Posted by Dan Storey on Thu, Apr 01, 2010 @ 03:53 PM
Ah, April 1st is finally here. One thing that the beginning of April marks (other than a laundry list of pranks and jokes) is the beginning of this year’s Final Four! It has been a crazy tournament thus far, and with hometown heroes Butler appearing in the semi-finals this year, it promises for a thrilling conclusion.
In honor of this exciting occasion, we have decided to do this week’s blog on “4 Steps to Building a Successful Warehouse.”
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Plan the Layout—There are a few important factors that go into planning the layout of your warehouse. Your floor plan will have a big impact on the way you want to outfit your facility with pallet rack. For example, areas with offices, bathrooms, and exits will need to be taken into account when determining the location of your pallet rack or shelving units.
It helps to gather as much information about the layout of your facility, but a lot of this info should be available on the building’s blueprints. Our team of CAD specialists will assist you in designing the layout of your warehouse.
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Select the Appropriate Equipment—Now that you have a better idea of where you would like to put your storage equipment, you need to determine what your specific needs are so that we can help identify the best solution to your warehousing needs. Our sales representatives will help you select from a wide variety of storage options including pallet rack, drive-in rack, pushback rack, steel shelving, rivet shelving, etc. The key here is to carefully analyze your unique needs in order to ensure that your storage facility operates at the most efficient level possible.
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Installation—The installation of your storage equipment should be a relatively simple task.
If it is a small job, most of the equipment can be assembled by your warehouse workers. However, if you are outfitting an entire warehouse with pallet rack or shelving units, I would recommend calling a professional to help with the installation. Storage Solutions has a crew of professional installers that would be happy to help you install new equipment, or tear down and move existing equipment. Other options would be to call a third party contractor.
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Upkeep—Now that you have outfitted your warehouse with storage equipment, you need to make sure to keep tabs on the condition of your storage equipment.
The most important thing in your warehouse is the safety of your employees. Make sure to stay proactive; identify and resolve any potentially problematic areas before someone gets hurt. Storage Solutions is partnered with the Safety Managment Group, and we provide safety consulting, training, staffing, program planning and implementation on your job. If you have questions about the condition of your storage equipment, give us a call and we will be happy to help.
That’s it for this week’s Storage Solutions blog. Enjoy the rest of this year’s NCAA basketball tourney, and please join us again next week!
Posted by Dan Storey on Thu, Feb 04, 2010 @ 03:41 PM
Due to the poor economic conditions over the last 12 months, many companies have decided (or been forced) to consolidate and/or close some of their facilities in an effort to minimize expenses. This process can be much more difficult than some might expect, and can be the cause of some very large headaches if not handled appropriately. However, Storage Solutions offers a number of services that will make your transition simple and easy.
- In addition to selling new material handling equipment, we also purchase used material handling equipment. This provides an easy option for any company that has been forced to close one or more facilities and liquidate their assets.
- We also offer trade in value for your used equipment, if you are looking to alter or modify the equipment in your current storage facility.
- We have our own team of professional installers, which allows us to help make your transition into your new facility as seamless as possible. Many companies hire third party contractors to perform their installation and demolition services. Our crews are specifically focused on installing and tearing down pallet rack and racking components. This enables us to get the job done in a quick and efficient manner, while maintaining an exceptional level of quality in our work.
Posted by Dan Storey on Thu, Jan 14, 2010 @ 02:58 PM
We here at Storage Solutions would like to devote this week's blog to recognizing some of the accomplishments of our installation crews in 2009. As you may or may not know, we have our own team of professional installation crews. This helps us provide you some very big benefits! It allows us to save our customers a lot in the overall cost of purchasing new racking equipment. Independent contractors can be very expensive, and this additional variable can substantially increase the total cost of your pallet rack purchase. Additionally, our crews are specifically focused on installing and tearing down pallet rack and racking components. This enables them to get the job done in a quick and efficient manner, while maintaining an exceptional level of quality in their work. With that being said, let's take a minute to look at some of their achievements from 2009: 
- Installed over 295,000 Sq Ft of Free Standing Mezzanines
- Installed Shelf Supported Mezzanines consisting of 8,450 New and Used Shelving Sections
- Installed 8.5+ Million Sq Ft of New and Used Pallet Rack
- Installed 6,400 Sections of New and Used Shelving Sections
- Installed 28,000 pallet positions of Push Back & Drive-In/Thru
- Dismantled, Packaged, and Shipped over 9.5 Million Sq Ft of Used Pallet Rack, Shelving, Mezzanines, Etc.
- Moved numerous companies' material handling equipment from old facilities to new ones
- Employ 8 Crew Leaders and 45 full time "In House" Laborers
- Completed projects in 27 States and Mexico including: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
On behalf of the rest of us here at Storage Solutions, I would like to say thanks to all of our hard working installation crews. Keep up the great work in 2010!
Posted by Michelle Coleman on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 02:20 PM
We want you to meet
our team! We will be including employee spotlights over the next couple of months so you know who is helping your project succeed.
Name: Kevin Rowles
Title: President
Hometown: Resides in Carmel, IN. Born in Cincinnati, OH.
How long have you been with Storage Solutions? 15 years
What is your most rewarding or satisfying experience, your proudest moment, since you joined Storage Solutions? Being involved with the start up of new divisions and offices (Pharmaceutical / Laboratory, Installation Services, Kansas City, Evansville, Used Division, National Accounts, Marketing / Online Sales, and soon to be announced - Cincinnati) over the years has been very rewarding to me. We have been fortunate to have hired good people to help sustain our steady growth.
Are you married? Do you have kid? What do you enjoy doing with your family? Jackie and I met at Ball State University and have 2 beautiful daughters (Jamie, 19 & Kelsey, 15). Fortunately they look like their mother. We enjoy playing sports, games, family cookouts and traveling. We have been married for 25 years.
Favorite Cities: Durango, CO; Lake Tahoe, NV; San Diego, CA; Quebec City, Canada