Borroughs Flexi-Bin Shelving for Fleet Maintenance Shops in Utah

A fleet parts room has a different problem from a single-brand dealership. A dealership stocks one manufacturer’s part numbers in a predictable sequence. A fleet shop may maintain pickups, sedans, vans, heavy trucks, buses and off-road equipment from a dozen makes, often across several model years. The result is thousands of small, low-quantity items: oil, air and fuel filters, belts, bulbs, sensors, wiper blades, fittings, clamps and bagged hardware, all competing for the same wall.

Borroughs designed Flexi-Bins for automotive parts departments, and the same features solve the fleet version of the problem. The 12-inch shelf depth keeps small items at the front where they can be seen. Sliding dividers split each shelf into compartments sized to the part. Shelves lock in place on 1-1/2-inch increments and, according to Borroughs, can be raised or lowered without unloading them, so the layout can follow the fleet as vehicles are added or retired. White back panels come standard, which helps in a storeroom with only overhead lighting.

A typical starting mix. For a fleet that works on many makes, we often start with divided units such as the FB105 or FB106 for filters and fast-moving small parts, one or more FB107 units near the service window for preventive-maintenance stock, an FB108 for loose hardware, and an FB101 or FB102 at the end of the run for heavier boxed parts. The exact counts come from your parts list, not a formula.

Custom runs. If none of the pre-configured units fits, Flexi-Bin frames, slide-in shelves, sliding dividers in 1-1/2, 3, 4-1/2 and 6-inch heights, drawers and drawer dividers are all sold as separate Borroughs components. That also means you can re-divide a unit later without replacing it, as the St. George Ford dealership in our Flexi-Bin case study did when it added drawers and shelves to existing frames.

Color. Borroughs lists seven Flexi-Bin colors: black, blue, industrial gray, mist gray, pebble, red and white. Fleets adding to an existing room should confirm the current color before ordering.

Anchoring. Tall shelving in Utah facilities is commonly anchored, and for a fleet shop along the Wasatch Front it is worth planning from the start. Borroughs offers a post foot angle (part 08702-829) for anchoring Flexi-Bin angle posts to the floor. Your local building official and your facility’s own standards set the requirement; we design to the criteria your team provides. Our parts room shelving anchoring guide covers the common questions.

Back-to-back runs. Flexi-Bin units can stand alone against a wall or run back-to-back down the middle of a room, which is often the best use of a square storeroom in an older municipal garage.

Second level. Borroughs states Flexi-Bins are sturdy enough to support a second level. A two-level parts room is an engineered project with its own permit, stair and loading questions, so we treat it as a separate scope and bring it up early if floor space is the main limit.

Public buyers. City, county, school district and state fleets often need a formal quote with part numbers for a purchasing process. We quote Flexi-Bin by Borroughs model and component number, so the scope can be compared line by line.

Across the state. Our Salt Lake City team supports fleet shops from Logan and Ogden through Utah County and down to Cedar City and St. George. Borroughs ships to your site; we can coordinate delivery and installation so the parts room keeps working while new units go in. Some common sizes are in stock at select manufacturers, subject to confirmation at quote time.