About Shelving Inc.

Family owned since 1960

Our Story

We have been serving the storage needs of business and industry since 1960. We pride ourselves in offering the finest quality storage products available, as well as providing added value with our design-build capabilities and after-the-sale support services. In our infancy, Jack Schodowski (founder) combined his love of industrial engineering and sales to start a family business with his wife, Helen. He opened the doors of Shelving, Inc. in a two-story warehouse in Detroit, Michigan, at the corner of Riopelle and Woodbridge. Jack developed a quality brand and instilled in the company a strong sense of pride and community. His goal was to assist customers in organization and space allocation by effectively using the best storage solutions available.

Now over 60 years later, Shelving Inc. is still a family owned business, holding true to the same values and goals that Jack put forth. The company has moved to its current location in Madison Heights, Michigan, but we still remain loyal to our humble Detroit roots. We are a member of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association. We have partnered with the Capuchin Soup Kitchen to help others in need. We happily donate 10% of our profits to Capuchin every year, spending time/donating products to help whenever we can.

Today, the next generation of Schodowskis have taken the reins and are leading the company into our bright future.

Our Website

The growing demand to reach customers all over the country prompted Shelving Inc. to launch our first website, www.Shelving.com, in 2004. The idea was to make industrial products easy to find, understand, and order, no matter who's shopping. We've partnered with several of our industrial suppliers to offer the same high quality products online that we've installed in countless local warehouses.

With our overwhelming success online, we decided to expand into the consumer market, providing organizing products to organize life’s stuff. In 2007, a showroom was opened in Madison Heights to reflect those residential products and house our additional employees. We are constantly adding products to the website to help you make better use of your space, whether you need storage for the house or your place of business.

Our Staff

Our crew is comprised of talented and creative people who are dedicated to helping businesses find storage products to suit their needs. We have a resource center to answer calls/emails and provide quotes, a design team that will help you make the most of your space, an installation team that takes the worry out of large projects, and sales titans that show the world why we rock. Our web team writes the product descriptions and creates images so you know exactly what you're buying! With under 30 employees, we're a small business that can take care of some big jobs.

Our Promise

As a family owned business we know the importance of excellent customer service and an experienced staff to get the job done. We value quality products at a fair price. Wondering why you should choose Shelving Inc.?

  • We have hard to find sizes of shelving and exclusive accessories to make your shelving unit more productive.
  • Shelving Inc. has not missed an installation deadline in over 30 years.
  • Our shelving and racks have never failed under stress of the rated loads.
  • We glue on corner guards to boxes that are heavy and long to prevent damage during shipping.
  • Shelving Inc. has been in the shelving and storage business for 60+ years. That's more than 99% of any of our competitors.

Here at Shelving Inc., "We Rack Your World." tm

For more information on our capabilities, consult our Available Services page.

Watch the video below to get a behind-the-scenes look at our two warehouse locations.