All good warehouse managers will do everything they can to prevent accidents in the workplace. But they should also be prepared for any potential accidents. This alarming scenario, with its obvious risks to people, property and the business, can occur when warehouses repeatedly fail to identify and fix racking damage.

Warehouses and distribution centres can be chaotic, manic places. Pallet racks are frequently subject to abuse. They can be overloaded, hit by heavy forklifts, misloaded, and otherwise impacted. So it’s essential you have good damage prevention practices in place to avoid employee injury and product loss.

The environment, safety, sustainability, robotics and e-commerce are all changing warehousing as we know it. And we can probably expect change to come faster than we think. This month’s article, we take a look at what’s been changing… and what’s likely to change.

Providing a safe workplace isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s good for business. Unsafe workplaces reduce efficiency, and injuries slow down the supply chain. Throughout the year, your warehouse installations suffer operational wear and tear and accidental damage. And this may render your systems non-compliant and unsafe.

Many businesses can easily improve warehouse space use. This can reduce your storage costs, help make operations more efficient, eliminate the need for expensive expansions and help avoid having to find a new facility sooner than expected. In a two-part series, we look at 14 easy ways you can improve the use of your warehouse.

Many businesses can easily improve warehouse space use. This can reduce your storage costs, help make operations more efficient, eliminate the need for expensive expansions and help avoid having to find a new facility sooner than expected. In a two-part series, we look at 14 easy ways you can improve the use of your warehouse.

Many businesses can easily improve warehouse space use. This can reduce your storage costs, help make operations more efficient, eliminate the need for expensive expansions and help avoid having to find a new facility sooner than expected. In a two-part series, we look at 14 easy ways you can improve the use of your warehouse.

Did you know, New Zealand experiences over 14,000 earthquakes a year? It’s no wonder we’ve earned the title, the ‘Shaky Isles’. While only around 150 of these are felt, that number alone underscores why businesses must make sure their racking and shelving is complaint.

Schaefer Systems Australia and Auckland Racking & Shelving Solutions have signed a distributor agreement, giving Auckland Racking the rights to distribute and install SSI SCHAEFER’S range of products in New Zealand.