Parts Shelving for Parts Rooms, Service Bays & MRO Cribs
Rivet, steel, bin, drawer, wire and stainless parts shelving that gives every part number its own labeled home. We help you pick the right shelving type for each part family, lay out the room and quote the complete system, from a single starter unit to a full parts room.
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Prices below are current online prices for the lowest-priced complete unit or drawer in each category. Other widths, depths, heights, add-on units and finishes are inside each category. Freight is quoted by destination and some common sizes are in stock at select manufacturers, subject to confirmation. For a full parts room, send us your part list and room size and we will quote the whole system.
What Is Parts Shelving?
Parts shelving is steel shelving set up to hold many different part numbers, each in its own labeled location, so anyone can find and pick a part quickly. It covers small and mid-size items such as filters, belts, bearings, fittings, hardware, electrical parts and boxed replacement parts. What separates it from general storage shelving is the organization built into it: adjustable shelf levels, dividers, bins, drawers and label holders that turn a plain shelf into dozens of pick locations.
Most systems are built on a sturdy four-post frame, such as four-post metal storage shelving, so a run can grow bay by bay with add-on units.
Quick answer
For most parts rooms, service bays and MRO storerooms, use open or closed steel shelving for boxed parts, rivet or boltless shelving for bulky and heavy items, bin shelving or drawers for small fast-moving parts, and wire or stainless shelving where airflow or washdown matters. Dealership parts departments have their own playbook in our parts department shelving and storage systems guide, and shop owners can follow our step-by-step guide on how to store auto parts.
Need proof it works? See how we rebuilt the parts room for a powersports company installation, and a RiveTier rivet shelving auto parts store project in Cedar City.
Types of Parts Shelving to Fit Every Need
The right storage depends on what each part family weighs, how big it is and how often it is picked. Most parts rooms combine two or three of the shelving types below, zoned by part family, instead of using one product everywhere.
Rivet shelving (boltless)
Rivet shelving is known for its strength-to-cost ratio and fast, tool-free assembly: riveted beams drop into keyhole slots in the posts and lock under load, so most units go together with a rubber mallet. It handles heavy cartons, gearboxes, castings and bulk stock on wide spans, and levels can be moved as the part mix changes.
We supply Borroughs Rivet-Span, RiveTier, Lyon rivet rack and other lines. See how to streamline your space with rivet shelving or compare the full boltless shelving range.
Open and closed steel shelving
Four-post steel shelving is the backbone of most parts rooms. Open units with sway braces are fast to load and easy to see into. Closed units add back and side panels so small boxes cannot fall through, labels stay readable on the shelf edge, and each bay can be divided into narrow slots. Shelves adjust on short centers, so one bay can hold tall boxes at the bottom and shallow small-parts levels above.
Our steel shelving page compares open, closed, clip-style and box-edge designs, and clip shelving covers the most budget-friendly closed style.
Bin shelving
Bin shelving pairs a shelving frame with open-hopper plastic shelf bins or fixed steel compartments, so hundreds of small parts each get a slot with a label facing the aisle. It is the go-to choice for fasteners, fittings, electrical parts and anything that is counted rather than lifted. Bins can be pulled to the bench, refilled at receiving and relabeled in seconds when a part number changes.
Compare bin shelving systems and shelf bins sized to common shelf depths.
Modular drawer shelving
For the highest density and the most protection, put drawers inside the shelving. A drawer bank turns one bay into dozens of divided compartments that stay clean, can lock, and hold small parts that would otherwise sit in loose boxes. It is the best fit for precision parts, sensitive electrical components and high-value small items, and the drawers sit between knee and shoulder height where picking is easiest.
Equipto drawers mount in V-Grip shelving; freestanding cabinets are covered on our modular drawer cabinets page.
Wire shelving
Wire shelving suits rooms where cleanliness, light and airflow matter. The open wire deck limits dust build-up, lets sprinkler water and air pass through, and makes visual stock checks easy. Paired with hopper bins it becomes a light-duty small-parts system that can also go mobile on casters. Many units, including Metro wire shelving, are NSF certified for food and medical use.
We supply both mobile and stand-still wire shelving, and with adjustable wire shelving you can set shelf heights to the inch.
Stainless steel shelving
When sanitation and corrosion resistance are non-negotiable, stainless steel shelving is the answer. It suits cleanrooms, medical and lab facilities, food processing and washdown areas, and parts stored near chemicals or moisture. Its non-porous surface is easy to sanitize and stands up to wash-downs and many cleaning chemicals.
Solid stainless shelves keep small parts from falling through; stainless wire keeps air moving. See our stainless steel shelving options.
Parts Shelving Types Compared
Use this table to match each part family to a shelving type before choosing sizes or brands.
| Shelving type | Best for | Strength | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivet / boltless | Heavy cartons, castings, bulk and long parts | Wide spans, heavy levels, tool-free | Small parts slip through without decking or bins |
| Open steel | Boxed parts, filters, case goods | Fast to load and see into | Small boxes can fall out the back and sides |
| Closed steel | Small boxed parts, divided slots | Back and side panels, clean labeled faces | Less airflow; plan lighting for deep aisles |
| Bin shelving | Fasteners, fittings, electrical parts | Hundreds of labeled pick faces | Bins must match the shelf depth |
| Drawers in shelving | Precision, valuable and tiny parts | Highest density, can lock | Higher cost per bay |
| Wire | Light parts, clean areas, mobile carts | Airflow, visibility, NSF options | Lighter shelf capacities |
| Stainless | Washdown, lab, medical, corrosive areas | Corrosion resistant, easy to sanitize | Cost; overkill in dry parts rooms |
A useful rule: the more part numbers a room has to hold per square foot, the more of it should be bins, drawers and closed shelving; the more heavy or bulky stock it carries, the more it needs rivet shelving with strong decks. Zoning by part family, rather than mixing types bay by bay, keeps the room easy to learn for new staff.
