school storage trade overview
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An overview of the Gratnells school tray storage system presented by Neville Hudson (Founder) at BES Asia 2012TRANSCRIPT
The answer to
school storage
Neville Hudson
Founder and Director,
Gratnells
School storage today
Often very messy.
Not compatible
throughout the school.
Space is wasted.
Inefficient and
ineffective storing of
materials and
equipment.
Teaching and learning
is affected.
What is the Gratnells system?
All the storage areas in a school have a
specially designed compatible set of four
trays, with furniture designed for them.
The furniture either takes the trays on
shelves (which restricts the depth of trays)
or with tray runners, so that any depth of
tray can be fitted.
Furniture with fixed shelves
(Note: Gratnells does not make wooden furniture. They are locally
made with various timber and designs according to requirements.)
Furniture with tray runners
(Note: Gratnells does not make wooden furniture. They are locally
made with various timber and designs according to requirements.)
Gratnells storage frames
Gratnells frames and trolleys are ideal for
science prep-rooms or resource areas
requiring storage for a large range of
equipment sizes.
Gratnells storage frames
Gratnells manufactures square
tube storage frames, under-
bench units and trolleys in
25mm square tube.
The tube is slotted at 25mm
intervals to give maximum
adjustment according to the
height of the contents.
Adjustable
Lift to fix
Shelf clip
GratStack®
GratStack® is a
versatile click-
together plastic
racking which can
grow to any height
or width, and can
be added to at any
time by unclipping
the top.
Storage: Pre-school
Quadrant Tray
ToyTidy®
HappyStack®
Storage: Primary
Cubby tray
Storage: Primary
HappyStack® Eco GratStack®
Standard tray range
Class sets
Storage: Primary creative
A3 paper trolley ArtStack Art trolley
Storage: 12+ Years
Under-desk tray and brackets GratStack®
Storage: 12+ Years
Adjustable trolley Adjustable frames
Storage: Secondary laboratory
GratStack® Adjustable trolley
Gratnells under-bench units
Under-bench units optimize space.
Storage: Secondary prep-room
High-strength frames
Robust mobile trolleys
Storage: Secondary prep-room
High-strength frames
Robust mobile trolleys
GratStack®
GratStack® Pre-school:
• Either static or mobile units on castors.
GratStack®
GratStack® Primary and Secondary:
• Either stand-alone or fitted into existing cupboards,
to fit between widely-spaced shelves. They can also
be fitted with castors to move from classroom to
classroom.
GratStack®
GratStack® Manufacturers’ Kits:
• Secondary science – ideal for complete sets of
equipment and their long-term safe keeping.
• Many equipment suppliers supply their kits in our
trays ready to go into any GratStack® unit.
Kits and plastic/foam inserts
Custom foam inserts available to order.
Plastic clip-on tray lid
Summary
By standardising the trays throughout the
schools, it is easy to tender.
Manufacturers can gear up specifications,
resulting in overall lower prices.
This has been proven in that all the UK’s 33,000
schools have used this standard width of trays
since 1960 (52 years).
The external width of the tray is 312mm x
427/433mm front to back.
Four depths: 75mm, 150mm, 225mm, and 300mm,
with all storage based around this standard width.
All manufactured ‘in-house’
Gratnells manufactures all the trays,
fittings, plastic frames and metalwork in
their 10,000m2 factory in Harlow, Essex, UK.
Gratnells is a family business that started over
100 years ago and is run by the Hudson family.
Export
School furniture manufacturers in over 50
countries include Gratnells trays in their
furniture ranges.
Contact us for details of your local furniture
manufacturers who use our trays.
Despatch
Our warehouse has 400,000 trays in stock.
Despatch (ex-works) is usually within 10
working days worldwide.
Gratnells holds the prestigious Worlddidac
Award for its tray design for education.
Gratnells Ltd
8 Howard Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2SU,
United Kingdom
www.gratnells.com