With rental rates soaring in 2024 and floor space waning, what are your options to ensure you're getting the most out of your warehouse space? The best thing for you to do as a business is to look inward to your partner in warehouse space optimization – McGee!

That's precisely what many of our clients did; starting in 2023, more and more of our clients became concerned with the prohibitive costs of moving, skyrocketing lease rates and increasing costs in an election year. Some of the questions our team was asked were:

  • How do I best utilize my available space?
  • How could we utilize unused office space with so many remote workers?
  • If we're going to be here for the foreseeable future, how can we make our space more livable?

Luckily, our team is constantly working on innovative ways to not only store and move products, but to also create warehouse spaces that work for your business. Our leadership made the call to take our decades' worth of warehouse knowledge and pair that with licensed general contracting to bring even more solutions to our customer base.

Since 2023, McGee Storage & Handling has operated as a fully licensed and insured general contractor with an eye on continual improvement. We provide custom solutions to meet your application and requirements, from a green field to certificate of occupancy. McGee is a one-stop-shop for all your storage and facility needs. Let's take a look at a few great ideas we've brought to life over the last few years. 

Improving Upon Existing Storage Before Increasing Square Footage

 Are you utilizing all the cubic feet available to your space? Do you have 30' ceilings with storage only going up to 8'? Are you running out of space and considering storing more products or increasing your employee count? Then it's time to look at what you already have and consider how it can be used more economically.

There are many more efficient storage solutions that you should consider before even looking at a costly move or more expensive lease. With McGee, we can look at altering your current storage configuration through rack design manipulation and lift equipment analysis. Here're just a few examples:

  • Very Narrow Aisles
  • Pallet Flow
  • Drive-in
  • Push Back

Automation is not out of the question either, as we can also provide a full line of automated storage solutions from conveyors, pallet shuttles, AGVs/AMRs, carousels, VLMs or whatever fills your needs and gives you the best return on your investment. Always consider these options before breaking the bank to move into a new facility. 

Moving Up, Not Out!

Have you run out of room within your warehouse and moving is just not affordable or realistic at this time? We can design and build industrial steel platforms or mezzanines for extra storage space, work or even office space. An added floor, if height is available, can literally double the size of your floorspace!

We've run into customers who needed a new or renovated break room or restroom for their employees, and instead of making costly expansions on the building, we helped them realize there was room for a second floor to be added. McGee offers full turnkey modular and stick-built solutions for those with warehouses that meet the height requirements. 

Utilizing Space Freed Up by Remote Workers

We all know the working world may never be the same following the changes brought about by the pandemic starting in 2020. One of those changes that you might be encountering now is what to do with your half-empty, or completely empty, parking lot due to a remote workforce.
In commuter-centric metro areas like the 11 counties that make up Metro Atlanta, business facilities and warehouses were once full of employee vehicles. If you're looking outside of your warehouse, wondering how you can maximize empty parking lot space, then look no further.

McGee offers exterior buildouts to help you maximize space for your business. From pre-engineered steel buildings, exterior panelized in-plant offices, canopies/awnings, fencing, security booths and truck check-ins, the possibilities are truly endless. 

Get a Free Consultation from McGee

Our solutions team here at McGee Storage & Handling is always ready for the next challenge. We hate to see businesses make costly jumps to bigger warehouses or other spaces to solve problems they could have resolved with the help of our expertise.
If you are struggling with dwindling warehouse space and cannot afford to make a big move, contact our office today by calling 770-458-4346 for a 100% free consultation, or fill out our form here.