4K and Latcham in Logistics Business
Getting to grips with over 100 tonnes of paper reel stocks each week.
Needs Analysis Survey
A member of our review team will conduct an initial survey of your materials handling processes. We'll look at your whole operation, review what's effective and what isn't, and suggest the areas which could be made more efficient through new technology, training, better use of materials handling or simple procedural changes.
Maintenance
Our short lines of communication and experience working with large organisations, means we can get to the heart of your service needs as quickly as possible. […]
The Contract Hire Minefield
There are huge variations around the industry regarding what is provided by forklift suppliers within the context of Contract Hire (which may also be referred to as Rental, Lease with maintenance or Lease without maintenance). […]
Mezzanine Safety Enhanced For Stroud Business
After being asked to advise on the best way to safely move pallets on a mezzanine floor, 4K Systems were awarded a contract to supply 3 pallet safety gates for outdoor products business, La Hacienda, along with an electric powered stacker wide straddle truck. La Hacienda have been providing a unique range of chimeneas, firepits, and firebaskets for over 25 years. Self-confessed 'foodies' the company has a great passion for barbecueing, grilling, smoking and wood-fired pizzas! Outdoor cooking features are included in many of products, as well as garden accessories such as metal animals, lanterns and wall planters to add character to garden spaces. "Safety is rightly foremost in [...]
1,000 Extra Pallet Locations for Hathaway Transport
Due to considerable expansion of their Swindon operation, and following recent work to improve the current pallet racking, 4K Systems were recently asked by David Hathaway Transport to consider how best to use available floor space. Our proposal has added 1,000 additional pallet locations, with the costs also kept to a minimum by using high quality refurbished pallet racking. This saved considerable cost and reduced lead times. The family-run transport business has been pounding the motorways for over 35 years and is very proud of its investment in technology and infrastructure, including the modern pallet storage warehouse. The narrow-aisle racking at their Bristol warehouse can [...]
ESD are going up!
Following our successful fit out of their new warehouse in 2012 and the further expansion of the business, we were delighted to be awarded a contract to plan and provide new pallet racking for a second warehouse for Elevator Services Direct. The Bristol and Manchester-based escalator refurbishment & cleaning service are on the up following a busy year helping customers throughout the UK, from Sheffield, to Solihull, London to,er, Dublin! ESD have been in the lift and escalator business for over 25 years, with their core management coming from some of the UK's leading manufacturers such as OTIS and KONE. Established as a stand-alone company in [...]