Archive for June, 2009

Cost Effective Warehouse Storage

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Our approach to warehouse storage here at Industrial & Commercial Design will encompass a number of solutions for different requirements. Most storage products are transported about on pallets therefore we always suggest pallet racking. However some of our clients also have items which are not suitable for pallet racking and therefore we need to look at other cost effective solutions.

A good type of racking is cantilever racking which a form of racking that should be considered when planning a warehouse layout. Cantilever racking can be used to store all sorts of goods ranging from timber, different lengths of tubes as well as steel. Cantilever racking is a very robust and flexible form of racking for warehouse storage. It can be used as a fixed installation or as a adjustable system.

The breakdown on cantilever racking

  • Racks designed specifically to suit your needs
  • Rack heights of up to 10m are available
  • Loads of up to 5 tonnes per arm can be carried
  • Cantilever racks can be painted in a variety of colours and can be galvanised for external applications

Dont accept cheap, low quality cantilever racking solutions that require frequent replacement.  Industrial and Commercial Design offers the very best in cantilever racking systems to suit a full range of budgets.

To enquire about cantilever racking or any of our products, email us via our contacts page or call us today on 01491 8544590 to speak to one of our cantilever racking specialists about your storage needs.

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Storage Equipment Health & Safety

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Industrial & Commercial Design is aware of the high importance of health & safety in the area of storage equipment. It is important that as a world class leader in storage equipment & solutions design and consultancy that Industrial & Commercial Design offer a world class service in providing storage equipment inspection.
Industrial & Commercial Design is currently in the process of becoming a member of the Storage Equipment Manufactures Association (SEMA). As a part of SEMA , Industrial & Commercial Design will be able to offer SEMA approved inspections in the area of rack safety within our local area of Berkshire.
By providing this service Industrial & Commercial Design will offer a full service to our existing and new client range in storage equipment from consultancy, design, integration and build to ongoing racking safety inspections from our approved SEMA rack safety inspectors.
As part of new service our principle activities will be: -

  • Racking and shelving safety inspections
  • Warehouse safety audits
  • Mezzanine Floor structural surveys
  • Planning warehouse layouts
  • Warehouse and stores project management
  • Sales of related safety products

By using Industrial & Commercial Designs warehouse storage solutions and utilising our warehouse racking systems our clients find they best make use of the floor space. We at ICD want to make sure that this is also in a safe and effective manner.
Where warehouse racking is deployed anywhere in the UK or Ireland businesses have to adhere to numerous health & safety guidelines when it comes to storage equipment.
Safety inspections are covered by legislation in the UK under both the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999. In Ireland, Safety Inspections are covered by legislation under the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Bill 2004.
Any businesses most valuable assets are its workforce so it is important to ensure their health & safety at all times when working in a warehouse where warehouse racking is used. By using warehouse racking accidents should be reduced in the workplace as it provides a safe means of storing all types of goods. For more information about our services including rack safety inspections please contact out team on 01491 8544590 or why not email us via our contacts page.

Categories: Storage Equipment, Storage Solutions, Warehouse Health & Safety, Warehouse Storage, seirs, sema | 1 Comment »

Warehouse Consolidation

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Here at Industrial & Commercial Design Ltd we have had a lot of enquires from small and large businesses who are considering consolidating their distribution or operational activities.
Industrial & Commercial Designs vast experience and knowledge in the design and consultancy as well as the installation of storage equipment means they have been able to offer excellent advice to these enquires.

The simplest question is why would you want to consolidate distribution operations?

  • Reduce holding costs
  • Changing market conditions.
  • High costs to operate multiple facilities
  • Redundancies in network due to acquisition
  • Ability to leverage automation technology with higher consolidated volumes.

The biggest advantage Industrial & Commercial Design always mentions is that warehouse consolidation means you only pay for the space and labour that your company uses. When warehouse inventory is low, having the extra warehouse space is not the right choice especially in this current economic climate.

In industry why pay more per unit for both your warehouse facility and your labour to handle reduced volume.

On the other side if you experience a peak period you can avoid higher setup costs and time needed to respond to demand fluctuations.

Industrial & Commercial Design believe in maximising existing warehouse and maximising existing office space to reduce costs and our consultants are able to consult & recommend how to effectively and productively use your existing warehouse or office space.

A number of our clients operate a number of warehouses which have fast moving inventory which is stocked in very large quantities so that it’s always available. At the same time they also have excess slow moving stock which they have because of a minimum order amount. Both these add up to a stock inventory and can lead to expensive warehouse costs as well as requiring more storage capacity.

Sometimes the easiest solution is to purchase the extra warehouse space. However our consultants in storage equipment can offer great advice on which is the best storage equipment to use to expand your existing warehouse space. Industrial & Commercial Design offers a number of storage solutions which range from Racking & Shelving.

Industrial & Commercial Design offers five different types of racking products. These included Pallet Racking & Associated Accessories, Wide Span Bays, Garment Racking, Vertical Racking & Cantilever Racking.

Industrial & Commercial Designs shelving systems are also just as impressive. Industrial & Commercial Design is one of the UK’s leading shelving specialists and offering a shelving solution to fit every purpose.

Industrial & Commercial Design also offers a number of other storage systems & solutions. Live storage units can be incorporated with pallet racking and wide bay shelving.

Sometimes we are asked to supply specialist racking and specialist racking systems. Steel racks for example work well in cold storage where regular racks would become brittle.

It’s also important that as part of the storage equipment health & safety and regulations that surveys be carried out as part of the SEMA regulations annually. You can contact a member of our team here at Industrial & Commercial Design to request more information.

Categories: Garment Racking, Pallet Racking, Specialist Racking, Vertical Racking, Warehouse Consolidation, Warehouse Storage, Wide Span Bays | No Comments »

Maximise profit and consolidate your warehouse or office space

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

In this current economic climate one of the best solutions for asset sweating is to reduce your operating overheads. Many warehouse and distribution centres are reluctant to reduce size of production as they fear it will reduce productivity for the time when demand will increase.
Most large businesses and companies have to close industrial warehouse, stock holding warehouse and consolidate these into one warehouse. So how do you consolidate stock which was held in two warehouses into one?
Most businesses are unaware of the services offered by Industrial & Commercial design which include having the ability to maximise existing office or warehouse space. Industrial & Commercial Design is warehouse & office experts who bring years of experience in how to efficiently maximise office & warehouse space.
Industrial Commercial Design will offer the best expert advice at reducing overheads and cutting costs as well as the best solution for effectively consolidating your office or warehouse space.
Why not call Industrial & Commercial Design to find out how they could maximise your office or warehouse space as well as consolidate your existing office and warehouse requirements.
In the meantime Industrial & Commercial Design offer some quick tips to maximise your office space.

Categories: Maximize Space, Office Consolidation, Office Mezzanines, Vertical Storage Equipment, Warehouse Racking Systems, Warehouse Shelving | No Comments »