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There are a lot of moving parts in a home improvement store. Your employees will move plenty of boxes of small parts as well as larger items, such as refrigerators and other appliances. Efficiency is the name of the game, but it can be challenging to improve efficiency in any retail environment, let alone a home improvement store. However, many managers have found that the right material handling tools can significantly improve their team’s efficiency and safety. From the 2 wheel dolly helping move boxes of items to a hand lift truck helping restock shelves, here are a few options to consider. Appliance Hand Truck 2 Wheel Dolly for General Items Moving a single box at a time can take a ton of time and effort, particularly when your team needs to move a bunch of boxes, such as during an inventory swap-out. With a 2 wheel dolly, your employee can stack the boxes of items and move a few of them all at once, drastically reducing the time and effort needed to get the job done. Plus, it’s ...

Running back and forth to a warehouse, supplier, or office for parts, equipment, and information wastes both your and the customer’s time. Instead, make sure you have everything you need for the final mile for delivering and installing HVAC systems. From installing AC units to water heaters, here’s the equipment you need in your HVAC service truck to optimize your final mile service. Appliance Hand Truck Hand Trucks The classic hand truck is perfect for moving stacks of boxes and other smaller pieces of equipment, either from the warehouse to the truck or from the truck to the job site. For bigger appliances, such as a water heater, you may need an appliance hand truck . As the name implies, it is meant for larger loads, such as appliances and bigger boxes than a classic hand truck can safely handle. Extra Common Parts From circuit boards to hoses and motors, it’s worth storing extra parts that are common in your vehicle. The key is “common,” as some parts may ...

Starting a new company is always daunting. A moving company, thankfully, is not as complicated to operate as you might fear, but there are necessary steps to go through before taking on customers. For example, you will need equipment and insurance. While you could jump straight to a powered stair climbing cart and full moving van, it’s possible to start small with a classic hand cart and a small van. Create a Business Plan The very first step is a business plan. This includes market research, the structure of your company, your target market, number of employees, services you will offer, expenses, funding, projected profits, and more. You will need to show to investors or loan lenders that you’ve done your research, and that your company has a safe enough chance of succeeding to be worth a financial contribution. This is also the time for industry training if needed. Buy Moving Equipment If you intend on running a handyman-type business, moving items within a hou...

Summer often provides only a short window of prime landscaping and renovation time. It’s important to have all the equipment you’ll need before a project begins in order to reduce delays. For a residential project undertaken on your property—building a shed or fixing up an outbuilding—specialized construction equipment like a powered hand lift truck or industrial impact wrench aren’t going to as necessary. Here is a short list of the sort of tools that are versatile and handy enough for every homeowner to consider for outdoor projects. Reciprocating Saw for Tough Cutting Jobs Think of a reciprocating saw like a heavy-duty electric knife. A straight, horizontal blade reciprocates back and forth at high speed. A reciprocating saw can be used on lumber, branches, drywall, and pretty much anything else that can be sawed through with steel. There are carbide blades that can even buzz through metal. They are not for delicate cutting work but are terrific all-purpose tools...

Landscaping can be a deeply gratifying experience while increasing the value of property and simply making a home or business a more attractive, pleasing place to be. However, like all good things, it requires work. That work can and probably will be tough, but with the right equipment it doesn’t have to be a miserable, inefficient, or strain-inducing experience. There are too many specific work tools for the different sorts of landscaping and yard work projects to cover here, but the best tools for carting material to and from a worksite is manageable territory. Though if there’s a single piece of advice that applies to the heavy lifting associated with any project, it’s that old landscaper’s maxim: “Use your head before your back.” To which the addition of, “And always wear a good pair of leather gloves,” can’t hurt. Wheelbarrow The wheelbarrow is the unofficial godfather of the landscape and yard work material-moving equipment family. For millions of ya...

Office safety is always a priority, for insurance costs, OSHA standards, avoiding workers’ comp payouts, and most importantly of course, so your employees don’t get hurt! And moving an office presents specific hazards that can be mitigated or eliminated with proper planning and the right gear. That planning and appropriate gear use applies both to a full-scale relocation of an office to another space or location and the day-to-day lifting and moving of office equipment and supplies. The routine stuff—replacing the water cooler jug, picking up a box of printer paper, etc.—can be even riskier as its repetition and mundanity can lead to carelessness. So to keep your office safe and injury-free, educate your employees (and yourself) on the following best practices for office moving. Using Hand Trucks, Dollies, or U-Boats Not only do these wheeled wonders make moving a lot safer, they’re great time-savers that increase the efficiency of a move exponentially. Using the ...