Loading bays are hard working environments. Equipment and machinery should be properly maintained and regularly serviced to ensure safety, reliability and efficiency. Steve Abrahams, a service surveyor with loading bay specialist sara LBS offers an overview of what is required. Any location where work is carried out is subject to regulations and directives; those that
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If you are greener or trying to run a profitable business – or both – you might like to look at the latest in thermal management for roller shutter doors. Most industrial and warehouse buildings have at least one level access door for moving goods in and out of the building. This door is usually
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Efficient loading bays can be built in less than ideal locations if the needs of the operating processes are properly analysed and the full range of equipment is explored. Nick Cox, an Area Sales Manager with sara LBS, is motivated by a recent installation to review the possibilities opened up with modular docks. A client
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sara LBS has supplied all the loading bay equipment for the new £6million Dalcross Distribution Centre at Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP). The centre is part of a sustained process of expansion and renewal for the Co-op’s convenience retail network throughout Northern Scotland. Nationally the Co-op is implementing a £200m programme of development that has
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The increasing pressure on the retail industry that’s created by the rise of internet shopping means efficiencies have to be driven into every stage of the operational supply chain. Alan Ryder of loading bay specialists sara LBS believes that well designed loading bays will make goods handling more productive and help maintain the quality and
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Two giant high speed roller doors have been installed at a bus chassis works in Lancashire to help retain heat and reduce energy bills. The doors were fitted behind existing roller shutters that remain in place to provide overnight security. The new doors are each 7m wide and 4.6m high, yet are able to open
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Any product can be damaged or devalued if it is handled inappropriately while in transit; that is particularly true for food products. Martyn Nixon, General Manager for sara LBS, explains how expertise and experience can be applied to designing bespoke loading bays for food transport operations. The two biggest challenges for food manufactures are hygiene
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Is it always necessary to fit a dock shelter to every loading bay, or can you do without and save the costs of both installation and maintenance? Nick Cox, Area Sales Manager with loading bay specialist sara LBS, looks at various options that are suitable for different applications and explains how they improve operations. The
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Loading bays often need to be heated (or cooled), either to protect stored goods or to provide a comfortable working environment, but with large doors open for significant periods of time heating costs can be high. Louise Nurse of loading bay specialists, sara LBS, says it is natural for senior management to want to control
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sara LBS has installed two new dock levellers at one of the UK’s largest food production facilities, replacing older units that were approaching the end of their design life and ensuring that demanding supermarket delivery schedules can be met. The factory employs around 200 people and has regularly invested in new plant and technology. It
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