Warehouses are possibly at the busiest period they have ever been. The upward trajectory in e-commerce is predicted to continue, albeit at a slower rate than the lockdown years. This is a boom time for the logistics industry, but this growth reinforces the need to pay attention to the details. It’s important to make sure the highest quality standards are upheld and your employees are kept safe at work – even when pressure on the environment is high. Warehouse owners and managers should be aware that, to meet your health and safety obligations, you are responsible for checking the credentials of your installers. HSG76 Warehousing and Storage: A Guide to Health and Safety produced by the HSE expects you to check that you are using ‘competent’ people for any work in your warehouse, according to SEMA.
This article was first published in the April 1st 2024 issue of Warehouse & Logistics News, subscribe to the magazine by clicking here.
The landscape of plastic recycling in the UK is evolving rapidly, paving the way for a more sustainable future. Enter Plastic Mouldings Northern who are at the forefront of premier plastic material handling solutions with sustainability and green credentials at their core. The Bishop Auckland based manufacturer has diverted an epic 284,340 kilograms of material from going to landfill in the period June 2018 – July 2023, and the certification awarded from Aim to Recycle recognises and cements their significant contribution to the environment by recycling waste materials over the years.
Today’s demands for anywhere, anytime fulfilment requires storage and order picking systems that can facilitate rapid and accurate deliveries for store replenishment, click and collect and the direct to home channel. A single pool of stock within an omni-channel fulfilment facility will generally serve all channels, directed by sophisticated warehouse management systems. The physical storage complexities in combining the differing needs of the multiple channels in terms of speeds and order quantities can lead to a great deal of specialty around picking operations, according to BITO.
ALBO, the well-known fish and seafood canning company has given its business in north-east Spain a boost with the opening of a new factory in Salvaterra de Miño. Equipped by AR Racking with mobile pallet racking, this warehouse will make it possible to increase stock without hindering the speed and flow of operations. The storage solutions specialist AR Racking valued a system that would combine the best of compact storage and adjustable pallet racking.
United Storage Systems designed self-storage units that maximised the use of space in an unconventionally shaped building for its client Cubic Storage. The store consists of a single-tier mezzanine floor and fire protection works. This complete self-storage fit-out included storage partitioning manufacture and installation over two floors. 300-plus units with swing and roller shutter doors were installed.
As the warehouse industry gets busier, it’s good to know storage specialists are providing solutions to boost capacity.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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