Resumen del Proyecto

Este proyecto en Guangzhou para Lingnan Fresh Market se centró en a fresh supermarket where vegetables, fruit, chilled meat, seafood, and prepared food needed clean presentation and quick replenishment. El objetivo no era solo instalar más estanterías, sino crear un sistema que mejorara capacidad, seguridad y velocidad operativa.

Runda Rack reviewed the movement of goods, staff routines, available space, load requirements, and the points where time was being lost. The final design focused on anti-corrosion produce fixtures, ventilated chilled displays, drainage-friendly lower decks, and back-of-house buffer racks.

Cliente y Contexto del Mercado

In China’s dense commercial and industrial environment, every square metre must work harder. Lingnan Fresh Market needed a rack system that could support change, reduce daily friction, and remain clear for staff, shoppers, inspectors, or forklift operators.

The project therefore required more than standard shelving. It needed a layout logic that could support seasonal changes, campaign peaks, replenishment, cleaning, audit control, and future expansion.

El Reto

El reto principal fue que humidity, meltwater, cleaning chemicals, and frequent crate handling damaged legacy fixtures and slowed replenishment during morning and evening peaks. This issue affected productivity, safety, inventory control, and the quality of presentation or storage.

The site also had to keep operating. Existing stock, deliveries, customers, forklifts, production shifts, or sanitation windows had to be respected during installation.

Solución de Ingeniería

La solución fue galvanized and powder-coated structures, raised feet, removable produce baskets, stainless contact guards, and wider service gaps behind chilled runs. Heights, depths, finishes, protection accessories, and label positions were selected according to the real flow of products and materials.

The layout separated high-frequency and low-frequency areas, clarified display, reserve, inspection, and dispatch positions, and reinforced zones exposed to impact, humidity, or heavy handling.

Instalación y Entrega

The team sequenced installation around cold-room access and daily delivery cycles, completing wet-zone works before chilled cases were reconnected. Components were sorted by zone and numbered so installation crews could move quickly from unloading to assembly.

Critical areas were completed first. After each phase, the team checked replenishment, picking, cleaning, customer circulation, or forklift routes before migrating the next zone.

Impacto Comercial

Fresh teams can wash, restock, and rotate batches faster, while shoppers see cleaner product blocks and clearer separation between ambient and chilled categories. The result was not only more capacity, but better control of the whole operating environment.

Los indicadores clave fueron Cleaning Access +45%, Replenishment Speed +28%, Fixture Corrosion Risk -60%. These figures show that storage capacity becomes valuable only when teams can use it quickly, safely, and consistently.

Valor a Largo Plazo

The project created a practical fresh-food standard for humid southern China, where hygiene and durability matter as much as merchandising. The client now has a clearer standard for future upgrades and site planning.

Para Runda Rack, este caso confirma que cada entorno requiere una lectura específica del sitio, no una especificación genérica.