{"id":6995,"date":"2026-10-28T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/pp-honeycomb-protection-board-retail-stockroom-back-house.html"},"modified":"2026-10-28T07:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:00:49","slug":"pp-honeycomb-protection-board-retail-stockroom-back-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/pp-honeycomb-protection-board-retail-stockroom-back-house.html","title":{"rendered":"PP Honeycomb Protection Board in Retail Stockrooms: Protecting Back-of-House Floors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Retail stockrooms take the heaviest loads in a store: cages, pallets and constant replenishment, usually on a floor nobody specified for it. Damage there is invisible to customers but expensive to fix. This article looks at protecting back-of-house floors. The focus is cage traffic, storage loads and protecting an unglamorous but expensive surface.<\/p>\n

Back-of-house floors take the real loads<\/h2>\n

The shopfloor gets the design attention, but the stockroom takes the cages, pallet trucks and deliveries. It is where floors actually fail in retail.<\/p>\n

A rigid PP honeycomb protection board<\/a><\/a> spreads cage and pallet loads and resists the constant abrasion that stockroom traffic produces.<\/p>\n

Because the panels do not absorb water, they suit a stockroom that is cleaned and where spills and leaks happen.<\/p>\n

Thickness choices from 2 mm to 12 mm<\/h2>\n

Stockrooms carry cages, pallet trucks and stacked stock, so the middle to upper part of the 2 mm to 12 mm range is typical.<\/p>\n

For pedestrian routes a mid thickness is enough. Under cage wheels, pallet trucks and racked stock, thicker boards protect the floor from concentrated loads.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Board group<\/th>\nTypical thickness<\/th>\nWhere it earns its place<\/th>\nWatch-outs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Light-duty panel<\/td>\n2-3 mm<\/td>\nPedestrian routes in stock areas<\/td>\nCompresses under cage wheels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General stockroom panel<\/td>\n4-6 mm<\/td>\nStockroom routes with cage and trolley traffic<\/td>\nProtect the busiest line in the route<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heavy-duty panel<\/td>\n8-10 mm<\/td>\nPallet trucks, stacked stock and deliveries<\/td>\nCheck floor tolerance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum protection<\/td>\n12 mm<\/td>\nRacking installation and heavy deliveries<\/td>\nConfirm floor capacity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Cages, storage and spill management<\/h2>\n

Protect the route from the loading door through to the shopfloor, because that is where cages travel repeatedly along the same line.<\/p>\n

Where stock is stacked temporarily, protect the set-down area rather than letting pallets rest directly on the floor.<\/p>\n

Keep spills and leaks off the floor: a non-absorbing board keeps liquid on top where it can be dealt with rather than letting it reach the surface.<\/p>\n

How honeycomb board compares with cardboard, ply and matting<\/h2>\n

Cardboard is ubiquitous in stockrooms and compresses immediately under cage wheels, which is precisely the load that matters.<\/p>\n

Plywood works but absorbs water, crushes at the edges and is heavy to shift around a crowded stockroom.<\/p>\n

Matting is appropriate for standing areas, not for cage routes. A PP honeycomb board spreads load and is light enough to reposition.<\/p>\n

A practical trial plan for stockrooms<\/h2>\n

Protect one route and one set-down area, leaving comparable areas on the current method. Inspect weekly and after peak delivery periods.<\/p>\n

Run a loaded cage test over a sample panel for a set number of passes, then lift and check the floor.<\/p>\n

Record wear at the busiest line in the route, because in a stockroom that line determines the specification.<\/p>\n

What to include in a protection board enquiry<\/h2>\n

State the floor type, the cage and pallet loads, the route and storage layout and whether the store trades during works. Ask for the recommended thickness for cage traffic.<\/p>\n

Ask for guidance on set-down areas and spill handling, plus custom sizes for standard stockroom aisles.<\/p>\n

For a quotation or sample panel, contact service@mingplastics.com<\/a> or WhatsApp +86 189 3887 1524<\/a>. Include the surface type, floor area, trades on site and expected duration so the recommended thickness, facing and fire performance can be confirmed before you order.<\/p>\n

Final takeaway<\/h3>\n

Protect the cage route and every set-down area, use the thick end of the range under wheeled loads, and keep spills off the floor with a non-absorbing board.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Retail stockrooms take the heaviest loads in a store. This guide covers thickness from 2 mm to 12 mm, cage traffic and a stockroom trial plan.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}