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Pallet Rack and Good Project Management

2010-04-26T04:47:00.000-07:00

Last week, our Raymond Handling Solutions project management team prevented possible on the job accidents before they could happened.

Last Thursday, I visited a pallet rack installation project with our engineered systems manager, Jim Saenz, and I saw first hand what value project management brings to a pallet rack systems job.

Jim asked me to stop by with him at a large parts distribution warehouse we are building the rack and shelving for in the Ontario, California area. His purpose was to stop in and check to see that our $1 million + project was running smoothly. It was late at night and it was our last stop of the day.

When we arrived, Jim noticed and made sure the following safe work practices were being employed:

working with proper safety equipment like hard hats, safety glasses, etc.
using construction equipment in ways intended for safe use.
moving work platforms in a safe manner.
following correct work procedures.
proper crew supervision was present on the job site.

At the job site, I saw a hard working crew doing their best to meet their project deadlines AND they had a project manager on site making sure that they worked productively but also safely.

Having Jim there, I realized that not only was the workers safety being protected, but the company on whose premises the work was being performed was being protected by having work safety emphasized and risk of liability being minimized.

I want to acknowledge Jim Saenz for being a demand for safe work practices and care on the work site. And I would like anyone who reads this, to really consider when purchasing rack, the project management capabilities of their supplier.

From the above experience, I know first hand what a difference it can make for everyone involved.

In the video, imagine this pallet rack installation project without project management. What are your thoughts? Have you seen unsafe work practices? What some good ideas you have for increasing workplace safety?

RAYMOND offers cash back incentives for replacing old forklifts

2010-03-16T19:39:00.000-07:00

March 31, 2010 is the last day that customers can upgrade their existing lift truck fleet and receive cash incentives by purchasing new, more efficient equipment through the RAYMOND L.I.F.T (Lift truck incentive for trade) Program.

Businesses under the L.I.F.T. Program receive cash back awards for replacing RAYMOND and non-RAYMOND lift truck models 12 years and older.

Contact your RAYMOND representative for details.

More info at www.raymondhandlingsolutions.com/news.html

RAYMOND Forklifts Working in Cold Storage

2010-02-05T15:18:00.000-08:00

For world-renowned ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s, it’s all about the right ingredients. When it needed to revitalize its existing fleet to handle extreme temperature and corrosion conditions while maximizing overall productivity, it partnered with RAYMOND electric forklifts and their 100% integrated authorized service and support center network.

Driven by a relentless pursuit of perfection and rapid ROI, Ben & Jerry’s new mixture includes owned and leased RAYMOND Deep-Reach ® trucks, counterbalanced trucks and pallet trucks, down to -20°F cold storage conditioning packages, ThermaKit ™ Systems for operator comfort, and RAYMOND's comprehensive fixed-price forklift maintenance agreements.

The results: 60% reduction in downtime, 35% decrease in repair costs, 20,000+ cold weather hours without a problem, and the ability to run 24 hours a day. Better, smarter and faster.

For more information about Reach trucks in California, visit: http://www.raymondhandlingsolutions.com/Reach.html

Ben & Jerry in the news: http://www.foodmanufacturing.com/scripts/ShowPR~RID~13188.asp

2009 Awards - Raymond Handling Solutions, Inc.

2010-01-30T08:31:00.000-08:00

January 28, 2010 - Los Angeles, California - Raymond Handling Solutions, Inc celebrated its annual Sales Awards ceremony honoring its highest sales acheivers in Southern California and Southern Nevada for forklift and pallet rack sales excellence.

The highest award, Account Manager of the Year, went to Rene Lopez. He has achieved the award six years in a row.

Other awards recipients include:

Rookie of the Year, 2009 - Adam Maxfield

Customer Service Rep of the Year, 2009 - Mike Thompson

Most Orders, 2009 - Robert Lobo

Most Lift Trucks Sold, 2009 - Bob Myers

Most New Customers, 2009 - Ken Martinez

Most Allied Sales, 2009 - Robert Lobo

Most in Pallet Racking Sales, 2009 - Ken Martinez

Most ReNewed Forklift Sales - Bob Myers

Most ReNewed Forklift Units - Bob Myers

Most Counterbalanced Forklift Sales - Bob Myers

Most Narrow-Aisle Forklift Sales - Rene Lopez

Most Pallet Jack Sales - Bob Myers

Centurion Winners - Bob Myers, Rene Lopez and Mike Thompson

The award ceremony, called the Centurion Dinner, is a celebration of its highest acheiving sales representatives each year at Raymond Handling Solutions, Inc.. This year, the dinner was held at the Dal Rae in Pico Rivera.

Raymond Handling Solutions is the leading supplier of materials handling equipment, including the RAYMOND brand of electric forklifts, forklift batteries, pallet racking, conveyor, fleet management software, forklift repair, forklift parts, forklift rentals, used forklifts and warehouse design.

New Forklift - Model 4450

2010-01-20T19:34:00.000-08:00

RAYMOND has introduced a new sit down counterbalanced electric forklift. The new Raymond Model 4450 forklift is a three-wheel, sit-down counterbalanced lift truck and engineered for productivity, energy efficiency and enhanced performance in a variety of materials handling applications.

With lift capacities up to 4,000 lbs, the Model 4450 features a short head length that reduces turn radius, also making it ideal for tight spaces, such as those found in manufacturing, warehousing and on loading docks.

More info here: http://www.raymondhandlingsolutions.com/raymond-forklift-3wheel-counterbalanced-4450.html

Pallet Racking Design Calculator

2008-03-15T10:55:00.000-07:00

The best way to store pallets using SKU analysis by ration of SKUs to pallets is determined by this calculator called a Pareto Calculator and is found here:

http://www.raymondhandlingsolutions.com/pallet_rack_design_calculator.html For link, click here:

Rack Design - Free Calculator - Los Angeles

Warehouse Optimization

2007-07-22T16:38:00.000-07:00

How do you know what storage media you should use for optimum warehouse density?

Helpful tool:

http://www.raymond-forklifts.com/Pareto_calculator.html

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Clean Air Act - California

2007-07-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

Where can I figure out if my current forklift fleet is CARB 2009 compliant?

Very useful tool here:

http://www.raymond-forklifts.com/Emissions_calculator.html