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Office desk screens: How to make your office safe

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Government guidance on COVID-19 workplace safety varies according to how closely your staff come into contact with customers and other people, including the best ways to maintain social distancing and infection control.

For office workers, the advice has pivoted mainly on enabling staff to work from home for long periods during the pandemic response.

This is not always practical. Plus, employers must install social distancing and hygiene control measures for when a return to the office is sanctioned, or for when remote workers need to temporarily re-occupy their head office or branch desks.

Fortunately, suppliers of protective screens have been quick to respond. Beaverswood offers a range of products to segregate staff and stop virus transmission, without interfering with operational needs.

Specifying social distance screens

The best virus protection screens for offices are – of course – clear. This makes sure that workstations, desks and counters are properly lit, and provides the comfort factor of not being ‘boxed off’ and out of sight.

When buying durable protective screens for offices, simplistic installation is important. As is a quality finish that enables regular cleaning of the surface. If it is easily scratched, blurred or stained, it prevents light from passing through and looks scruffy – no one wants that!

However, easy to install hygiene screens that are made of quality materials don’t need to cost a fortune. Beaverwood offers an excellent range of COVID-19 safety products, with prices kept as low as possible.

The price of protective screens is impacted by the type and size you need though. What options are there for COVID office desk screens?

Reception areas and POS counters

Non-intrusive and aesthetically smart reception desk screens can protect staff, without making them look ‘inaccessible”. As part of your customer service standards, you will no doubt want staff to greet your guests, visitors or customers efficiently and warmly, without compromising infection control.

That makes reception desk screens with a gap at the bottom ideal for completing transactions or for issuing site passes or key cards, for example.

Receptions and transaction counters can also benefit from bespoke protection screens, though Beaverswood stocks reception desk protectors 800/1200/1400/1600mm wide and 600mm high for quick delivery.

Extensions for office desk screens

If you already have dividers in your office – but need to adjust them to create additional protection for staff – can you buy desk screen extensions? The short answer is yes!

Beaverswood supplies transparent panels you can clip easily (with adjustable brackets) onto existing workstation or desk dividers. These office desk divider extensions come in various heights and sizes to make them a versatile COVID safety solution for office environments.

Moveable office desk screens

The clear Polycarbonate office segregation systems Beaverswood sells are quick to install. However, there are times when you need to be able to move your protective screens around frequently.

One great solution is to buy office floor freestanding Perspex screens. As the name indicates, you can reposition these screens in modular offices or move them to help with COVID safety during meetings, for example.

Locations for protection screens

Though the different types of office desk screens outlined above are discussed in terms of segregating office or reception staff, there are other situations they can be used for.

For example, the freestanding screens we stock and the countertop versions can be used in staff canteens, cafes and restaurants, and tabletop screens can protect people in healthcare and professional service consultation rooms.

Our freestanding clear hygiene screens work well to protect customers in beauty and hair businesses too.

You could even adapt some of these reliable hygiene screens to provide COVID-control at leisure centres, gyms, libraries and theatres.

How to maintain COVID safety in offices

If you’re not sure which category of office desk screens you need, or you want a large consignment of new protective screens to improve infection control in your workplace, please get in touch. The Beaverswood team would be pleased to help you find the best sizes and types of screens for offices, reception areas and POS counters.

Also, we can provide made-to-order office desk screens for COVID protection.

Warehouse Signage: What are your sector’s requirements?

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Signage in workplaces can make everyday life much easier and keep productivity higher. However, it often serves a more serious role, particularly warehouse signage.

From school libraries to vast warehouse complexes, signage serves vital locational purposes. A sensible system of labelling can help staff and automation technology to find items quickly, limiting hesitation and worse still, error.

However, there are times when signs are literally there to protect the health and safety of people who work in that environment. Especially warehouse signage that keeps pedestrians and machines apart, or which reminds people about serious workplace hazards.

The Health & Safety Executive mandate on signage is: “Employers must provide safety signs if there is a significant risk that can’t be avoided or controlled in any other way.” That covers a lot of different situations!

As signs play such a vital role in all modern workplaces, we thought it would be handy to ‘spell out’ what your sector needs to consider.

Signage in public buildings

The type of signage needed by different sectors varies, though the core aims are the same.

