With the EU Referendum just around the corner, coupled with the decline in sales that many retailers have been posting, the news that three large retailers have experienced significant growth is certain to inject much needed positivity into the retail sector. And Midland Pallet Trucks, one of the country’s premier providers of pallet trucks and …
For over 25 years, Midland Pallet Trucks have been supplying high quality pallet trucks at competitive prices, with an emphasis on value for money and convenience. As the company grew and expanded to meet the high demand for their products, they branched out into other areas of the industry, supplying accessories often used in conjunction …
A UK college is putting pallet trucks to use in a novel new way by using the warehouse workhorse as a means of helping job seekers find employment. Bridgewater College in the North East of England has run an innovative six day training programme designed specifically for people out of work. It teaches essential skills …
August was seemingly another slow month for retailers. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported sales dropped once again, and blamed the sunny weather and Olympics dominating the television for the end of summer slow-down. Sales dropped 0.9% on a year earlier in like-for-like terms, which was the weakest performance since April. A worry for …
Reports from the CBI have revealed that manufacturing orders grew at a rate stronger than has been seen for the last three years in the last quarter of 2013, with 34% of manufacturing companies and organisations reporting an increase in new orders. From September to December in 2013, 0.8% growth in the economy and growth …
The run up to Christmas is traditionally the busiest time of year for many businesses, especially those in warehouses and distribution centres. This year, Midland Pallet Trucks is shining a spotlight on safety concerns ahead of the pre-Christmas rush, to help ensure that all staff in these environments remain safe as they work. The Health …
Purchasing handling equipment online from Midland Pallet Trucks is now even simpler and more efficient thanks to the introduction of PayPal, the world’s most popular online payment processor. Pallet trucks, manual stacker trucks and a whole range of other industrial apparatus can be placed into a virtual shopping basket and purchased using the secure system, …
Midland Pallet Trucks, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of pallet trucks, stacker trucks and other warehouse equipment, has urged the industry not to panic in the midst of the shock closure of 10 of Travis Perkins’ small distribution centres, but instead focus on the positive direction of retail as a whole during testing time. …
Midland Pallet Trucks has urged factory workers and managers to remember the importance of workplace safety after appalling footage showing blatant and repeated disregard for food hygiene safety at 2 Sisters Food Group surfaced. The repercussions of the secret footage obtained in a joint investigation by ITV and The Guardian have been devastating; along with …
Midland Pallet Trucks, one of the country’s leading suppliers of warehouse and material handling equipment, such as pallet trucks and high lift pallet trucks, has expressed the need for businesses to keep in-line with health and safety regulations, as it’s revealed that almost two thirds of UK businesses are failing to meet basic health and …
News from a pioneering Walmart factory in Canada states that new energy sources are now being utilised in everyday business appliances including pallet trucks. The new distribution centre in Balzac, Alberta, spent as estimated $693,000 converting their fleet of battery-operated pallet trucks to new machines which run on innovative hydrogen fuel cells. The huge sum …
It’s not rocket science; businesses that have the highest rates of productivity make the most profit. And Midland Pallet Trucks is helping businesses boost their productivity thanks to their superior range of electric and semi-electric trucks. Warehouses, stock rooms and factories all rely on a range of different equipment to get daily tasks done and …
