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5 reasons why your warehouse should use the racksack®

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Have you heard of the racksack®? Taking warehouses by storm across Europe and the UK, it seems to be the ‘must-have’ investment for the industrial workplace right now. Here are five reasons why so many companies have bought into the racksack® system.

 

It’s the easiest way to store your waste in a warehouse

The racksack® has an intelligent design that allows you to hang it onto warehouse racking and shelving easily using metal “S” hooks. Across Europe businesses are hanging their racksacks at the end of every aisle, which enables the workforce to ‘tidy as they go’ creating a cleaner and more organised workplace and combatting the age-old, everyday issue of keeping the warehouse in good order.

It’s space-saving!

Because the racksack® hangs onto racking, it doesn’t take up valuable floor space. For many warehouses and distribution centres, space is a common nightmare – there is never enough of it! The great thing about the racksack® is that it doesn’t take up any. Warehouse Managers are freeing up floor space from giant wheelie bins or ‘waste zones’ and instead using the racksack® which utilises otherwise dead space.

You can be tidy and recycle

Under the EU Waste Management Legislation, embodied in the EU Waste Framework Directive, businesses must take adequate measures to ensure that waste in the workplace is recycled.  The racksack® comes in a wide range of designs for recycling – this includes a choice of colours, symbols and waste-related wording. In fact, you can even have your own customisation on a racksack® including your branding, to help you be as specific as your warehouse needs to be when it comes to recycling waste.

It’s a big cost-saving!

With warehouse wheelie bins ranging from anywhere between £50 to £250+ the racksack® presents a giant cost-saving solution to traditional waste management methods. Retailing at a fraction of the price, you’re getting a much bigger bang for your buck!

racksack® goes beyond the aisle

The racksack® family expands beyond warehouse racking, with the range also including the racksack®rollcage and the racksack®trolley. Think back-of-store, think mailroom, think order picking and packing areas, think big industrial workplaces – the racksack® family provides a compliant, space-saving and efficient way for businesses to segregate waste.

 

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10 Simple Tips For A More Productive Warehouse

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Warehouse managers are always looking for ways to work smarter, leaner and more efficiently.

Here are some simple tips to make life easier for everyone in the workplace.

Free up space for your waste and recycling

Waste is inevitable in the warehouse. The racksack® is the perfect solution to your warehouse-waste-woes. Easily hung on racking, the racksack® can be filled with up to 160L of waste. This frees up valuable warehouse space that a lot of businesses are currently having to dedicate to giant wheelie bins. With a wide selection of print designs to choose from you can be sure to find a solution for your largest waste culprits.

 

Highly visible signs and labels

Improving the flow of a warehouse as well as increasing health and safety awareness, signs and labels are important features of any warehouse. Important warnings and notices should be displayed clearly to meet HSE standards and regulations. Racking labels and identification are also important for improving warehouse logistics.

 

Optimise your storage space with racking and shelving

Sounds obvious right? But if you want your warehouse to be neat, storage efficient and safe, then racking and shelving is a must, and one of the first things you should look at streamlining. There are various types of racking: Cantilever racking, selective racking, push-back racking, drive-in racking, pallet flow racking and carton flow racking, among others. Do your research, and decide which racking and shelving is most effective for your warehouse space.

Dedicate specific areas to employees

This is the equivalent of making them feel like they have their own “office”! With dedicated areas, your warehouse also becomes more structured, and less chaotic. Come up with a floor plan, factoring in population and current warehouse capacity, and designate staff accordingly.

Housekeeping!

You should routinely clean your warehouse, don’t let it gradually descend into a dust and dirt haven. Keep cleaning products close by and easily available. Encourage pride in your workspace. Set up a routine where tools, machinery, merchandise and paperwork are all left in satisfactory condition by the end of each working day or week. Visual management boards are a great way of keeping the warehouse in tip-top shape.