For example, in schools, colleges, libraries, town halls and museums – just like warehouses and factories – the objective is to mount public building signage that creates a logical flow of movement and keeps important safety information ‘up front and central’.

From safety inspections and reports displayed on walls to vinyl floor signs.

Vital warehouse signage

Within industrial, fulfilment and logistics premises, signage needs become more complex, though. Especially warehouse signage, where slips, trips, falls and collisions are a daily risk.

Fortunately, floors, structures like columns, racking systems and even glass can all be used to provide warehouse staff with essential directional and hazard warning information.

Some warehouse signage needs to be permanently fixed in place – such as signs to indicate where forklift trucks operate and exit points. However, regular reviews are still vital as information fatigue and sign ‘blindness’ can creep in.

When doing a risk assessment to make sure warehouse signage is still intact and doing its job, consider new ways to convey important information. This could refresh attention levels and adherence.

Fortunately, there are innovative warehouse safety products being developed all the time, to improve compliance and avoid accidents.

Racking up good signage protocols

Periodically the layout and workflow of a warehouse can be altered. Leading to the need to assess and update shelf and rack label holders, for example.

Again, this is not just about keeping productivity high and avoiding confusion or mistakes. If you have unequivocal and logical labelling for aisles, racking systems and shelves, it creates a confident and assured way of storing and then retrieving items. Less confusion equals a safer working environment.

A sign of the times

Whichever sector you operate in, you may need to review COVID-19 safety signage regularly. Have you got sufficient clear floor-level information about safe distancing and plenty of reminders about PPE protocols? Complacency can be counteracted by upgrading or changing your signage and information periodically.

Checklist of key signage

One of the easiest ways to update warehouse signage – and safety information in other sectors – is to hit the floor! There are cheap, easy to use floor markers and half circle markers to cover vital messaging. This includes:

• Forklift operational areas
• Fire extinguisher locations
• Fire exit locations
• Speed limits
• Hazardous areas.

Also, as racking poses a considerable risk, have you got the latest rack safety charts on display?

In laboratories and some manufacturing environments, you need specialist PPE and safety equipment signs. Including reminders to wear eye protection and signage to show where equipment is available.

Does your building need signage for a Quarantine Area? That’s something else that can be achieved with floor markers.

Firm grip on safety solutions

It’s worth emphasising that some safety signage for workplaces needs to point people to vital equipment to enable them to respond quickly. For example, modulean shadow boards that hold cleaning apparatus to manage spills, first aid equipment or COVID-19 related items.

Warehouse signage – or signs in any sort of workplace – come down to this. You need to walk every square foot of your premises and consider all potential risks, then post up information wherever there is a “significant risk that can’t be avoided or controlled in any other way.”

If you need help with any of that, Beaverswood offers free safety product advice.

Which floor tape applicator is right for you?

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Sometimes a simple gadget can save you impressive amounts of time and money. However, the humble, inexpensive floor tape applicator can also save you from a backbreaking chore.

The floor of a busy work environment can be the optimal place to put hazard indicators, directional information and traffic management signs. It was certainly a great canvas for COVID-19 social distancing messages, for instance.

The ‘downside’ of communicating at ground level though, is that putting appropriate marking materials in place can be tricky. As well as time-consuming and a pain in the …back!

Fortunately, it all becomes much easier with a floor tape applicator. This piece of equipment enables you to stand upright, and straddle your tape route, delineating swiftly and accurately.

Why is that such an ingenious purchase? Here’s the ‘low-down’ on why you should buy floor tape applicators from Beaverswood.

Use the floor to stay safe

There are HSE guidelines on the best way to manage floor-related risks. As it is such a big part of safety in warehouse environments, factories and engineering plants, for example.

This largely focuses on reducing the chance of slips, trips and falls, the UK’s primary source of accidents at work. Though keeping people away from dangers like electricity sources is a high priority too.

Marking out hazards and operational zones in workplaces becomes inexpensive and adaptable when you use a strategic combination of floor tape and vinyl signs. You can use a variety of these safety products to send unmissable warnings to pedestrians and off-road vehicle drivers, and guide warehouse operatives on best practices.

Using floor tape correctly

Floor marking tape seems a simple purchase, but it offers diverse choices and usages.

You can buy waterproof, anti-slip floor tapes to warn and control foot traffic. These adhere to multiple surfaces brilliantly and create traction even in places where there is considerable moisture or greasy residue.

