Abstract: A warehouse system comprising several storage racks each comprising a number of compartments arranged above each other and beside each other, and a unit which is movable along said compartments and which comprises a mechanism which is capable of moving a container from the unit into a compartment and from a compartment onto the unit. The unit can be moved over the storage racks from a space located between two storage racks to another space located between two storage racks. A conveyor is provided, which conveyor is positioned beside the unit in the uppermost position of said unit and which can be moved over the storage racks together with the unit.