in a safe condition.
If damage goes unnoticed or unreported, the risks are significant:
- Urgent Racking Repairs
For: Damaged or unsafe racking needing immediate attention
Fast response to minimise downtime and reduce risk. - Planned Repairs & Maintenance
For: Ongoing operational safety and cost control
Scheduled repairs to prevent failures and extend racking lifespan. - Repairs from Inspection Reports
For: Businesses with SEMA or PUWER inspection reports
We provide quotes directly from your report, saving time and reducing disruption. - Preventative Maintenance Plans
For: Businesses seeking long-term peace of mind
Custom maintenance packages that lower costs and protect your warehouse.
Regular inspections, fast repairs, and ongoing preventative maintenance are the only way to manage these risks. Proactive action not only protects people and assets but also avoids the financial and legal consequences of ignoring racking damage.
Expert Racking Repairs and Maintenance from Rack Group
If damage goes unnoticed or unreported, the risks are significant:
- We deliver fast repair services for all racking systems, keeping your warehouse safe and operational.
- With over 40 years of expertise, our focus is on minimising downtime and finding the most cost-effective repair solution for you.
- Our highly qualified expert engineers are always on call and supported by a wide range of stock, which allows us to complete instant repairs when you need them most.
- For longer-term peace of mind, we also provide preventative maintenance plans. These reduce the risk of damage, extend the life of your storage systems, and lower your overall costs.
- Rack Group also supports the full lifecycle of your racking. From design and installation, through inspections, repairs, maintenance, and staff training, we make sure your systems remain safe, compliant, and built for the future.
From Inspection to Repair: Keeping Your Warehouse Safe
Already Have an Inspection Report?
From Inspection Report to Repair. If you already have a racking inspection report, we can quote repairs directly from it. This saves time and gets your repairs underway faster. Reports from any provider are accepted.
Our team reviews the report in detail, identifies all areas flagged as red, amber, or green, and provides a clear repair quotation. Red risks are prioritised for immediate action, amber risks are scheduled within the recommended timeframe, and green risks are monitored to prevent escalation.
If you have recently completed a third party SEMA or PUWER inspection, sending us the report allows us to act quickly and remove the risk of further damage or downtime. This streamlined process keeps your warehouse compliant, safe, and operational without unnecessary delays.
Disclaimer:In some cases, a member of our team may still need to visit your facility before final decisions can be made. While inspection reports are comprehensive, our experts may need to assess the damage and the environment in person to make an accurate judgment on the required repairs.
Regular Racking Inspections for Ongoing Safety
Repairs are only part of keeping a warehouse safe. Regular inspections are the first line of defence.
Under HSE guidance (HSG76) and PUWER regulations, all racking is classed as work equipment, which means it must be inspected and maintained to remain in a safe condition. To meet these requirements, warehouses need both in-house visual checks carried out by a PRRS (Person Responsible for Racking Safety) and formal inspections carried out by an accredited expert at least once every 12 months.
At Rack Group, our SEMA and PUWER-approved inspectors provide detailed inspection services that go beyond a simple check.
Our inspections:
- Assess every part of your racking system for damage or weaknesses.
- Categorise issues as Red, Amber, or Green risks in line with SEMA guidelines.
- Provide a clear written report that highlights what action is required and when.
This proactive approach ensures you stay compliant with UK safety legislation, while also preventing the serious risks associated with racking collapse. Regular inspections reduce downtime, extend the lifespan of your racking, and help you avoid costly emergency repairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to some of the most common questions we receive about racking repairs and maintenance.
Our experienced team of engineers are able to repair all types of damage! Simply drop us an email with some photos of the work you need and we’ll take it from there.
Not all repair jobs will require a site visit from our team before we can quote. You can send us photos of the damaged sections and our team will aim to provide a quote based on the images provided.
Absolutely! We can quote all types of repairs. Simply send us your latest racking inspection, along with any helpful photos of the damage, and we’ll get a quote to you asap.
If your latest racking inspection has identified damage categorised as red risk, according to SEMA guidelines, you should unload the affected racking immediately. Once the damage has been repaired and the work has been signed off by a qualified person, you can then reload the racking.
You have 4 weeks to repair amber risk damage to racking. After this time, the damage is re-categorised as red risk and must be unloaded immediately to prevent any accidents.
Green risk does not mean no risk. Racking damage categorised as green risk is considered safe to continue using, unless the damage worsens. The damaged component should be identified to your PRRS (Person Responsible for Racking Safety) and re-assessed at the next inspection.
Schedule Your Racking Repair or Maintenance Plan Today
Keep your warehouse safe, compliant and operational with professional racking repairs and preventative maintenance. Our SEMA-qualified engineers deliver fast, cost-effective solutions with minimal disruption to your operations. Get in touch today for a free consultation and tailored repair plan.