Canada-wide industrial platforms
Mezzanine systems that put vertical space to work
Plan structural steel platforms for storage, picking, production, offices, equipment, and process support. Coordinate the intended use, loads, access, guarding, and building conditions before the layout is detailed.
Platform applications
Start with what happens above and below
A mezzanine is not just added floor area. Its purpose determines the loading, access, guarding, clearances, services, and coordination the project requires.
01 / Capacity Storage + Picking
Create elevated inventory, pick, pack, or returns areas while retaining useful space below.
02 / Workflow Production + Support
Separate assembly, quality, tool, parts, or process-support functions from floor traffic.
03 / People Office + Work Areas
Coordinate elevated offices, supervision, light work, or controlled-access areas with the facility.
04 / Integration Equipment + Process
Support equipment, conveyors, utilities, or process functions within a coordinated project-specific layout.
Before the steel is detailed
Define the working envelope
Begin with the intended use and actual loads, then coordinate the platform with people, equipment, building services, fire protection, clearances, and ongoing operations. Final requirements are project- and jurisdiction-specific.
Review design + layout support- 01
Use
Storage, people, equipment, production, picking, offices, or a combination of functions.
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Loads
Stored materials, equipment, occupancy, concentrated loads, future changes, and load movement.
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Access
Stairs, ladders, gates, guardrails, transfer points, travel paths, and required means of egress.
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Building
Clear height, slab and foundations, columns, doors, fire protection, lighting, utilities, and obstructions.
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Operations
Forklift traffic, installation access, phasing, shutdown windows, expansion, and work continuing below.
Mezzanine components
Build the platform as one system
Structure, flooring, access, guarding, and transfer points must work together. Component selection follows the intended use, site, and applicable project requirements.
01 / Working surface Flooring
Select the surface around loading, traction, wear, cleaning, openings, and the intended activity.
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02 / Personnel access Staircases
Coordinate stair location, width, landings, travel, headroom, and connection to the operating floor.
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03 / Edge protection Guardrails
Define protected edges, openings, work zones, and transitions around the actual platform use.
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04 / Transfer + secondary access Gates + Ladders
Coordinate material-transfer openings and any secondary access components with the complete safety plan.
Include transfer details →Where mezzanines fit
Use cubic space without changing the footprint
A structural mezzanine can separate activities vertically and make use of clear height already inside the facility. The right application is one where the platform improves flow without creating unresolved access, clearance, or service conflicts.
Connected project services
Coordinate the platform from layout to change
A mezzanine project connects building information, structural review, equipment, field work, safety requirements, and operating constraints. Keep those decisions together through the project lifecycle.
01 / Plan Design + Layout
Coordinate use, loads, access, clearances, services, and connected systems.
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02 / Build Installation + Teardown
Sequence field installation, access components, additions, and controlled dismantling.
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03 / Verify Safety + Compliance
Review installed conditions, access, guarding, documentation, and required next actions.
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04 / Coordinate Project Management
Coordinate information, equipment, crews, site constraints, schedule, and closeout.
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05 / Change Relocation + Decommissioning
Assess dismantling, relocation, reconfiguration, and end-of-use options.
→Frequently asked questions
Planning a mezzanine project
Start with the intended use, loads, and building. Access, components, approvals, and installation sequencing can then be defined around the project.
What is a structural steel mezzanine?
A structural steel mezzanine is an elevated platform installed within a facility to support a defined use such as storage, picking, production, offices, equipment, or process functions. Its structure, floor, access, and guarding are coordinated for the specific project.
How much weight can a mezzanine hold?
There is no single capacity for every mezzanine. The required design loads depend on the intended use, stored materials, equipment, people, load distribution, concentrated loads, and applicable project requirements. Those inputs must be confirmed before the platform is designed.
Does a mezzanine require engineering or permits?
Requirements vary by province, municipality, building, intended use, size, and project scope. Applicable structural, building, fire-protection, accessibility, permitting, and review requirements should be confirmed early with the appropriate professionals and authorities.
Can a mezzanine be expanded or reconfigured later?
Some systems can be expanded or changed, but feasibility depends on the original design, current condition, available space, component compatibility, building constraints, and the new intended use. Future change should be considered during initial planning.
Can mezzanines integrate with racking, conveyors, or offices?
Yes, mezzanine projects can often be coordinated with racking, shelving, conveyors, modular offices, equipment, and utilities. The interfaces, loads, clearances, access, and responsibilities should be defined as part of the complete layout.
What information is needed for a mezzanine quote?
Provide the facility city, intended use, available floor area and clear height, approximate platform dimensions, known loads, desired access, photos, drawings, obstructions, operating constraints, and target timing. If some details are unknown, send what is available.
Have dimensions, a drawing, or just facility photos?
Start with the intended use
Send the available site and operating details. Pac Rac can identify the next questions before the platform is configured.
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