Optimum is the pioneering product of M.E.G.’s gondola design approach.  The Optimum system permits shelves to be adjusted in one inch increments (a one-inch system). The innovative use of high tensile strength steel and strategic embossing to provide a significant performance improvement in load bearing capacity provides a higher load bearing and lower cost system.  The system is designed to be backwardly compatible with existing shelf standards in the industry.

Optimum was introduced to the market in early 2004.  Most national chains in the discount department store, drug, hardware, auto parts, office, and pet supply stores utilize Optimum-style gondolas. A low base option was tooled and then introduced in March of 2008.  Current Optimum customers include automotive, discount department, convenience, dollar, party, sporting goods, hardware and shoe stores.

Champion is a low cost, simple one inch system favored by Wal-Mart, Kmart, Dollar General, Best Buy and a few others.

M.E.G. also produces fixtures of unique design or fixture accessories that are adaptable to or in support of our core product lines. M.E.G.’s specialty products include a wide variety of fixtures including shoe departments, mobile book displays, large electronics and appliance display units, custom sporting goods displays, metal checkouts, rug displayers, special shelf designs such as Bull Nose (a high fashion, rounded front shelf) and a variety of wood, metal & hybrid fixtures for higher fashion single purpose displays. These specialty products give M.E.G. the ability to satisfy all of a customer’s fixture needs. Because M.E.G. has a well-developed engineering and production capability, fixtures can be easily and efficiently developed and produced. This gives M.E.G. a “speed to market” and a cost advantage for these companion fixtures.

M.E.G.’s Pharmacy product line is most often sold as a companion product to Optimum gondola customers.  The line consists of metal uprights and shelves on a 16” module and a variety of wood under counter units.

Shelf-Space is an excellent medium duty four-post shelving product used in the majority of retailer’s stock rooms to store merchandise.  Shelves are constructed of, particleboard, metal or wire, and can support evenly distributed loads of up to 600 pounds per shelf and 2,000 pounds per section.   M.E.G. offers this in three styles; the traditional lance style (below left) which has the largest installed base of any system, the pocket style (below center) which allows direct replacement of Lozier’s installed base and the lance-less (below right) style which is preferred by some retailers.

The primary market sectors for Shelf Space are major department stores, mass merchandisers, auto part stores and specialty store segments.

For stockroom applications such as auto parts stores and women’s shoe departments in major department stores which require high-density storage with simultaneous access by multiple stock pickers, M.E.G. offers a Double Deck System.  M.E.G. manufactures all of the decking components to match all the styles of Shelf Space.  Stairs, safety rails and powered conveyors are purchased domestically and packaged for shipment with M.E.G. products.  InstallPro contracts for the installation of many of these systems.

MEGaRAK is a full line of rivet style shelving with both standard and heavy-duty components that can be used side by side in continuous runs to match varying load requirements.  This product line was designed by M.E.G. engineers specifically for retail stock room applications.  M.E.G. is fully tooled to manufacture all upright and beam configurations in our metal operation.  The particleboard shelves are manufactured in M.E.G.’s wood operation on an automated saw line.  Optional metal shelves are manufactured in the metal plant on the automated shelf fabrication line.  Optional wire shelves are purchased from a partner qualified source.  Customers for this line include major mall retailers and select big box retailers.

M.E.G. imports a small offering of pallet rack to be sold as a companion product to MEGaRAK and Shelf Space. M.E.G. does not market this as a stand alone product.

Mobile carriages are sold for use in small mall store stockrooms or behind small specialty departments in larger stores where simultaneous access by more than one stock picker is not required.  M.E.G. offers Mobile Carriage Systems that work with both Shelf Space and MEGaRAK.  Shelving runs are mounted on carriages with wheels that move on a set of tracks.  This allows additional runs to occupy the space normally reserved for aisles.  To “open” an aisle, the stock picker moves the carriages along the tracks; closing one aisle while opening another. In late 2008, M.E.G. designed and introduced its own mobile system, allowing M.E.G. to more competitively quote turnkey systems and to take total control of all scheduling issues.  Carriages, track, brakes, mechanical assist devices, and other accessories  are all designed and produced utilizing M.E.G.’s metal fabrication expertise and well developed manufacturing capability to insure a very cost competitive product offering.  Customers include major mall retailers and select big box retailers