Easy to spot strips of high-vis floor tape on the edge of steps or platforms are a highly effective way to maintain warehouse safety. Especially a brand that can be seen in poor light.

One of the most common ways floor tape is used is to indicate exits and entrances for fire safety management.

However, not all floor tape is solely for safety. This ground marking material is handy for directional information too. Such as showing the edges of aisles in a warehouse, to keep staff ‘on track’ or to zone special areas. All of this keeps staff moving seamlessly and can boost your productivity.

Taping large, complex work sites

As this is such a versatile way of staying H&S compliant and reducing workplace accidents, there could be multiple places to put floor markings on your premises. Including outside in car parks and bay approaches, as well as on internal floors, steps and walkways.

Also, even the best floor tape will need to be replaced at some point, not least as a risk assessment may show a new area of concern, or your field of operation could shift.

If you have a large site to cover, multiple locations to manage safety-wise, or a highly diverse range of risks to ‘tape off’ this is a big commitment of time. Unless you find a supplier of well designed warehouse floor marking equipment.

Advantages of using a floor tape applicator

A floor tape applicator can make quick work of this highly necessary task. It’s also a way of creating accurate floor markings in warehouse and manufacturing environments, indicating risks in a clear and unambiguous manner.

As the likelihood of mistakes goes down when you place floor tapes with this handy device, you are reducing wasted materials. Saving money on floor-level signage.

Also as it puts the floor tape in contact with the surface evenly and firmly, you may find your floor marking lasts longer too.

The best floor tape applicator

Are you now wondering where to buy floor tape applicators?

Beaverswood sells an inexpensive but robust version that’s smooth and easy to use. It takes floor marking tapes up to 100mm wide.

It is one of a range of versatile warehouse floor marking materials and equipment we sell. Including highly quality floor tapes and vinyl safety stickers.

All of which offer quick order responses. You could even say that when you order our floor tape applicators, you can quickly ‘hit the ground running’ with your next floor marking project.

Anti-slip roll: Where to install in your workplace

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One ‘slip up’ with your flooring could cause injury, and cost you H&S fines, lost productivity and a dented reputation. Yet the best anti-slip roll paves the way for better floor safety.

Accidents involving wet, greasy or sticky floors can be costly, but preventable. They contribute to the biggest cause of workplace injuries – trips, slips and falls – and therefore to absenteeism and millions of pounds of lost revenue for the UK economy.

They can also damage your reputation as an employer and a supplier, particularly if you fail a Health & Safety inspection for something so easy to guard against.

It is certainly an issue the HSE ‘comes down hard on’. It covers it extensively in its ‘Getting to grips with slips and trips’ guidelines.

One of the most valuable safety products you can buy to prevent this type of accident is a humble but effective anti-slip roll. This ingenious self-adhesive tape costs very little, but creates a reliable surface underfoot, even in challenging work environments.

However, knowing the best version to specify, and where to apply an anti-slip roll in your workplace helps in optimising all the advantages it provides.

Features that ‘mark out’ anti-slip roll

You can buy various types of floor markings, and some may claim to provide a reasonable amount of traction for foot traffic. However, there are important design aspects that set anti-slip roll apart from other floor tapes.

This includes the fact the tape is made from a specially manufactured thick carrier that’s been combined with diamond-hard aluminium oxide. This is a proven combination to create a highly effective slip prevention surface.

The adhesive used also needs to be a specialist type, that creates a reliable, pressure-sensitive fix without damaging the surface beneath.

This sort of tape is also hard, durable and water-resistant. Adding to its value as a safety product in areas where there is excessive moisture.

Make sure the product you buy also has the ability to create an anti-slip surface where grease and other floor pollutants can settle, and in areas where there could be extremes in temperature.

Anti-slip roll performance measures

Buying the best anti-slip tape for commercial floors doesn’t need to involve great expense, but it does ‘pay’ to only purchase quality versions. Leading anti-slip roll brands can be used in a multitude of both internal and external locations, for example.

Also, you need a safety tape product that adheres to concrete, tarmac and other common flooring materials, easily and completely. It must stand up to considerable wear and tear. This can be vital, as slip prevention tape that frays, peels back or lifts too easily not only fails to do its job, it could present a trip hazard too!

