Automotive Parts Storage Upgrade for Young Ford in Brigham City, UT

A new Ford dealership needed a parts department that could keep up with a busy service floor — Material Handling USA installed Borroughs Box Edge Plus® shelving and modular drawer cabinets, finished in the dealership’s own blue and white.

Rows of blue Borroughs box edge shelving with integrated drawer units in the new Young Ford parts department in Brigham City, Utah

Box Edge Plus®

Borroughs welded steel shelving

Up to 400 lb

Per modular drawer, full-extension

16′3″

Max one-piece post height

Since 1938

Borroughs made in the USA

A Parts Department Built to Keep a Busy Service Floor Moving

The ProjectWhy Box Edge Plus WorksSpecificationsThe LayoutHow We WorkFAQsShop Online
Rows of blue Borroughs box edge shelving with integrated drawer units in the new Young Ford parts department in Brigham City, Utah
Box Edge Plus® shelving with integrated drawer cabinets installed in the Young Ford parts department

When Young Ford opened a new dealership location in Brigham City, Utah, the parts department needed to be organized and productive from day one. Service departments live or die on how fast a technician can put a hand on the right brake pad, sensor or filter, so the storage system had to be dense, adjustable and durable enough for daily forklift and cart traffic.

Material Handling USA supplied and installed a complete system of Borroughs Box Edge Plus® steel shelving with integrated modular drawer cabinets, finished in a custom blue and white to match the dealership’s branding. Borroughs, based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has manufactured steel shelving in the US since 1938 and is one of the shelving lines Material Handling USA installs for automotive dealerships and service centers nationwide.

The photos on this page are from the actual installation: rows of Box Edge Plus® shelving with adjustable dividers for boxed inventory, and drawer cabinet sections built into the same runs for small parts.

Opening or remodeling a dealership parts department?

Send us your room dimensions and the mix of parts you stock, and we will lay out a Box Edge Plus® system in 3D before you order.

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The Project: Custom Blue & White Box Edge Shelving

Aisle of blue and white Borroughs shelving with drawer cabinets installed at Young Ford in Brigham City, Utah
Aisle of blue and white Box Edge Plus® shelving with drawer cabinets at Young Ford

As a brand-new dealership, Young Ford had one shot to get the parts department right the first time. Their team needed shelving that could hold everything from small electrical components to bulkier mechanical parts, stand up to daily wear, and stay easy to reorganize as inventory mix shifted month to month.

The installed system uses Box Edge Plus® open shelving for general parts storage, with sections of Borroughs modular drawer cabinets built into the same runs for small tools, fasteners and specialty parts. Every shelf and divider is adjustable on the post system without tools, so staff can reconfigure a bay as the parts catalog changes.

  • Adjustable shelves & dividers — reconfigure a bay for a new part number in minutes as inventory shifts, without disturbing the shelving on either side.
  • Integrated drawer storage — modular drawer cabinets for small tools, sensors, gaskets and fasteners, built into the same post system as the open shelving.
  • Custom blue & white finish — factory finish matched to the dealership’s branding for a clean, professional service floor appearance.
  • Expandable layout — more bays and drawer sections can be added on the same post system as inventory grows.

What Makes Box Edge Plus® Work for a Service Department

Box Edge Plus® is Borroughs’ core industrial shelving platform, built for everything from tiny fasteners to bulky boxed inventory, and engineered to scale into multi-level and high-rise systems. Here is what that construction actually gets you on a busy parts counter.

Borroughs Box Edge industrial steel shelving with reinforced welded box-edge shelf profileWelded Box-Edge Shelf ProfileEvery shelf’s front and rear edges are formed into a closed, welded box section with lapped, welded corners. That construction is what keeps a shelf loaded with brake rotors or sheet metal from sagging or bowing over years of daily use.
Empty blue metal shelving with adjustable dividers ready for parts at the Young Ford dealershipTool-Free AdjustmentShelves hang on wide saddle-type clips instead of nuts and bolts, so a technician can re-slot an entire bay for a new part number in minutes. One bay can be reconfigured without disturbing the shelving next to it.
Open Borroughs modular drawer with adjustable dividers holding automotive parts and fastenersModular Drawers for Small PartsBorroughs modular drawer cabinets drop into the same Box Edge Plus® posts as the open shelving. Full-extension, optional soft-close drawers hold up to 400 lb each, with steel partitions and label holders for fasteners, sensors, gaskets and other small components.
Close-up of a key lock cylinder on a blue Borroughs modular drawer cabinetSecured Where It MattersDrawer cabinets accept keyed locks, useful for high-value components or specialty tools that a service department wants to control rather than leave open on a shelf.
Rows of blue metal shelving lining an aisle in the Young Ford parts departmentOne-Piece Beaded PostsBorroughs’ beaded-post design ships in one-piece lengths up to 16′3″, which maximizes the clear shelf opening, eliminates splicing two angle posts together, and speeds up installation compared with bolted post sections.
Long aisle of blue Borroughs shelving with adjustable dividers at Young Ford Brigham CityCustom Finish, Built to Match Your BrandThe Young Ford installation was finished in a custom blue and white powder coat that matches the dealership’s branding — the same Box Edge Plus® system is available in a range of factory finish colors at no change to the underlying shelf construction.

Borroughs Box Edge Plus® Specifications

Published manufacturer specifications for the Box Edge Plus® platform used on this project. Exact bay counts and drawer configurations are sized to each dealership’s inventory and floor plan.

