EAIS 'Z' Frame Space Saving Gastronorm Trolleys – 1/1 & 2/1

The EAIS 'Z' frame gastronorm trolley is a stainless steel tiered trolley designed to store and transport gastronorm containers in busy commercial kitchens. Available in both 1/1 and 2/1 formats, each trolley provides multiple tiers of capacity, keeping containers organised and accessible during prep and service without cluttering work surfaces. The defining characteristic of the 'Z' frame design is that multiple trolleys nest into one another when empty, collapsing the combined footprint to a fraction of what equivalent straight-frame trolleys would occupy.

That space saving is genuinely useful in real kitchen environments. Back-of-house storage is often the first casualty of a busy site, and the ability to nest several trolleys together — in a walk-in chiller, a prep area, or a holding corridor — without surrendering significant floor space makes a practical difference to how a kitchen operates day to day. During service, the vertical tier configuration holds enough containers to support a full service period without the need to reorganise mid-run.

The fully welded stainless steel construction handles the everyday demands of commercial use — corrosion-resistant, straightforward to clean down, and robust enough for the bumps and knocks of a working kitchen. Retaining edges on the front and rear of each tray slide help prevent containers from shifting when the trolley is in motion, which is a useful detail on uneven floors or when passing through swing doors. The castors with bumpers support reasonable manoeuvrability while offering some protection to door frames and surrounding units.

• Nesting 'Z' frame design reduces stored footprint by up to 80%
• Retaining edges on tray slides prevent containers shifting during movement
• Fully welded stainless steel construction handles repeated cleaning and daily use
• Available in 1/1 and 2/1 formats to match your existing gastronorm kit
• Castor bumpers protect door frames and surrounding equipment

These trolleys are well suited to operations that rely on gastronorm containers as their primary unit of production — hospital catering, school meal services, contract catering sites, and event catering operations where batch volumes are high and storage space is limited. For sites with particularly heavy throughput or more specialised requirements, heavier-duty configurations are worth exploring.

If you are weighing up the 1/1 against the 2/1 format, or want to confirm these trolleys will work alongside your existing containers and storage layout, we are happy to talk it through.