Plus, finding a supplier of reliable anti-slip roll ensures you don’t have to replace your floor markings and surface layers too often. Saving time and money.

Anti-slip roll added bonuses

Beaverswood anti slip yellow and black roll tape

The best anti-slip tape rolls are also multi-purpose. For example, tape in the universal warning colours of yellow and black flags up high-risk areas in your workplace.

Or, you can use floor tape that’s anti-slip as a directional and segregation aid, marking out pedestrian boundaries or indicating the edge of steps, curbs and other structures. Anti-slip rolls even offer a way to mark out safe manoeuvring areas for off-road vehicles in warehouses, for example.

Planning taped floor areas

As this is such a low cost but high-value safety product, you don’t need to be frugal in your usage.

Your latest workplace risk assessment may well suggest areas that need anti-slip tape replacement, or new risks from wet or polluted floors. This is especially true in the winter months when feet can drag in moisture and debris.

Find anti-slip rolls in different widths, so you can fit it easily into a variety of different locations, including thinner tapes for steps or tight spaces. Another example would be sourcing wider anti-slip tape rolls to mark out high-risk walkways, where a fall could put a pedestrian into traffic, or some other workplace danger.

Don’t forget the best anti-slip rolls come in different colour choices too, so you can vary their use and safety ‘signals’.

Beaverswood supplies a range of anti-slip roll widths, in Black/Yellow, Yellow, Black, Green and Grey.

We also sell clear anti-slip tape for when aesthetics matter, but you still need to keep people’s feet stable. Such as in foyers and entrances, or on potentially slippy areas within public buildings.

Do you need made-to-order anti-slip rolls, in a particular width or colour?

Get in touch with Beaverswood’s versatile customer service team, to get a firm hold on your floor surfaces.

How barcode warehouse labels can keep you organised during busy periods

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Most warehouses now depend on machine-readable labels, as well as inventory signage that’s easy for humans to use. Here’s a guide to barcode warehouse labels to streamline your operations.

Labels that can be read by handheld or robotic scanning equipment are now commonplace in warehouses and stockrooms.

The whole concept of barcodes has revolutionised product identification and storage since its invention in 1951. (Did you know the first version was based on Morse Code?) The concept of barcodes was not commercially widespread until the 1970s though, when supermarkets grabbed the opportunity to speed up payment processes and stock control.

Since then, innovation and speedy label printing services have created wider possibilities for barcodes. Including 2D barcode systems based on dots, rectangles, hexagons and other geometric patterns (sometimes referred to as matrix codes).

Whatever type of machine-readable code you use for your racking, pallets, boxes and individual products, it still relies on one fundamental principle. Barcode labels must be easy to place and scan, to optimise productivity. As well as to avoid mistakes, confusion and wasted time in warehouses and stock rooms.

This can be especially important at peak times when reliably readable labels enable you to keep pace with demand.

What do you need to know, to specify high-performance barcode warehouse labels for efficiency during busy periods?

The best warehouse label

Beaverswood warehouse barcode label

One of the most important things to keep in mind when sourcing barcode labels for warehouses, is that they don’t have to conform to a commonly adopted system. You can revise or update your inventory storage and location processes, at any time you want, using identification codes bespoke to your business.

All you need is a supplier of made-to-order machine-readable labels for warehouses, like Beaverswood.

Also, it’s important to source warehouse barcode labels that are clear and instantly scannable. This is the only way to keep your team fully operational and working efficiently at peak times when mistakes or delays cost money.

Lastly, the best barcode labels for warehouses must be high performance in terms of their durability.

Once you have established your inventory coding system and marked your shelves, pallets and other storage surfaces, you may want an adaptable labelling system you can change quickly. However, you also want labelling products that stand up to wear and tear, so you don’t have to replace them frequently.

Advantages of well-orchestrated barcoding

Being ‘picky’ about the performance of your warehouse labels can bring important benefits. Including that all-important clarity for picking and packing at optimal speeds.

Guaranteeing a fast recognition system in your warehouse manages your staff resources better, and boosts your profitability.

Also, don’t forget that barcodes are not simply a way of locating items quickly and faultlessly in warehouses. They can be adapted to help you with stock dating and rotation for example, or labour-tracking and stock replenishment. It’s incredible how much you can pack into a coding system for warehouses!

