| Rackline storage system is a hit
Sanctuary Records Group PLC is one of
the world's leading developers of music
intellectual property rights (IPR) with
offices in London, New York, Berlin,
Houston and Los Angeles. Their
catalogues contain over 150,000 tracks
and their album successes include
Morrissey, Kiss and The Strokes.
The Brief
Sanctuary Records wished to relocate
their extensive range of material from
audio and video tape,vinyl records and
memorabilia to a new facility in Telford
Road, London. The brief was to
consolidate the entire collection into the
archive area whilst maintaining a
minimal footprint. The new archive area
would also need to incorporate a state
of the art fire prevention system.
The move was problematic as the
Telford Site which was constructed in
the 1960s had limited storage area with
awkward shaped rooms suited to its
original purpose. Sanctuary specified
the need for an innovative design
maximising the limited space available
and incorporating the complex
installation required for the Krypton Fire
Prevention System. The storage system
had to be robust and versatile reflecting
the different types of recording material
that were to be stored.
"A priceless collection of original
recorded material, some of which
had not been released or heard in the
public domain needed consolidating
into one location so it could be
stored and protected in a way that
reflected it's enormous value"
Solution
Rackline, specialists in storage
solutions, installed 150 bays of Profile
shelving of which 108 bays were
mounted onto their popular Multitrak
Mobile Bases with an infill floor around
the tracks. The Rackline Multitrak
system allows the maximum base length
to be used within the room without
providing a trip hazard within the floor.
The shelving incorporated the height
of the room and was three metres in
height, accommodating nine levels of
storage. The volatile and sometimes
unstable material, that the audio and
video tapes were made from, sometimes
require a good airflow (around the
collection), therefore Rackline proposed
and provided perforated top shelves
and backbraces to accommodate the
requirement.
In the end thanks to Racklines
innovative design and use of space the
system provided over 1500 linear metres
of storage.
"We were extremely pleased with the
Rackline system and service - the
system allowed us to vastly increase
the storage capacity whilst allowing
for the airflow that is essential
within this environment. The service
provided was of a high standard"
Mike Mastranglo, Head of Archives
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