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Introducing SOMR Group

Founded through the merger of Les solutions de rangement Prisma inc. and Classement Luc Beaudoin inc., Groupe SOMR inc. benefits from more than 25 years of expertise as a leader in storage systems.

Seeing Space as Opportunity: Montel’s Commitment to Smarter Storage

Across industries, the challenge of maximizing space while maintaining accessibility is universal. The delicate balance between preserving and displaying priceless artifacts in a museum or streamlining operations in a high-energy sports facility underscores the growing demand for smarter, more efficient storage solutions.

Storage Solutions for the Ukrainian Museum in NYC

How Montel Unlocked Hidden Space at the Ukrainian Museum

Meet Montel’s New Welding Robots

Fueled by rising efficiency goals, building standards, and shifts in the labor market, manufacturing across North America is primed for a digital transformation.

AUTHORIZED MONTEL DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: TIM LUJAN

We present Tim Lujan, an avid motorcyclist, camper, fisherman and mountain biker. He also loves photography, which he excels at.

Crafting Thoughtful Storage for Your Dispensary's Unique Needs

Where do you want to take your dispensary storage next? Once you have a handle on how to design your dispensary around your local, state, and federal regulations, you have to design your product. How do you build an intelligent, functional storage layout around cannabis flower and your full catalog?

Improving the security and practicality of healthcare storage.

Is Your Healthcare Storage System Outdated? The simple upgrades you need to make.

Smart Warehousing: High-Density Mobile Storage Strategies Dominating 2024

Are you ready to transform your warehouse into an efficient powerhouse?

Help Is on the Way: How Public Safety Storage Supports Emergency Response

When the alarm bell sounds, every second that firefighters, paramedics, and other first responders save while suiting up could save a life, and the right kind of public safety storage back at the station can help support them as they prepare for their next emergency.

It's in the Bag: BULK&ROLL for Golf Bag Storage

With its rolling greens and breathtaking view of the crystal-blue waters of the Kennebecasis, the Riverside Country Club, in Rothesay, New Brunswick, has earned its reputation as a can’t-miss golf lover’s getaway. As a premier golf club that provides top-tier service to their members, what’s the Riverside Country Club to do to easily store their golf bags and keep their clubs safe and organized?

The Future of Cold Storage is Mobile

By 2030, these mobile storage solutions will be the new “cold” standard.

What does security mean in mobile storage?

Security comes in many different forms: A lock on a door keeps what’s behind it out of reach. A muscly bouncer keeps ruffians out of a nightclub. A water filter keeps you from ingesting impurities in your drinking water. So when measuring security in mobile storage, it’s best to know what type of security you’re looking for, which boils down to its applications.

The Science of High-Density Mobile Tire Storage

How repair shops and tire retailers store tires can impact not only their performance but the health and safety of drivers.

Employee Spotlight: Véronique Giasson

Véronique Giasson, Montel quality manager and product engineer, has had a real eye for detail her whole life, certainly since her first day at Montel more than ten years ago.

Save space and the environment with mobile storage

High-density mobile storage systems turn any facility—a warehouse, a library, a pharmacy, a locker room—into a fully optimized and intuitively organized space

Rethinking office space post-COVID with high-density mobile storage

There’s no doubt about it: pandemic life has irrevocably altered office life—namely, our perception of how necessary in-person work actually is. What could this paradigm shift mean for those who own or lease office space?

The Evolution of Montel through time

From electrical boxes and flip flop toasters to housing priceless collections and more recently growing cannabis and lettuce indoors

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Mechanical vs. Powered Mobile Storage: Which Is Right for You?

Montel mobile storage systems can transform any storage space into an organized and efficient hub of operation. But when push comes to shove, should you invest in a mechanical-assist or powered mobile storage system?

Mobile storage and ROI: Real value through utilization, organization, and more

If you’ve only ever had static shelving at your business, you’re missing out. No matter where you work, mobile storage makes storing inventory and equipment more cost-effective and intuitive

Women in Manufacturing: A Brief Retrospective in Honor of National Women’s History Month

This National Women’s History Month, Montel would like to recognize the accomplishments of women in manufacturing. Let March stand as an opportunity for us all to reflect on the accomplishments of women, here and abroad, and how much more there is left for us to do in the fight for workplace equality and against gender discrimination.