 

Keep a suitable First Aid Kit nearby for any accidents

Injuries can be common in a warehouse environment, with heavy machinery and sharp tools being used each and every day. Having a visible and easily accessible First Aid Kit station on site can lead to a quick, potentially life-changing response. Be sure to have a trained first aider in your ranks, and make people aware of who and where that person can be found in case of an emergency.

 

Shift rotations and progression

Keeping your staff on their toes is imperative for achieving a happy and dynamic team. Some tasks can get tedious after a while. Where possible, make sure your staff are well trained in all aspects of warehouse duties and responsibilities – not only does this mean you can assign them to any task without dubiety, but it also covers duties when staff members are off sick or on annual leave. This will have a positive impact on productivity and will also improve individual progression which is great for team confidence.

 

Keep on top of inventory control

Whether it’s through computer system software or a simple pen-and-paper, checking system, your stock levels need to be observed and accurately recorded. Regular stock-taking (usually yearly, but can be weekly, monthly, quarterly) ensures quantities and the condition of items are precise. Visual stock marking is a great way of monitoring stock control.

 

Get rid of old stock!

Sometimes we can be hoarders, even in business. But there comes a time when those old products collecting dust on the top shelf are taking up valuable storage space that could be used for other items. If the stock hasn’t moved for a while, and you believe the value has decreased significantly… Get. Rid. However, if you think the stock is too good for a skip, perhaps think about selling your items in bulk, using auctions or online resale websites.

 

Communicate

This seems obvious, and yet is vitally important – Your warehouse is only as efficient as your team. Set up weekly/monthly/quarterly meetings for feedback and evaluations. Add a suggestion box for those who might not feel comfortable putting forward their ideas. Employees will often know the warehouse and its routines inside out – tapping into their brains for ideas can often be the best and quickest way to improve your organisation. If everyone is on the same page it makes the warehouse a much happier, more productive place to be!

 

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The racksack® can be easily hung onto warehouse racking systems and doesn’t intrude on valuable floor space


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New racksack designs coming soon

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wastesacks on racking in warehouse

Coming Soon!!!

The racksack range of products continues to grow to match their demand – we are giving you a sneek peak of

new designs that will be launched shortly. These new designs feature symbols only rather then a generic recycling

symbol and text. For further details of these new waste management recycling sacks please contact the sales

office on 0118 9796096 or email sales@beaverswood.co.uk

Warehouse packaging waste – are you complying?

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Are you complying?

Are you complying with the new waste regulations that actually came into force back in January 2015? To help you comply, Beaverswood’s range of warehouse packaging waste sacks called racksacks can be used to either hold material for re-using or to segregate waste. The sacks are now available in a choice of Green or Blue each with a choice of 14 standard print designs, other designs including some company logos can also be printed to your specification.

Check out the product demonstration video

Warehouse waste sacks

There is a large increase in the landfill tax year on year with businesses seeking new ways to segregate & recycle more warehouse waste products, not only from an economical point of view but environmental as well. This waterproof polyester sack with its supplied “S” hook fixings is perfect not only for use on racking & shelving but can be quickly and easily used on other substrates. The sack has been designed with quality in mind & can be re-used withstanding the rigours of a busy environment. The racksack features a large open mouth to easily receive waste and with its tapered design it will not intrude into valuable warehouse space. Three strong handles are double stitched into the edge of the sack, one on each side for carrying and one on the base, so that the sack can be easily titled from the base and emptied.

Further details on the regulations can be found on the Government website.

New – Mobile Waste Recycling

Rather than just having semi-fixed waste recycling stations Beaverswood has introduced 2 new sacks that are designed to move around the warehouse with the personnel, these sacks either fit onto trolleys or roll cages to keep the whole warehouse and workplace neat and tidy

recycling waste sacks

Trolley sacks are available in a choice of single or double pockets and can be used with trolleys up to 580mm wide. Cagesacks are ideal for use on mesh roll containers up to 800mm wide. Both are made from tough waterproof polyester and can adequately withstand the rigours of an industrial environment. Fits either by hooking over the sides or can also be secured via eyelets in the top corners.