Reviewing your warehouse labelling

Beaverswood extra large ticket holders

Could this be the perfect time to create a new inventory labelling and identification system for your warehouse operations?

Care needs to go into planning a warehouse coding update, to make sure the switch over is seamless and complete.

Any machine-readable code you use for warehouse identification must be easy to integrate with the stock control software you use, of course. Also, if you’re applying barcodes to individual products, you need to be aware of any standardised industry formats that are applicable.

Beyond that, the recommended way to approach this is to create shortcodes that are bespoke to the size and complexity of your business, but which can be expanded and updated easily. Depending on your scanning technology, decide whether to use 1D or 2D barcode labels.

Then, map out the type and sizes of barcode labels you will need.

Your location specific labels from Beaverswood could be paper, vinyl, adhesive, magnetic or for clear pockets for example. There is also an option of buying multi-colour labels for fast visual referencing. Do you need barcode labels for uprights, split beams or to summarise your aisle contents?

There are also multiple options for barcoding shelving and racking, using a variety of materials and sizes.

The cost of stocking up on barcode labels may prove less than you imagine. This is a relatively inexpensive item, despite its high value in keeping your warehouse organised well under pressure.

You simply need to contact Beaverswood, to commission barcode warehouse labels that work brilliantly, in keeping your organisation on track.

The best anti-slip tape to keep your staff safe this winter

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Protecting employees often begins at ground level. When Winter increases the risk of damp floors within workplaces, how can rolls of the best anti-slip tape be an ideal H&S problem-solver?

Some of the wettest Winter months on record were experienced in parts of the UK in 2020/21. This also means sunshine in England and Wales was in very short supply last winter.

Could the Winter of 2021/22 bring more of the same, or worse?

The reason this matters to employers is not simply because snow, ice and torrential rain effects staff mood and transport. More wetness means more chance of moisture transfer into workplaces, creating serious Health & Safety risks.

This is the sort of Winter peril that adds extra stress to factories, warehouses and other buildings that use or store liquids too, or which tend to have a lot of moisture in the air. Creating multiple ways floors can become damp.

As slips, trips and falls are the biggest cause of accidents in UK workplaces, it’s an issue that demands constant attention.

Easy way to stay on top of floor safety in Winter

For many companies, the quickest, cheapest and most obvious solution is finding the best anti-slip tape. Especially as modern manufacturing methods mean you can buy anti-slip tape that does an outstanding job!

How can a simple roll of tape be such an advantage when you’re looking for anti-slip flooring materials to eliminate Winter risks in workplaces?

For one thing, it’s a versatile option.

You can fix specialist floor tape down anywhere, in any situation, including stairs, doorways, and loading bays, as well as many outdoor locations. There will be a size and type of tape that matches any situation.

Also, you create a good grip on floors – without adding a trip hazard – as tape lies flush to the ground. If you choose a product that offers the assurance of an immediate fix for many slippery surfaces, that’s strong enough not to peel pack, fray or snag, of course.

Clearly, much depends on sourcing the best waterproof anti-slip tapes, that feature heavy-duty adhesive for permanent and reliable grip.

What else to look for in the best anti-slip tapes

The leading range of anti slip tape rolls offer you more important benefits too. Passing reference has already been made to how rolls of special flooring tape from safety product suppliers provide a semi-permanent solution.

That’s due to the incredible durability of modern anti-slip tapes. You won’t have to replace configurations frequently

Also, our anti slip tapes are quick and easy to apply, but it’s likely to surprise you what a hard, tough surface they create. That’s because the thick moisture-resistant material used has been impregnated with diamond-hard aluminium oxide.

Now that’s good grip!

Our anti slip tape has also been rigorously tested and approved as a way of managing wet floors, even when oil or grease is mixed in with the moisture.

Giving employers ‘strong’ peace of mind that feet will be firm on walkways and stairs, to protect your safety record year-round.

Options for the best anti-slip floor tape

As well as buying anti slip tape in various sizes – to fit your needs flawlessly – you can also opt for different colours or a clear anti slip tape. This gives you an ideal way to use tape that creates grip as a warning and directional aid too.

The availability of different colours of anti slip flooring materials is also significant when aesthetics matter.

For example, you may simply want to be confident of a non-slip surface in warehouse environments and a yellow/black zigzag tape is ideal as a risk warning too.

