Storage
How to choose storage
A tidy parts store finds itself. Here's how to pick the right bins, boxes and trays - by what you're storing, how you pick it, and how it stacks.
Good storage pays you back every day - parts found in seconds, a bench that stays clear, stock you can count at a glance. The trick is matching the bin or box to what you're storing and how you pick it.
We stock the Fischer plastic range across bins, lidded boxes, clear-front organisers, parts trays and louvre-panel systems - built to take a knock and stack square. This walks through choosing, from a single parts tray to a wall of picking bins.
Match the container to the job: open bins for fast picking, clear boxes to see stock, lidded boxes with dividers for small parts you move around, and louvre panels to turn a wall into a picking face.
1.Which storage for the job
Fischer 6L Stor Paklidded, divider-readyShop this boxStart with how you use the parts, not just what they are. That sorts you into the right container.
| Container | Best for |
|---|---|
| Open-front bins | fast, one-handed picking at a bench or on a rack - grab and go |
| Clear-front / Visi boxes | seeing what's inside and how much is left, without opening it |
| Lidded boxes (Stor Pak) | parts you carry to the job - dust-out, stack square, take dividers |
| Parts trays with dividers | small fasteners and components sorted into compartments |
| Louvre panel systems | turning a wall or trolley end into a hanging picking face |
Fischer's boxes share a footprint across sizes, so a 2.5L and a 6L stack and line up on the same shelf - worth knowing if you're kitting out a whole store.
2.Sizing and organising
Fischer Parts Trayremovable dividersShop this trayTwo things decide the size: the volume you need to hold, and how you want to find it. Buy a size up from what you think you need - a bin run at 100% is a bin that overflows onto the bench. And favour clear where knowing the stock level matters (a picking face, a consumable you reorder), and solid where it's just tidy storage.
For small parts, removable dividers earn their place: one tray holds a dozen sorted fastener sizes instead of a dozen little bags. And keep like with like across a shared footprint so the shelf stays square and you can read it at a glance. If you're storing anything that touches food, check the box is a food-grade grade before you commit.
3.Setting up a parts store
If you're building a picking face rather than buying the odd box, the quick recipe is a louvre panel on the wall or the end of a trolley, hung with open-front bins sized to your parts. It puts everything at eye level, one grab away, and it scales - add panels and bins as the range grows. Pair it with a few lidded Stor Pak boxes for the parts that travel to the job, and clear organisers for the fiddly stuff.
Tell us what you're storing and how much room you've got, and we'll spec the bins, boxes and panels to suit - and the sizes that stack together.
Shop storage
Kitting out a store?
Tell us what you're storing and the space you've got, and our team will spec the bins, boxes and panels - and the sizes that stack together.
