Wood is the traditional material of choice for pallets, but will they stick around? Plastic pallets have become more prominent and useful in today’s transportation world. And despite around 90 percent of shippers still preferring the old-fashioned, wooden pallets[1], there is an argument for a shift towards plastic pallets. So which is for best for …
As more and more businesses launch next day delivery services, warehouse staff are often the ones feeling the crunch. Fashion and beauty retailers often give customers a midnight cut-off time to order by and get next day delivery, and Pallet Truck Shop warn that traditional methods of working mean that warehouse workers can be overwhelmed …
However big a company Amazon are, they rely on warehouses for a core part of their business. With the news that they have created 50,000 new vacancies across the United States, Pallet Truck Shop, the experts in manual haulage solutions, says this is proof that warehouse work is on the up. “Warehouse work has always …
As the annual Materials Handling Middle East conference comes closer, Pallet Truck Shop, one of the UK’s most trusted names in materials handling, has urged representatives from the supply chain, logistics and warehousing industries to keep abreast of the big news coming out of it. “Although globally the logistics industry is not enjoying a boom …
Pallet Truck Shop has applauded the creativity and kindness of church workers from the Renew East London project, who are teaching homeless people to create furniture from discarded pallets in the hope that they can use their new-found skills to turn their lives around. Money to set up the workshop was won by former homeless …
Following the news that Sports Direct used bogus technology to identify workers who were unhappy with their work environment, Pallet Truck Shop, one of the UK’s leading manual handling equipment firms, has warned warehouses that distrusting workers often leads to worse conditions for both parties. “Trust is important in any industry, but in a warehouse it’s crucial,” said Phil …
Orders in factories across Britain are currently at their highest level since 1988. Business is booming, restoring faith post-Brexit and creating more work for the manufacturing industry as a whole. Pallet Truck Shop, one of the country’s leading suppliers of manual handling and warehouse equipment to a host of different sectors is welcoming the growth, …
Pallet Truck Shop has hailed Lidl’s latest investment in the UK after the popular retailer announced plans to build its largest UK warehouse in Peterborough. This will measure 754,000 sqft and create 500 new jobs in the local area. The huge investment comes as part of Lidl’s ambitious expansion plan in Britain, with the big-gun …
Pallet Truck Shop has welcomed news that the plastic pallet is set to undergo an explosion of use between 2017 and 2025 thanks to its increasing preference by employers. Plastic pallets are quickly becoming the transport platform of choice for manufacturers and distributors thanks to the plethora of strength and durability and benefits they offer …
Pallet Truck Shop has added its backing to the positive predictions set out by the deep-frozen storage and logistics firm, NewCold, which says that Brexit could increase demand within the UK supply chain. NewCold confirmed earlier this month that it was hunting for additional premises and had new 60,0000 cubic metre facilities ready to come …
Pallet Truck Shop, one of the foremost pallet truck providers in the UK, is urging more businesses to recycle their old and worn pallets, as recycling rates in the UK continue to stall. WRAP estimates that around 600m tonnes of products and materials enter the UK economy each year, but just 115m tonnes are recycled …
Pallet Truck Shop has commended the efficiency of British workers in light of recent news that the UK factories export £184bn of goods every year, making British factories the eighth most productive in the world. This is an increase on last year’s total and sees the UK overtake France in the manufacturing rankings, with the …