However, in the foyers and hallways of buildings, managing foot-traffic safety in winter requires flooring materials that prevent slipping, but also look good. Making transparent anti slip tape rolls a superb option.

Where to buy products to beat Winter slippage

Did you know that every snowflake has six sides or points, to enable water molecules to form in the most efficient way? Also, snowflakes are clear, not white (it’s a trick of the light).

More importantly, the most efficient and clearest way to combat the risks of snow, ice and rain creating slippery surfaces in your workplace is to contact us. We can provide low prices and fast delivery for the best anti-slip tape rolls for your site.

The best high-visibility safety products for your warehouse

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We process visual information in as little as 13 milliseconds, according to neuroscientists¹. So, the best high-visibility safety products for warehouses should top all H&S purchase lists.

To remain H&S compliant you must be ‘seen’ to take site safety very seriously. You also need to look closely at the visual signs, signals and prompts that you give to your staff and visitors, by using the best high-visibility safety products.

Hi-vis items are important because the human eye is your first line of defence against workplace hazards. This is why clothing with fluorescent panels or strips is such a crucial part of site safety in many places.

A flash of bright colour can prevent accidents and save lives. Particularly when it’s yellow, the universally accepted colour to indicate a need for caution.

Sometimes it’s the design and positioning of safety signs, floor markings, bollards and visual aids that are important too. The sort of factors that can turn an inanimate object into an important visual signal.

According to the company that invented Post-It notes (3M), the human brain can process visual references 60,000 times faster than text.

This all makes it important to find a cost-effective supplier of visual safety products, the sort of structures, fixtures and signs that communicate risks to your site uses, in a compelling and versatile way.

Especially in places like warehouses where vehicles and pedestrians need to move around seamlessly and safely!

So, what are the best high-visibility safety products for warehouses, that are also low cost and easy to instal?

Floor-level communications and control

Making ground-level communication unmissable is a particular challenge in warehouses.

Site users – and off-road vehicle drivers – can become focused on structural obstacles, doorways or their destinations, overlooking floor level hazards. As well as important directional information signalled using floor marking products.

Also, as the leading cause of workplace accidents in the UK is slips, trips and falls, it’s another reason your floor is in need of the best high-visibility safety products.

Fluorescent footprint stickers are a great example of a simple ‘step in the right direction’! You can also blend bright-coloured text warning stickers with high-vis symbols and floor marking tapes, to get people moving around safely.

Unmissable safety signals for vertical surfaces

Keeping important safety information and directional guides at eye level also requires you to use lots of vertical surfaces for communication purposes. Such as clear signs that provide crucial H&S information, and safety graphics that can be applied to warehouse walls.

Even something as simple as commissioning racking bay markers and end signs in yellow (or other bright colours) can make your operations run smoother, and avoid confusion which in turn can lead to accidents.

Adaptable hi-vis products for warehouse layouts

Sometimes the best high-visibility safety products are the most ingenious but straightforward ones.

The perfect illustration is fluorescent column protectors for warehouses and the ever-popular metal Armco safety barriers with high-vis safety ends and corners. Easy to spot and a great site asset.

This type of unmissable safety product can be ordered in a diverse range of shapes, sizes and configurations, to fit around all the risk areas in your workplace. You can also choose from permanent, semi-permanent or moveable hi-vis fixtures that increase warehouse safety.

The key thing is, they will get their message across brilliantly!

Where to buy the best high-visibility safety products

Authentically hi-vis products for workplaces are ‘clearly’ far more effective as an accident-prevention measure. Compared to safety fixtures and signage that blend into the background.

Quality counts though, as these site safety fixtures, fittings and signs must be finished professionally and made from quality materials, so their visual impact is durable and reliable.

Specifying the best high-visibility safety products for your warehouse also means planning how to apply them to your site layout and usage properly. Including options that are only semi-permanent, so you can respond quickly to changing needs.

This all relies on finding a supplier of visually-unmissable products and good advice for site safety.

Contact us for help, quotes and a fast turnaround on the best high-visibility safety products for your warehouse.

¹ We process visual information in as little as 13 milliseconds

Adhesive Backed Label Holders: A Simple but effective solution for your business

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When you’re looking for a great way to simplify your business, excellent and clear labelling is key. Here, we examine how adhesive-backed label holders can be a brilliant solution for your business.

