Warehouse Blog

About Our Company

For over 25 years Warehouse Rack & Shelf LLC has been supplying quality products and superior service to the Nation's largest original equipment manufacturer's (OEM), distributors and retailers. Our corporate office is located in St. Louis, MO. We represent some of the Nation's top manufacurers that ship factory direct from locations in Chicago, IL, Jersey City, NJ, Newark, DE, North East, PA, Atlanta, GA, Jacksonville, FL, Dallas, TX, San Diego, CA, San Bernardino, CA, Gresham, OR & other locations. We also have access to used material at our warehouse in St. Louis, MO, in addition to a network of used material handling dealers across the country. Experience the quality, service, integrity and low prices that have made us famous!

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Working My Way Up In the Warehouse

My name is Brad McNamee and I've had many jobs in warehousing & distribution. One of my first jobs was hand unloading trucks at UPS in the summer heat. The following year I worked the multi-level pick modules at Schnucks grocery warehouse. Through summers spent trying to save money for college I was promoted to the night shift in the perishable warehouse. Driving an electric pallet jack in the cooler and freezer was a big step up for me. I remember that special feeling getting off work at 4:30 AM when most everyone else was still asleep. It felt like the city streets were all mine.

It seems like warehousing and distribution has always been in my blood. After graduating from Missouri State University in 1988, I got my first sales job at Georgia Pacific in Chicago, IL. It was a 6 month training period, after which time I would get transfered to a new facility. After 6 months they decided to transfer me to Fargo, ND. I respectfully declined. No offense to Fargo, ND. I'm sure it's beautiful in the summer. But I was home sick and ready to go back to St. Louis, MO. 

The next job that I took was selling forklift trucks in St. Louis. I'd make sales calls and my customers would say, "I don't need a forklift but do you sell pallet rack?". I realized their was a big market for pallet racks and shelving. It was at this time that my dad asked me to join his company. The two of us went on to start Warehouse Rack & Shelf and the rest is history.

For over 15 years Warehouse Rack & Shelf has had a website and a very strong internet presence. We've expanded our sales throughout the entire United States. It's become my passion to sell not only pallet rack and shelving...but high density, high efficiency storage systems. We specialize in providing storage solutions with our many "niche" styles of storage racking. I like to say that we have a rack for every need. Put my experience to work for you. Please call me at 800-763-9020 x222 to discuss your warehouse needs.

My name is Brad McNamee and I've had many jobs in warehousing & distribution. One of my first jobs was hand unloading trucks at UPS in the summer heat. The following year I worked the multi-level pick modules at Schnucks grocery warehouse. Through summers spent trying to save money for college I was promoted to the night shift in the perishable warehouse. Driving an electric pallet jack in the cooler and freezer was a big step up for me. I remember that special feeling getting off work at 4:30 AM when most everyone else was still asleep. It felt like the city streets were all mine.

It seems like warehousing and distribution has always been in my blood. After graduating from Missouri State University in 1988, I got my first sales job at Georgia Pacific in Chicago, IL. It was a 6 month training period, after which time I would get transfered to a new facility. After 6 months they decided to transfer me to Fargo, ND. I respectfully declined. No offense to Fargo, ND. I'm sure it's beautiful in the summer. But I was home sick and ready to go back to St. Louis, MO. 

The next job that I took was selling forklift trucks in St. Louis. I'd make sales calls and my customers would say, "I don't need a forklift but do you sell pallet rack?". I realized their was a big market for pallet racks and shelving. It was at this time that my dad asked me to join his company. The two of us went on to start Warehouse Rack & Shelf and the rest is history.

For over 15 years Warehouse Rack & Shelf has had a website and a very strong internet presence. We've expanded our sales throughout the entire United States. It's become my passion to sell not only pallet rack and shelving...but high density, high efficiency storage systems. We specialize in providing storage solutions with our many "niche" styles of storage racking. I like to say that we have a rack for every need. Put my experience to work for you. Please call me at 800-763-9020 x222 to discuss your warehouse needs.

2-7-09 My Very First Post: Thanks To Family & Friends

Growing up I remember my Dad, Bernie, had a job as a purchasing manager. On his office wall hung a silk painting of a “Bad Hombre” cowboy that he bought on a family vacation in Ti Juana, Mexico. It let the salesman on the other side of the table know that he was not a man to be messed around with. He always negotiated the best deals for his company. But one thing he always taught my brother and I was to treat people fairly and always be loyal to your family and friends.  My dad is my hero.

After many years as a purchasing manager my father decided to start his own business. He’d seen good salesman and bad salesman. But his experience in purchasing made him a better salesman. He always instilled upon us to do whatever it takes to satisfy the customers needs. My Dad once had me drive a box of screws 5 hours through a snow storm to a factory in Illinois to prevent a line stoppage. My Dad always taught us that “customer service” was job #1.

Warehouse Rack & Shelf, LLC is a family business that over the last 25 years has developed a very large extended family. I joined my fathers company 15 years ago. My brother Matt has been working for our company for 8 years. My mom, who I love very much, has the toughest job in the company, she calls on delinquent accounts. My friend Greg Garrison has worked with us for 10 years following his brother Matt had worked for us for 5 years. Sheri Ostmann, a longtime friend of mine happens to be the wife of my dear friend Jeff.

 

Over the years our employees, customers and vendors have also become like family to us. They’ve helped make us what we are today. Through loyalty, trust and commitment we’ve accomplished great things together…and there’s many more great things to come. You are the ones that make our days brighter and our work day feel shorter. I want to say thanks to all of you. As my Mom’s favorite saying goes, lets “Live, Love and Laugh” together for many years to come.

Welcome To The Warehouse Blog

Greetings! Introducing WarehouseBlog.com a new blog from Warehouse Rack & Shelf LLC; I hope you enjoy it. We're going to try to have fun with this. Just some quick takes on the wide-world-of-warehousing. It’s intended to be thought provoking, educational and fun.  

WarehouseBlog.com is designed for individuals in the warehousing business to discuss topics that pertain to warehousing, material handling and distribution. I encourage you to visit often and share your ideas.

Brad McNamee
President, Warehouse Rack & Shelf LLC
800-763-9020 x222
www.rackandshelf.com