Don’t think you have enough space for all your files, boxes, hardware, and what not?

Then Montel’s SmartGlide high-density moveable shelving was designed for you. It’s perfect for places low on space but high on possibility. A perfect solution along walls or in confined spaces.

Museum and Fine Art Storage: What Kinds of Masterpieces Can Montel Storage Hold?

The right museum storage solutions can both preserve museum and art collections and allow for safe and easy access to pieces when the time is right.

MOBILE SHELVING HAVE RETAILERS BUZZING

Companies that invest in mobile shelving installations for retail storage ready themselves for the ways consumer trends and technology will work in tandem to change the face of their industry

4 Things to Actually Consider When Selecting a Mobile Vertical Racking Provider

Are you in the market for a static or mobile vertical grow rack for your indoor farm? Then you have some detective work ahead of you. As you winnow down your selection, consider asking the following questions to the vertical racking providers in the running. We hope they’ll help you arrive at your ultimate decision.

3 Questions to Ask Before Selecting Your Vertical Farming System

Vertical farming is a revolutionary way to produce high-yield crops year-round in a small footprint with less risk and uncertainty as traditional outdoor farming.

AUTHORIZED MONTEL DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: TIM OF H2I GROUP

As Tim McGowan’s career comes to a close and he relaxes into a well-earned retirement, we were fortunate to sit down with him and look back on his time as a storage consultant at H2I Group (formerly Haldeman Homme), an Authorized Montel Distributor.

Montel: We're Green (and We Brought Receipts)

Businesses across the world are feeling the effects of climate change on their operations.

Protecting cannabis from heat with indoor vertical farming solutions

No matter where they work, cannabis growers have always had to consider the seasons and the weather when managing their crops, but climate change and extreme temperatures have pushed the global agricultural industry to the brink.

AUTHORIZED MONTEL DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: RAYSOURCE

When Luce and Philippe Frenette were little, Montel was the place where their dad worked. Now, more than thirty years later, Montel means so much more.

What Are The Top Reasons Why Industrial Storage Space Matters in Warehouse Logistics?

Finding organizational resilience with mobile racking can bolster efficiency up the chain, and Montel storage solutions are here for you and your facility

3 Best Montel Storage Solutions for Your Local Library

If 2020 and 2021 have taught us anything, it is the value of essential public services like libraries.

AUTHORIZED MONTEL DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: JOHN OF EAST COAST STORAGE SOLUTIONS

As his new business was taking off, John had to select a manufacturing partner. His options before him, he sought guidance from a friend and confidante, who arranged a meeting with a Montel representative.

AUTHORIZED MONTEL DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: BRENT OF STORAGE SYSTEMS USA

Brent Atwood, owner and president of Storage Systems USA, is the kind of leader who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. On any given day, it’s a coin toss whether he’s in a sales meeting or on the loading dock hauling in the latest shipment from Montel.

AUTHORIZED MONTEL DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: SCOTT OF VITAL VALT

Scott Moll, sales manager of Vital Valt an Authorized Montel Distributor, has been in the business of mobile shelving for more than twenty-four years. But if you asked his father, the newly retired company president, he’d tell you that Scott has been a dutiful employee since he was a kid.

2021: The Year of the Cold Storage Conundrum

For decades, North American logistics has depended on cold storage warehousing to protect and preserve food, cosmetics, and even technology. But refrigerated warehouses across Canada, the United States, and Central America will face a new challenge in an industry that has relied on them the most: expanding cold storage for the healthcare sector.

Despite less North American travel in 2020, tire storage still makes the world go ’round

Are you a tire retailer looking to turn this unusual holiday season into a planning opportunity for 2021? Then consider whether a mobile racking system for tire storage is right for your business.