Where you can use label holders

Many places of business can benefit from using label holders. You may require them in order to clearly identify staff pigeonholes to ensure that everyone gets the correct internal and external mail. They can also be used to identify different files and folders in office environments, as well as different areas altogether. They are also great for organising reference material in libraries, schools and colleges. You could even utilise them in more industrial or construction based areas. However you use label holders, and wherever you are based, upgrading your usual ones to adhesive-backed label holders is a fantastic choice.

Improve visibility

Adhesive Ticket Holder on Racking and Adhesive Label Holder on Shelf

In a business or education environment, clarity can be the difference between success and failure, between time wasted and a productive workday. Using adhesive-backed label holders can increase visual clarity for everyone in your organisation. These label holders are instantly and highly visible to new and old staff members, meaning that the eye is drawn to them. With this being the case, it is that much easier for staff to locate the information they need in order to complete their tasks or notify the correct person.

A long term solution

There are plenty of options out there for holding your labels – and if you move your areas around a lot, or you need to switch things out often, then you may not worry so much about the longevity of the materials you use. However, if your environment is more static, then you need a more long term solution. Self-adhesive label holders work well with stable environments, as they will remain affixed to the surface you put them on for a long time. This ensures that fewer staff members will be confused by suddenly missing information – as can happen with other label holders that may fall down or slip into a position that makes them less highly visible.

A range of options

Ticket holder for racking and shelving to indicate location or product information

Are you concerned that you will not be able to get your hands on the perfect label holder for you? Beaverswood has got you covered. With a range of standard sizes available, you can get yours in everything from 15 x 80mm (in a pack of 100) to 30 x 1000mm (in a pack of 10), 50 x 80mm (in a pack of 100), and even more in between. If you don’t see the size you need on the website, then you will be pleased to know that custom sizes can be supplied to ensure that your business has everything it needs to run smoothly and efficiently.

Keep the costs down

We know how expensive it can be to run a business. Especially lately, times have been tight for many places, including schools and offices, and you may be looking for ways that you can save a little money. Fortunately, while you may consider the initial outgoing a higher expense, self-adhesive label holders are invaluable and can actually help you to keep your costs down. How?

By being sturdy and long-lasting enough that you will not need to replace either the holder or the label within it until you really need to. With less sturdy and less convenient label holders, you may find yourself spending more on replacements than you really need, not to mention the time lost. Self-adhesive label holders are really the best way forward for saving money and effort.

As you can see, there are so many excellent reasons to choose self-adhesive label holders. Whether you work in an office environment, a school, construction, or any other kind of job, these label holders can make it easier for you to go about your day with ease. Browse the selection on Beaverswood and see whether we have the ideal label holder for you – or get in touch for a customised size that will be created just for you. You can create a clearer, easier to navigate workplace – all with the help of self-adhesive label holders.

Which Aisle Signs Does Your Business Need?

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In any kind of business environment, having the correct signage is important to ensure that every day runs smoothly. Here, we will discuss the different options when it comes to aisle signs and how they can benefit your business.

When do you need aisle signs?

You may wonder when you would require aisle signs in your workplace. There are actually many different answers to this. For example, in an office environment, you may use aisle signs to delineate the different shelves – this can be especially useful in offices that store a lot of complex paperwork and data, as it can make it clear to employees where they can find what they need. Aisle signs can also be useful when it comes to marking different desks for front-facing employees who interact with the general public.

In factory environments, aisle signs can provide safety by making it clear which area is which. This makes it easier to mark out areas where more delicate work is taking place, so employees know which areas are safe to enter, and where they should remain.

Similarly, in a warehouse setting, you can use aisle signs to mark out different areas for different kinds of stock and/or materials, making it quicker and easier for employees to be able to place or retrieve what they need.

Aisle sign options

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There is no “one size fits all” approach to the correct aisle sign for your business. However, there are two main options for aisle signs that you can consider using based on your own environment and what you will be using the signs for.

End of shelving signs

Shelving signs might be some of the most popular and commonly used. These aisle signs are great for improving identification and clarity on shelving found in office environments, but thanks to the robust nature of the signs, they can also be used in warehouse or factory settings. You can choose yours in white or yellow, and have up to three characters custom printed on the sign for simple use.

