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  November 3, 2025

  Choosing The Right Lifting & Handling Equipment For Your Warehouse Or Operational Setting

  Smooth and structured warehouse operations rely on choosing the correct lifting & handling equipment for your needs.

  The correct lifting and/or handling equipment will not only improve your productivity, but will ensure health and safety in your work place, and will greatly reduce operational costs. If you handle pallets, heavy loads, or delicate goods, choosing the correct lifting equipment is vital for your business.

  Assessing Your Needs…

  Before investing in any lifting or manoeuvring equipment, you should assess your warehouse operational needs. Some factors to bear in mind are:

  • Your Warehouse/Operational Setting Layout – For instance, do you have narrow aisles, any ramps, high shelves, or limited manoeuvrability, for instance?

  • The Kind Of Materials Handled – Will you need to lift or manoeuvre heavy loads, fragile materials, or wide/bulky loads, or the type of pallets you normally use?

  • Load Capacity – What is the maximum weight your new equipment in required to handle?
    
  • How Often Will You Be Using Your Equipment – Will you use your equipment every day, or only on occasion?
    
  • Keeping Your Operators Safe – Do your operators require specialised training for certain equipment?  In the UK, this is a legal requirement.  Depending on what type of equipment you are using determines the level of training required in order to operate machinery safely.  If you look at PUWER and LOLER Regulations for more information on the training required to operate your equipment.  Generally, a manual pallet truck is governed by PUWER Regulations, whilst electric pallet trucks, and other lifting equipment are governed by LOLER Regulations.
    
  • Potential Expandability Of Your Warehouse Or Operational Setting – Will your current lifting and manouvering equipment meet your ever-growing business requirements?

  By comprehending the needs of your business to run effectively and efficiently, you can therefore make an informed decision re the equipment required.

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  October 2, 2025

  What is the highest safe weight limit a Pallet Truck can handle?

  The answer to this depends on so many factors that need to be taken into consideration, including, most importantly, the type of pallet/pump truck the operator is using, the environment in which the pallet truck is being used, and the duration of time a truck is being used for, amongst many other factors. 

  Please read this article for crucial advice re this subject...

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  September 3, 2025

  The Benefits of using Pallet Trucks in your Warehouse and Operational Setting…

  Pallet trucks, also known as pump trucks or pallet jacks, are specialised pieces of warehouse equipment. They generally have four to eight wheels for safe and easy maneuvering, and are specifically designed to manoeuvre and lift heavy loads efficiently and safely in warehouses, distribution centres, and indeed all operational settings. They are also essential for easy loading of pallets on and off of vehicles. They work best on flat surfaces or very slight inclines. Pallet trucks really are crucial pieces of equipment for the loading and unloading of pallets and heavy loads, and are much preferred over manual handling, which can cause strain and injury to the operator.

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