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Operating a party planning and rental business can be tricky. Delivering anything from large tents to bounce houses is heavy, slow work, and accidents can cause injuries even in relatively safe working conditions. Whether you are setting up a wedding or renting supplies out for a holiday party, the following material handling tools can help you move party supplies quickly and safely. This, in turn, ensures your customers and employees are well cared for, which will help your business continue to succeed. Convertible hand truck Convertible Hand Truck A convertible hand truck transforms from a classic upright hand truck position to a horizontal hand truck, giving it a longer, flat surface. It’s perfect for wider loads that a classic hand truck isn’t able to transport. This can help move anything from stacks of chairs to cases of drinks. It’s ideal for transporting utensils, cups, and other supplies, including smaller pedestals and tables. As it is also able to fun...

A lot goes into running a commercial nursery. Just a few daily tasks include stocking, watering, fertilizing, temperature control, and other upkeep necessities. In addition are all the business management tasks such as advertising and marketing, bookkeeping, payroll, and everything else that accompanies keeping the nursery running. With a class of business that complex to run, one of the practical features of day-to-day operations that can be overlooked is material handling equipment. Material handling equipment refers to the devices that assist employees moving stock, tools, and materials, as well as taking products out to a customer’s vehicle. Having insufficient, inefficient, or unsuitable equipment can make business operation less productive for those running it and turn off customers. Equipment for Moving Propagation Infrastructure When the heart of a business relies on growing plants, being able to effectively transport and set up the equipment necessary to ke...

It’s a cliché that to make money you have to spend money. It’s also usually true. The cliché that we’re not all made of money is also usually true. However, when it comes to increasing the efficiency and safety of a warehouse, some expenditures and planning can save and produce a lot of money. More importantly, investing in a safer workplace improves employee morale, safety, and job performance, which also impacts the bottom line.                                                Have Extra Personal Protective Equipment On Hand Among the simplest, least expensive, and most effective ways to ensure a safer warehouse is by providing personal protective equipment (PPE) and the enforcing its use. Pickers, forklift drivers, and other warehouse staff ge...

Often, what’s best for the safety, happiness, and productivity of a business’s employees is also what’s best for the company itself. That’s definitely the case when warehouses are efficient, streamlined, and organized. More efficiency means more uniformity of tasks for the employees, less traveling back and forth on the floor in vehicles, and a better understanding of tasks and responsibilities. Upgrading the safety and efficiency of a warehouse means a better, more efficient working environment, which in turn can mean a more profitable business. The following represent just a few examples of how to accomplish warehouse improvements.  Upgrading Material Handling Equipment Dragging your feet on upgrading the material handling equipment that the warehouse staff is using could be costing a lot more money than you realize. If pickers or other personnel are relying on a traditional hand truck to awkwardly wrestle a variety of loads across the floor, how much time an...

There is a lot of information out there regarding how to safely pack, store, ship, and move fragile items. However, the huge majority of it applies to packing up small, fragile things—plates, glasses, picture frames, etc. It’s an unfortunate oversight as some of the most fragile, precious, and valuable items are not very small. While safe transport of smaller, fragile items is obviously important, moving large, valuable items presents a unique set of challenges. Movers have to deal with all of the hassle of getting something big and heavy up or down stairs, through narrow halls and doorways, over uneven terrain, and in and out of vehicles. As well the moving of large, valuable items has to be accomplished with extra caution as to not damage the item being moved, those moving it, or the places its being moved from or to. Thankfully, there are ways to do so that greatly increase the chances of a successful valuable item moving experience. Safely Packing and Moving Sm...

Moving day is never easy. Even if you have the funds to hire movers, it’s possible something will be misplaced, damaged, or completely destroyed. If you don’t have the spare funds for movers, it’s important to have the tools necessary to ensure a smooth move. Planning ahead can really save you time, muscle pain, and stress on moving day. Below are tools that will improve your moving experience. Gloves Protect your hands from the dangers of moving with a sturdy pair of leather gloves. Durable gloves will limit the cuts, scrapes, and blisters you’re likely to incur on moving day. Convertible hand truck A convertible hand truck is your go-everywhere solution. It’s perfect for moving jobs that you aren’t anticipating, or when the short nose on a hand truck just isn’t enough for the job. A convertible hand truck can be used as a regular hand truck with two wheels or can be extended to carry things horizontally on four wheels doubling the weight and hauling...