End of rack signs

Do you need a sign that is highly visible and can provide clarity at the end of your racks? End-of-rack signs are ideal for identifying your bays, helping to give you better identification. These sturdy signs are perfect for factory environments and also work well in warehouses or offices. Available in a range of sizes, you can have custom-made markers created with your company logo, colours and more. These are supplied pre-drilled so that applying them to your racks is easy.

The benefits of aisle signs

There are many different benefits to using the correct aisle signs for your business environment. They can offer clear identification of the different areas that a colleague or visitor may be entering, which can improve both clarity and security, especially in warehouse or factory settings.

This can also boost the level of organisation in an office or more construction-based setting, meaning that even new employees or visitors to your site can find their way around easily, and know where they are meant to be.

Best of all, these aisle signs are easy and quick to install, so you won’t have to interrupt your day in order to improve your workplace.

As you can see, whether you are in a factory, warehouse or office environment, aisle signs can contribute a great amount of clarity and safety to your workplace. They can help you to differentiate between different areas and keep employees moving seamlessly throughout their day. Whether you require end-of-shelving signs or end-of-rack signs, you can be sure you are getting high-quality signage with Beaverswood.

We can provide you with aisle signs to meet your unique specifications, so browse the full range and see how we can best help your business.

How Magnetic Frames Can Help Your Workplace’s Productivity

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In your workspace, it is important to do anything you can to improve productivity and employee confidence. Here, we will discuss how you can use magnetic frames to help workspace productivity.

What are magnetic frames?

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Magnetic frames are a great way to store and view documentation. These frames are colour coded to allow you to display important documents clearly, so that employees (and/or customers and visitors) can easily see the necessary information. The frames can be easily attached to any steel/metallic surface without the need for any inconvenient adhesives or nails that may not be suitable in some environments. Your surfaces remain undamaged while your documents are displayed. You can easily insert documents into the frame without moving it – however, the frames can be simply lifted and relocated if necessary.

The range

There is a magnetic frame for every type of document and every type of business. Whether you want to protect important signage in a library or fire safety instructions in an office, there is a suitable frame for any area. Available in A2, A3, A4, and A5 to suit your document size, you can also choose from black, blue, green, red, and yellow, so the frame will work for colour-coded areas and information – for example, red for fire safety notices.

Protect important documentation

Having loose documentation in a working environment is not ideal, especially when it comes to documents that must be displayed for compliance purposes. Papers can become damaged, torn, or fall away from where you place them – and they are hard to stick down to the surfaces you might find in a factory or other hands-on working environment. If you work somewhere rented, you may not want to damage the walls with nails and pins, but you still need to display your documents.

Even if they are laminated, important documents can become damaged and lost, and may be hard to affix to walls. Magnetic frames can keep documents safe, even in less than ideal conditions.

Ease of access

Because the magnetic frame can be attached to any steel surface, the information is easily accessible to all employees. This means that documentation is in clear view so that anyone can see it whenever they need it – this is especially useful if the magnetic frame contains instructions on how to carry out a certain job. This can mean that new employees require less hands-on training, as they can see the information they need at all times. This can provide greater clarity and quicker training, resulting in better productivity. Your team will be fully equipped to do their jobs at all times.

Creating trust and productivity

 

Using magnetic frames for organisation

Magnetic frames can not only help you to become more compliant by helping you to keep important documentation displayed at all times, but they can also help your workforce to feel more trusted. If employees are left to work with clear instructions, they take their learning into their own hands and will be more enthusiastic. Not having to ask for instructions saves time and money on training – resulting in a happier and more productive workforce, no matter what the task at hand is.

Keep your team in the know

The best thing about magnetic frames is that you can change the documentation as and when you need it. In some fields, information can change quickly! Should you experience a change in your staff, with new employees joining, or alterations in the protocol, it is easy to replace and update the information as needed, without needing to get new frames. This can be especially useful for fire safety or first aider notices, or any signs where the staff members or their contact information may change. This can save both time and money in fully replacing the frames.

As we have seen, magnetic frames are the perfect way to create a more productive workspace, as well as improving the overall organisation of your environment and aiding in compliance. Important documentation is both highlighted and protected, allowing your employees to complete their tasks more quickly and easily.

If you would like to improve your own workplace using magnetic frames, then get in touch with Beaverswood for a personalised quote on kitting out your workplace to increase productivity.