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Conduit Racks and Alternative Storage Solutions for Electrical Wholesalers


Conduit isn’t the easiest material to deal with. Electrical wholesalers may struggle to store, move, package, and organize the many different types of conduit they carry. The simplest way to store conduit is to leave bundles lying around the floor — but that leads to confusion, inefficiency, and, worst of all, potential safety issues.

Ad-hoc storage of conduit can also violate regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), particularly those found in OSHA standard 1910 Subpart N, which covers materials handling and storage (see sidebar below).

OSHA Standard 1910.176(b): Secure storage

The typical solution to this dilemma is a conduit rack (also called an electrical pipe rack). Most of these systems are fairly simple: They store rigid conduit vertically, leaning against a wall or flat support. Meanwhile, horizontal arms extend outward from the flat surface, keeping conduit upright — and separating one type of conduit from the next for greater organization.

This design is ideal for long-term storage. But once an order gets placed, storage requirements change. That’s especially true for electrical wholesalers who offer full delivered solutions: Orders packed onto material handling equipment, so they’re ready to move about the job site right off the truck.

A delivered solution is a powerful value-added service that helps distributors compete in a competitive market. With that in mind, here’s a list of products that can help wholesalers both store, package, and deliver conduit — both on conduit racks and alternative storage-and-handling options for delivered solutions.

Conduit Racks and Storage Alternatives from Solus Group

Conduit Racks and Alternative Storage Solutions for Electrical Wholesalers ooking for an easy way to both store and handle conduit? These products provide value for both distributors and the electricians they serve.

Vertical Material Racks

Most conduit racks are designed primarily to store bundles. That can make it hard to organize singles — unless you have a Vertical Material Rack designed for the job. This portable conduit rack supports rigid pipe of any material and virtually any size — including cut-to-length sections — on an anti-skid base. Four horizontal rows of container bars keep product safely in place, even while moving the unit, which sits on four heavy-duty casters. The container bars create clear slots, helping to organize products during storage or transport. You can even load conduit, wrap the unit, and deliver an entire order complete with an on-site storage solution.

Buy Vertical Material Racks here.

Conduit Carrier Carts

When you’re building a delivered solution, you combine storage and handling into a single unit. Conduit Carrier Carts from Solus Group are an essential part of the package. These heavy-duty carts support thousands of pounds of conduit within a secure, half-circle base. Steel tie-down plates make it easy to secure even the largest conduit loads, while a diamond-shaped castor arrangement simplifies transportation. Welded handles improve ergonomics, and both all-steel construction and a durable powder coating stand up to the demands of a construction site.

Solus Group carries several models of Conduit Carrier Carts:

  • Standard Conduit Carrier Carts fit through narrow aisles, with a carrying capacity of 3,000 or 5,000 pounds (1,360 to 2,268 kilograms), depending on the model. Buy Conduit Carrier Carts here.  Conduit Carrier Cart
  • A Conduit Carrier with a 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) capacity serves lighter-duty needs with high, ergonomic support bars. Buy Conduit Carriers, 1,500 lb Capacity here.
  • For a full job’s worth of conduit in a single delivered solution, choose Conduit Carrier Carts with a 6,000-pound (2,721-kilogram) capacity. Fork pockets on the front and back end allow your customers to move the full unit throughout the work site safely and efficiently. Buy Conduit Carrier Carts, 6,000 lb Capacity here.
  • Narrow aisles and small elevators make moving conduit around a construction site challenging. The Tilting Elevator Conduit Cart meets this challenge head-on. This 1,000-pound (453-kilogram) capacity conduit mover tilts loads 45 degrees to fit into tight spaces. Buy Tilting Elevator Conduit Carts here.

Conduit racks aren’t the only way to store orders — particularly when they’re ready to ship. By bundling conduit orders with material handling equipment that’s ready to use, electrical wholesalers can provide powerful benefits that keep electricians coming back. For more information about delivered solutions in the electrical industry, contact Solus Group at 314-696-0200.