Spec Detail Why It Matters
Post type Beaded-type front post, one-piece up to 16′3″ Maximizes clear shelf opening; no splicing required for tall multi-level runs
Post gauge 14 gauge minimum, punched on 1-1/2″ centers Allows vertical shelf repositioning without drilling
Shelf construction Cold-rolled steel, closed welded box-shape front/rear edges, lapped welded corners Resists sagging and impact/point loads under heavy or bulky parts
Shelf widths 24″, 36″, 42″, 48″ nominal Sized to the SKU family being stored
Shelf depths 12″, 15″, 18″, 24″, 30″, 32″, 36″ Right-sizes each bay instead of one universal depth
Overall height range 3′3″ to 16′3″+ (with splicers) Captures full vertical cube, including multi-level and catwalk systems
Drawer capacity Up to 400 lb per drawer, full extension Optional soft-close slides; pre-installed partitions and label holders
Adjustment method Saddle-type clips, no nuts or bolts Re-slot a bay for a new part number in minutes
Design tool CET Configura 3D layout software Layout is modeled to scale before anything ships, including the drawing set built for this project
Warranty Limited lifetime warranty (Borroughs, published) Covers shelving, workstations, drawer cabinets and workbenches against manufacturing defects
Diagram comparing open steel shelving bays with a Borroughs modular drawer cabinet of the same footprint
Open shelving bays and a Borroughs modular drawer cabinet share the same footprint and post system

Sources

Specifications drawn from Borroughs’ published Box Edge Plus® documentation: Explore our related solutions, Explore our related solutions, and the manufacturer’s published Box Edge Plus® specification and installation PDFs.

The Layout: Designed in 3D Before It Shipped

Material Handling USA models every shelving project in Configura’s CET software so the customer can see the finished bays, drawer cabinets and aisles before anything is ordered. The 3D view and floor plan below are the actual design drawings produced for this project — a design proposal, not a certified structural or code drawing.

3D Configura layout drawing of the Borroughs shelving and mobile parts cart system designed for the Young Ford parts department
3D Configura layout drawing of the Borroughs shelving system designed for this project

The 3D layout shows the run of shelving and a mobile parts cart positioned against the service bay’s roll-up door, sized to the room’s clearances.

Floor plan drawing labeling the parts storage, special parts and tools areas of the Young Ford service department
Floor plan drawing labeling the parts storage and special parts/tools areas of the Young Ford service department

The floor plan locates the parts storage run, a special parts/tools area, and the parts manager station relative to the service bays and the building’s roof access ladder.

Want a 3D layout for your own parts department?

Tell us your room dimensions and inventory mix and we will put together a Configura layout like the one shown above.

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How We Work

1

Walk the parts department

We measure the room, note doorways, columns, service counters and any existing racking, and talk through how technicians and counter staff actually move through the space.

2

Model the layout in CET Configura

Every bay, drawer cabinet and aisle is modeled to scale in Borroughs’ 3D design software, the same drawing type shown further down this page, before a single part number is ordered.

3

Confirm finish, drawers and dividers

Color, drawer counts, shelf dividers and label holders are locked in against your inventory mix — small fasteners need different bays than bumpers or batteries.

4

Fabricate and ship

Box Edge Plus® shelving and drawer cabinets are built to the confirmed layout and shipped as a complete package with clips, dividers and hardware.

5

Install on site

Our crew assembles and levels every run, sets drawer cabinets into the same post system, and walks the finished layout with your team before handoff.

FAQs

Who makes the shelving used in this project?
Borroughs, LLC of Kalamazoo, Michigan — a US steel shelving manufacturer in business since 1938. Material Handling USA supplied and installed Borroughs’ Box Edge Plus® shelving and modular drawer cabinets for the new Young Ford parts department in Brigham City, Utah.
What is box edge shelving and why use it for automotive parts?
Box edge shelving gets its name from the closed, welded box shape formed into the front and rear edges of every shelf, with lapped and welded corners. That construction adds rigidity against the impact and point loads common in a service department — rotors, calipers and boxed parts set down hard and often — without the shelf bowing or sagging over time.
Can drawers and open shelving be combined in the same system?
Yes. Borroughs’ modular drawer cabinets install into the same Box Edge Plus® post system as open shelving, so a dealership can run open bays for boxed parts and drawer sections for small components side by side, and add more of either later as inventory changes.
How much weight can a drawer hold?
Borroughs publishes up to 400 lb per drawer on full-extension slides, with optional soft-close. Exact capacity depends on the drawer size and configuration ordered; we confirm the rated load for your specific layout before it ships.
Can the finish match our dealership branding?
Yes — the Young Ford installation shown on this page was finished in a custom blue and white powder coat to match the dealership’s colors. Box Edge Plus® shelving and drawer cabinets are available in a range of factory finishes at no change to the underlying shelf construction.
Do you design the layout before we order?
Yes. We model the room in Configura, Borroughs’ 3D layout software, so you can see every shelf, drawer and aisle before anything ships. The 3D view and floor plan drawings further down this page are the actual design set produced for this project, not stock illustrations.
Is this the same system for tire, battery or bulky-parts storage?
Box Edge Plus® scales from small-parts drawers to bulky inventory in the same platform, but very large or heavy items like tires and engines are sometimes better served by pallet rack or a dedicated cantilever or carousel system. We’ll recommend the right mix rather than force everything onto one shelf type.

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