ANy suggestion on shelving?

[Luc]

I painted my fridge about 3 years ago and got new wooded shelves. I am findind that lately I am getting mold at the end of the wood where it was cut. I want to redo my inside of fridge and I am wondering on shelving you use in your coolers.
It has to up hold water leaks but it also has to be sturdy.
I am not a person that like the wire shelves, as I find them they don't hold vase properly. I am redoing the walls with a washable tile type product.

I don't have a home depot here but when I am in sudbury I can look for what I need. So I am looking to suggestions from you>
Luc

 

[ROBSWF]

Luc,

We gutted the insides of our design room cooler a purchased rolling carts with shelf’s. It’s amazing just how effective they are not only for getting more per square ft of your refridge. Also amazing how they will reduce labor costs by having them next to or near your design stations. Easy on easy off and into the cooler.

There are many places you can buy these carts. They are also sold at sams club for about $79.00 or something per unit.

 

[felicityflowers]

When we got our new walk-in/display cooler it didn't have any shelves in it at all. So, we have used Rob's idea for casket sprays and work of that nature but we also bought some metal furniture such as standing cabinets, tables, crates etc. that we use in the front for display purposes. We have some corner plant stands that we use as risers in the front two corners for buckets of greens. It all really works well together and we didn't have to drill any holes in the walls of our cooler.

Heather

 

[Christine]

I used glass shelving with metal brackets on the sides and upper areas of the display fridge, then wood risers on the floor. I have seen many florists that use pedestals of varying heights instead of shelving. Pedestals can be overturned buckets draped with fabric, plastic pation tables, stone birdbaths... whatever you can find that will make an interesting display.

Incidentally, I have been researching display methods, and the up-and-coming trend for successful florists is buckets on the sales floor, where customers can "experience" the flowers. European shops have done this for many years, and they report higher annual sales of cut flowers per consumer than in the U.S.

A study was conducted in Germany, where sales from shops that sold out of a display cooler were compared with sales from shops that sold from buckets on the sales floor. They found that flowers on the sales floor sold 20 percent more than those in the cooler! It has to do with marketing flowers in a way that makes them accessible to consumers, and people can't resist buying when they have had a chance to sniff them and see them up close, without having to get assistance from a salesperson or climb into a chilly fridge. Provided that you process your fresh flowers properly, keeping them at room temperature during shop hours doesn't have a significant effect on vase life.

Just a tangent thought!

 

[Christine]

That was supposed to be "patio tables."

 

[Kristine]

we bought staircase stringers. Can't remember if we bought 4' tall or cut longer ones to 4'. Braced them in the back and painted (latex) the heck out of them - black. (never have had mold). We made the legnths of them to about 3'-4' so that we could move them around in the cooler and then fit 3-4 in a row when we need bigger volume for buckets. With the three steps high it works great for stem sales and display.

But now my thought is do they make plastic/vinyl/pvc? stringers and planks - like you can use for decking and fencing. Would that work? May be pricey but you wouldn't have to do much to it. and very washable.