Having a safe, easy to access and suitably sized shelving system in your warehouse is essential for the streamlined operations of your business, so here are a few ideas about how to create efficient warehouse shelving designs. Understand Your Company’s Storage Needs The size and the volume of the items that you need to store on your shelves will determine the measurements of your shelving as well as the structure that works best in your warehouse. If the items that will be placed on your shelves are small and lightweight, you can use shelves of lower weight-bearing capacity and you…

According to statistical data, businesses, especially small companies are around four times more likely to suffer theft, vandalism and break-in than residential buildings, but even so, only around 30% of businesses have any security system in place, other than door locks and maybe some rails on the windows. If you are the manager or an owner of a small business and you are concerned about the security of your premises, of your assets, your employees and your clients, here are a few measures that are essential for the security systems of small businesses, whatever their profile is. Proper Locks Security…

There are several types of underground utilities and they are made from different materials. Detection and location methods may also vary and are performed by professional utility locators who use maps and special equipment. Typically, buried utilities with petroleum products are marked permanently with posts, because damaging them would be very dangerous, due to their content. Metal pipes are detected using electromagnetic equipment and a transmitter, while concrete and plastic pipes are detected by ground penetrating radars and radiolocation. Buried utilities are also marked with particular colors (orange for telecommunications, blue for drinking water, red for electric lines, yellow for…