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05/02/26

Urban Warehousing Is Breaking Old Assumptions About Materials Handling

Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks, is warning that the rapid growth of urban warehousing and micro-fulfilment hubs is challenging long-held assumptions about how materials handling equipment should be specified and used. As retailers and logistics operators race to position stock closer to consumers, city-based warehouses are becoming smaller, …

04/02/26

Why Manual Handling Safety Matters in 2026: Best Practices for Keeping Your People Safe 

Manual handling safety isn’t merely a hollow exercise of dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s; it’s a matter of operational efficiency, compliance and, above all else, workers rights.   No one deserves to feel unsafe in their workplace, yet manual handling remains a top cause of workplace absence, despite the buzz around automation and AI-driven innovation. Given that in the 2024/25 period, 680,000 workers sustained a non-fatal injury in the workplace, there’s plenty of room …

26/01/26

Retail Backrooms Under Pressure as Store Footprints Shrink

Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks, is warning that shrinking retail store footprints are placing growing pressure on backroom operations – forcing retailers to rethink how goods are moved, stored and replenished behind the scenes. Across the UK, retailers are reassessing how much physical space they operate, with many …

20/01/26

Handling Equipment

Labour Shortages Force Warehouses to Rethink the Role of “Simple” Handling Equipment

Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks, is urging warehouses to reassess the importance of reliable, easy-to-use manual handling equipment as labour shortages continue to put pressure on logistics operations nationwide. Recruitment challenges across warehousing and distribution show little sign of easing, with many operators relying on agency staff, temporary …

07/01/26

HSG76 Summarised: Essential HSE Warehousing & Storage Guidance for Managers & Supervisors

According to 2025 data gathered by the UK’s workplace health and safety regulator, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), around 2.3 million working days are lost each year in the transport and storage sector due to workplace injury and work-related illness. It’s unsurprising, then, that, for many warehousing leaders, health and safety training is near the …

30/12/25

The Rise of Temporary Warehousing and the Need for Simple, Reliable Handling Equipment

Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks, is drawing attention to the rapid growth of temporary warehousing and pop-up distribution sites across the UK, as retailers and logistics operators seek greater flexibility in response to volatile demand and changing consumer behaviour. Short-term warehouse space is increasingly being used to manage …

18/12/25

Retail Returns Crisis

Retail Returns Crisis: How Better Handling Equipment Cuts Reverse Logistics Costs

With UK retailers facing mounting pressure from soaring returns volumes, Pallet Truck Shop – the UK’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks – is urging businesses to strengthen their reverse logistics operations. The cost of returns is rising sharply, but many retailers are overlooking a practical and relatively simple solution: improving the quality and …

09/12/25

How Reliable Manual Handling Equipment Helps Construction Sites Recover from Supply Delays

With construction supply chains across the UK experiencing significant delays, Pallet Truck Shop – the nation’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks – is urging builders’ merchants and contractors to strengthen their on-site efficiency to keep projects moving once materials finally arrive. The construction sector has been hit by persistent disruptions ranging from international …

04/12/25

February Failure Spike

Pallet Truck Shop Warns of “The February Failure Spike” as Warehouses Face Hidden Post-Peak Risks

Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet trucks, stackers and table trucks, has issued a warning to warehouses and distribution centres about what it calls the “February Failure Spike” – a surge in pallet truck and manual handling equipment breakdowns typically seen in the weeks following the pre-Christmas and January sales peak. According …

03/12/25

What is Manual Handling? An Introductory Guide for Safer Workplaces

To an outsider, the term ‘manual handling’ might sound like it pertains to physically moving heavy loads. While this is often true, it’s only part of the story. In high-pressure environments involving material goods – from fast-paced distribution centres and factories to smaller yet equally dynamic stockrooms or garden centres – manual handling tasks are …

21/11/25

Injury Risk manual handling equipment

High-Quality Manual Handling Equipment Key to Reducing Injury Risk Ahead of Pre-Christmas Rush, Says Pallet Truck Shop

With the UK’s warehouses and distribution centres gearing up for the intense pre-Christmas trading period Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet trucks, stackers and table trucks, is urging businesses to prioritise worker safety by investing in high-quality manual handling equipment. With Black Friday looming and festive demand set to accelerate rapidly, the …

13/11/25

The British-Made Resilience Boost: Pallet Truck Shop Champions Local Sourcing for Supply Chain Stability

As global supply chains continue to face disruption and costs remain unpredictable, more UK businesses are turning to British-made and UK-stocked equipment to strengthen their resilience. Pallet Truck Shop, the UK’s largest supplier of pallet and sack trucks, is highlighting the growing trend toward local sourcing – a shift that offers faster fulfilment, lower risk, …