MEET JEAN-YVES:Mechanical Engineer and instrumentation and control technician at Montel

Mechanical Engineer and instrumentation and control technician at Montel

Healthcare Storage Solutions in the Age of Pandemics

The spread of COVID-19 has been a giant wake-up call. Global healthcare professionals—at pharmacies, health clinics, hospitals, and wherever else they’re needed during this unprecedented crisis—are working tirelessly to put an end to the suffering of tens of millions.

3 Ways to Maximize Yield in Indoor Farming

3 Ways to Maximize Yield in Indoor Farming with Montel's Vertical Farming Solutions

KEY DIFFERENCES OF GROWING VEGETABLES VS. CANNABIS INDOORS

With legal cannabis becoming a growing part of the agriculture industry worldwide, it is not only sentiments toward cannabis that are changing.

Overcome Food and Cold Storage Challenges with High-Density Mobile Racking

Cold storage warehouses keep food safe and people fed, but can the food production and distribution businesses that rely on cold storage technology to stay ahead of the sector’s biggest challenges?

Never forget the horizontal in vertical farming

Vertical farming is all about how high you can go, how you can repurpose the space you have in ways you never thought possible before

Master grower William Fournier joins Montel as a Vertical Farming Research and Development Expert

We are proud to welcome William Fournier as Montel’s Vertical Farming Research, and Development Expert. In his new role, William will work alongside our research and development team and consult on upcoming Montel products for the vertical farming space

MEET VINCENT: coordinator of continuous improvement

As captain of the Montmagny Fire Services, Vincent Ayotte understands better than most how clear communication keeps people safe.

Medicinal marijuana in 2020: COVID-19 and more

With so much going on, here’s the latest on how COVID-19 and state courts are shaping medical marijuana.

Government and military storage: Does Montel have the right stuff?

Our Response to COVID-19

The health and safety of our customers and employees is our priority for MONTEL and its partners.

Authorized Montel Distributor Spotlight: Marshall of Shelf Image

Marshall Davis, a sales manager at Shelf Image in Denver, Colorado, doesn’t fit the mold of a typical salesperson.

MEET JOANNE: DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SERVICE & PROJECTS

As a group leader, one of JoAnne’s roles is to make a case for improving the processes followed by her team.

You think North America is green now? Just wait until cannabis is just a click away.

Authorized Montel Distributor Spotlight: Bill of Workspace Technology

For Bill Powers, outside sales rep and vice president of sales at Workspace Technology, building storage equipment isn’t just a day job—it’s a family tradition.

Cleared for Takeoff: 4 Reasons Why Montel Mobile Racking Is Built For Aviation

High-density powered mobile racking has already revolutionized how aerospace titans Airbus and Zenith Aviation store and access their spare parts inventories.

TAKE INDOOR FARMING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

When you purchase mobile cultivation systems for your indoor farming operation, you’re investing in more than just the shelves and installation; you’re investing in a partnership.

The Future of Farming is Vertical

Vertical mobile racking from Montel can strengthen your grow operations and take full advantage of how agriculture is adapting to meet demands for a greater and more reliable yield, all while minimizing expenses.

Authorized Montel Distributor Spotlight: Doug Winger of Workpointe

Authorized Montel Distributor Spotlight

For Supply Chain's Next Generation, Trust Mobile Storage

Smarter storage, including versatile mobile storage solutions, can help those businesses struggling to find more space in a world of ever decreasing warehouse vacancy rates.

Montel lends its name to Vieux-Montmagny’s public square, now renamed Place Montel

By participating in making full use of its public square’s potential, now known as Place Montel, Montel Inc. is proud to announce its partnership with the city of Montmagny. The $ 100,000 investment will uplift Place Montel to the status of major public square in the region.

New Exclusive Authorized Montel Distributor located in Southern California

Montel Inc. is proud to announce the newest addition to its US network of exclusive Authorized Montel Distributors. Vital Valt office is located in Tustin California. They cover all of Southern California.

New exclusive authorized Montel distributor located in Seattle for US Northwest territory

Montel Inc. is proud to announce the newest addition to its US network of exclusive Authorized Montel Distributors. Workpointe has showrooms located in Seattle (Washington), Spokane (Washington), and Portland (Oregon).