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Return to Work Plan Means Renewed Focus on Safety, Says Handling Expert

On 10th May 2020, the Government announced the beginnings of a plan to get Britain back to work during the COVID-19 outbreak. While many warehouses have remained open, the Prime Minister’s advice that, “Anyone who can’t work from home, for instance those in construction or manufacturing, should be actively encouraged to go to work” has …

Midland Pallet Trucks Posts Record Sales

The West Midlands-based materials handling firm, Midland Pallet Trucks has posted record sales for March and April. Part of the Midland Bearings Group, Midland Pallet Trucks has remained open during the coronavirus pandemic after being classed as an essential business in a letter from parliament. It has been working around the clock to support other …

Midland Pallet Trucks Used to Help Set up Large Wolverhampton Food Centre

Kingswinford-based Midland Pallet Trucks’ pallet trucks and sack trucks have helped to transform the Aldersley Leisure Centre in Claregate, Wolverhampton into an enormous food hub which will be used to deliver food and vital supplies to more than 33,000 vulnerable people in the local area. The huge operation will be open around the clock to …

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Midland Bearings Group Businesses Step up to Coronavirus Fight

Midland Pallet Trucks and Midland Bearings, which are both part of the West Midlands-headquartered Midland Bearings Group, have stepped in to help in fight against coronavirus after being designated essential businesses. Midland Bearings has over 60 million bearings in stock in its Kingswinford warehouse and has used its considerable resource to supply 35,000 miniature bearings …

Equipment Provider Introduces 304-Grade Lift Tables for Production Environments

In a bid to meet the unique needs of today’s food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, one of the UK’s leading providers of handling tools has extended its selection of premium grade equipment for use within demanding environments. Midland Pallet Trucks, a West Midlands-based retailer of hand pallet trucks and electric trucks, is now offering two …

Midland Pallet Trucks Continues to Expand With Introduction of New Equipment

A leading West Midlands provider of manual handling equipment is continuing its expansion through strategic inventory growth. Midland Pallet Trucks, which offers lift tables, machinery jacks, and other effective tools for warehouse environments, has broadened its existing range of hand pallet trucks with the introduction of a new heavy duty economic model, providing more buying …

UK Warehouse Industry Growth Refusing to be Stalled by Brexit

In the three and a half years between the EU referendum and Britain’s eventual exit from the European Union on 31st January 2020, there has been much discussion surrounding just how the UK warehousing industry would cope in a post-Brexit Britain. And while it was widely predicted that the sector would struggle, a major warehouse …

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Leading Manual Handling Supplier Introduces More Choice for Customers

Midland Pallet Trucks, a West Midlands-based supplier of manual handling equipment such as lift platforms and moving skates, has announced the introduction of four new hand pallet trucks to its growing inventory. Designed to offer a safe, effective, and efficient way to move heavy loads, the new pallet trucks provide more choice for warehouse operatives …

Safety Experts Warn Mental Health Must Be Considered to Boost Workplace Safety

With work-related illnesses on the rise, health and safety is fast becoming a greater priority for businesses operating within many industries today. However, one safety-focused firm is urging organizations to look beyond what is typically associated with health and safety and ensure that mental health, as well as physical health, is also taken into account. …

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There’s More to Manufacturing Woes Than Brexit, Says Materials Handling Provider

Following recent news that insolvency in the manufacturing sector is at a five-year high, a leading materials handling expert in the UK is urging businesses to look beyond Brexit and examine the other factors fuelling today’s manufacturing woes. Midland Pallet Trucks, a provider of hand pallet trucks, manual stacker trucks, and lift platforms, believes that …

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Equipment Handling Firm Shares Insight into the Warehouse of Tomorrow

Midland Pallet Trucks, a UK leader in the provision of quality handling equipment from Europe’s top manufacturers, believes that the rise of the omnichannel customer is set to have a significant impact on the future of warehousing. With a notable increase in shoppers utilising both digital and physical stores when researching, comparing, and purchasing products, …