How To Choose The Best Retail Packaging System For Your Business

2019-06-13T16:15:04+09:30 28th June 2017|

Packaging is a growing industry with a recent report from Smithers Pira, a worldwide authority on the packaging, paper and print industry supply chains, predicting that the global packaging market will reach US$975 billion by 2018. However, there are a myriad factors influencing this market and if organisations in the retail industry want to remain competitive, they’ll need to be flexible and responsive to changing market demands when it comes to their choices of retail packaging. Product pres… Read More

Does my business need trade-approved scales?

2019-06-13T16:15:04+09:30 28th June 2017|

By definition, a trade scale is one that is used in ‘determining the consideration in respect of a transaction’ and it is a legal requirement in Australia for any business that sell goods by weight or measure to use verified trade-approved scales or other type of weighing equipment. If you want to know if your business needs trade-approved scales, consider the following questions.  If you answer ‘yes’ to any of them, then you need to invest in trade scales in order to avoid breaking the… Read More

Eight tips on how to choose the right weighbridge

2019-06-13T16:15:04+09:30 24th June 2017|

If you need a weighbridge, it’s worth having a read through the following questions and answers to help you find a solution that’s best suited to your particular situation. What size vehicles need to be weighed? Different types and sizes of weighbridges are designed to accommodate varied vehicle configurations and weigh different payloads. You can generally find a standard system that will meet your needs both in terms of vehicle weights as well as traffic volumes.  However, if necessary, s… Read More

Warning!  The Dangers Of Overloading Your Truck

2019-06-13T16:15:04+09:30 12th June 2017|

The key to success for any business is to minimise operating costs whilst maximising profit margins – but at no stage should safety or integrity be compromised. That said – it is surprising how many businesses are tempted to overload their vehicles to increase the payload whilst reducing their fuel or transport costs.   Some businesses even go so far as to modify their vehicles to accommodate greater payloads, such as increasing the size of the tyres and installing anti-sway kits.Â… Read More

Changes in weighing legislation and implications for forklift fleet operators

2019-06-13T16:15:05+09:30 6th June 2017|

Changes to weighing legislation, such as the recent Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws in Australia and the forthcoming global SOLAS (Safety Of Lives At Sea) regulations have had repercussions for forklift fleet operators. Both laws require the verification of weights with serious consequences in the event of a transgression. The new Chain of Responsibility legislation recognises that multiple parties may be responsible for offences committed by the drivers and operators of heavy vehicles and le… Read More

Portable wheel wash systems v. fixed wheel wash systems

2019-06-13T16:15:05+09:30 4th June 2017|

Wheel wash systems are essential on any site where trucks can accumulate grease, dirt, soil, sand, gravel, mud and other harmful build-up in their wheels and under the body of the vehicle. This debris needs to be eliminated before the vehicle enters public roads in order to avoid polluting the environment, depositing sediment onto the roads or transporting organic matter into restricted areas – all of which could result in contravention of council and state regulations. Construction projec… Read More

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