How to Size and Plan Parts Shelving
A parts shelving quote comes down to a few numbers. Gather them before you compare options and the quote will be faster and more accurate.
Working from an inventory export makes the bay count easy: group part numbers into families, decide how many locations each family needs per bay (a closed bay with dividers might hold 20 to 40 small-box slots, a bin bay many more), then divide. Leave growth space as empty levels rather than empty bays. For dealership rooms, our parts room layout and workflow guide walks through counter placement and bin-location flow.
Accessories That Turn Shelving Into a Parts System
The accessories are what make shelving work as parts storage. Borroughs Flexi-Bin units, for example, add sliding shelf dividers so each level splits into labeled compartments for boxed parts.
- Shelf dividers split a level into slots for narrow boxes.
- Label holders carry the bin location on every shelf edge.
- Shelf bins and hopper bins hold loose small parts.
- Drawers add secure small-parts storage inside a bay.
- Back and side panels close open units.
- Decking (particleboard, wire or steel) for rivet shelving.
Accessories should be planned with the shelving, not bought afterward. Divider spacing sets how many locations a bay holds, and label holders only work if the location scheme is decided first. Our bin location and labeling guide explains a simple aisle-bay-level-slot scheme.
Parts Shelving and Workbenches Together
Parts storage works best when the bench is next to it. In service bays and maintenance shops, a workbench with drawers or a parts riser beside the shelving lets technicians stage the parts for a job, check them against the work order and keep small hardware within reach. In parts rooms, a receiving bench near the shelving speeds put-away and relabeling.
Mobile workbenches with lockable drawers and a door cabinet, like this Equipto unit, can roll to the job and back to the parts room.
When you send us a parts shelving layout, include the benches, counters and carts that will sit beside it so aisles and clearances work for both. Browse industrial workbenches for bench styles, tops and drawer options.
The Strategic Advantages of Professional Parts Storage
A purpose-built parts shelving system improves nearly every part of daily operations:
Industry-Leading Brands: Equipto, Borroughs and More
We partner with manufacturers whose shelving is built for decades of daily picking. Offering more than one brand lets us match the right system to the job instead of forcing one product to fit.
Equipto: strength and customization
Equipto has built its reputation on rugged construction and modularity. Its V-Grip system shares double-flanged uprights between bays and adjusts shelves without clips or hardware, and it accepts drawers, dividers, cabinets and bulk shelves in the same frame. That makes it a common choice for automotive and industrial parts rooms that need integrated drawers and dividers.
Compare the line on our Equipto shelving and V-Grip pages, where the official Equipto literature is linked.
Borroughs: versatility in steel
For more than 80 years, Borroughs has designed flexible, durable storage. Its lines range from heavy-duty Box Edge shelving and Rivet-Span to Borroughs Flexi-Bin shelving for high-density small-parts storage. This Brigham City dealership parts room uses Borroughs shelving with adjustable dividers.
Explore Borroughs shelving, Borroughs automotive shelving and the detailed specifications in these Borroughs shelving brochures.
We also supply Lyon steel and rivet shelving, RiveTier rivet shelving, Metro wire shelving and other lines, so add-on units can match shelving you already own.
Applications Across Industries
Parts shelving is the backbone of organization for a wide range of facilities:
Automotive & PowersportsService bays and parts departments organize everything from brake pads to engine components for faster service.
Warehousing & FulfillmentEfficient pick paths and dense storage for thousands of SKUs shorten order cycle times.
Manufacturing & AssemblyPoint-of-use storage and machine parts racks support lean production lines.
Maintenance, Repair & OperationsFacility and fleet maintenance teams keep critical spares ready to cut downtime.Automotive, powersports and parts stores
Dealers, repair shops and parts stores rely on parts shelving for brake parts, filters, belts and boxed OEM parts. See how we transformed a parts shelving system for a powersports company. Planning a dealership parts room? Our parts department shelving guide covers V-Grip shelving, drawers in shelving and bin storage for service counters, and our automotive parts storage page covers specialty racks for tires, mufflers and bumpers.
MRO, fleet and manufacturing
Maintenance storerooms keep spares by asset and criticality, often behind an issue window. See our tool crib and MRO shelving page, tool crib enclosures and mobile shelving for maintenance storerooms. Heavy machine parts, motors and gearboxes go on rivet shelving or, for pallet loads, pallet rack.
How We Plan and Quote Parts Shelving
Tell us about the parts
Share a part list or a description of part families, plus photos and rough room dimensions.
Pick shelving by zone
We match each part family to a shelving type and size the bays, levels and accessories.
Itemized quote and layout
You get an itemized quote, and a layout drawing for larger rooms, so options are easy to compare.
Delivery and installation
We coordinate freight and installation, including anchoring and any phasing around open hours.
Lead times vary by line, size and finish; some common sizes are in stock at select manufacturers, subject to confirmation. MH-USA does not warehouse shelving, so we confirm availability and freight on every quote. Have a parts list and measurements? Send them and we will return a detailed, competitive quote. Not sure where to start? Schedule a free, no-pressure consultation and we will recommend a system.
Parts Shelving FAQ
How much weight should each parts shelf hold?
Powder coat or galvanized parts shelving: which is better?
Does parts shelving need to be anchored?
How hard is rivet shelving to assemble?
What does NSF certification mean for shelving?
Should small parts go in bins or drawers?
What depth of shelving do I need for parts?
Do you stock parts shelving?
Ready to Get Started?
Stop letting disorganization dictate your workflow. Send your part list and room size and our team will design a parts shelving system to meet your goals and budget.