Drey-Shelf: Painted Steel Shelving

Your Most Common Questions, Answered

1. What are Drey-Shelf metal shelves used for?

Our Drey-Shelf metal shelves are ideal for industrial, commercial, and institutional storage. They’re built for durability, clean appearance, and efficient organisation.

2. What makes metal shelves better than wooden or plastic shelving?

Metal shelves are more durable, fire-resistant, and load-bearing than wood or plastic. They're ideal for high-traffic, high-weight, or long-term use environments.

3. Are these shelves suitable for office or retail spaces?

Yes. With their neat, painted finish and modular design, Drey-Shelf metal shelves are often used in back-office storage, retail storerooms, archives, and more.

4. What weight can these metal shelves support?

Each shelf level supports up to 100kg depending on configuration. Our team can help specify shelf capacity based on your use case and layout.

5. Can I adjust the height of the metal shelves?

Yes. These units feature adjustable shelf heights using slotted uprights, allowing flexible configuration as storage needs change.

6. Are these metal shelves easy to assemble?

Absolutely. Our painted steel shelving comes with all components and assembly instructions. No welding or advanced tools are required, just bolt and slot.

7. Do the metal shelves come pre-painted or raw?

Our Drey-Shelf metal shelving is factory-painted with a durable powder-coated finish for corrosion resistance and a clean, professional look.

8. Can I use metal shelving in humid or dusty environments?

Yes, the powder-coated finish resists rust and wear, making them suitable for dry warehouses, storerooms, and controlled industrial settings.

9. Are these shelves available in custom sizes?

We stock standard sizes, but we can also manufacture custom configurations to suit your space and application. Chat with our team for details.

10. Do you deliver metal shelves across South Africa?

Yes. Dreymar offers nationwide delivery and installation services, including major hubs like Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Port Elizabeth.

11. Can I expand the shelving system later?

Definitely. Our metal shelves are modular, allowing easy expansion by adding additional bays, uprights, or shelf levels as your storage needs grow.

12. Is this shelving system boltless or bolted?

The Drey-Shelf system uses slotted uprights with bolted shelf panels. This hybrid design ensures both flexibility and structural integrity. Kindly note the Shelving Systems are bolted.

13. What are the dimensions of the standard Drey-Shelf metal shelves?

Our most popular configuration includes 5–7 shelf levels with standard widths of 914mm, depths of 300mm–600mm, and heights up to 2.4m.

14. Are these metal shelves compliant with storage regulations?

Yes. All Dreymar shelving systems are manufactured to comply with South African industrial storage standards and safety best practices.

15. How do I request a quote for metal shelves?

Visit our Metal Shelves page, click “Add to Quote”, fill in your desired specs, and submit your request. Our team will contact you directly with a customised quotation and next steps.