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Everything You Need To Know About Racking Safety Pins
Of all the large, heavy kit that comes with warehouse racking and install, the Racking Safety Pin, is one of the most important parts you need…
Common Warehouse Hazards And How To Prevent Them
From 2018-2019, an estimated 4.7 million working days were lost due to non-fatal workplace injuries. When you consider there are only 365 days in the year, the number is staggering…
COVID-19 Warehouse Safety Guide
With updated restrictions and frequent changes being made to keep up with COVID-19, it can seem like there is a fog of information and it can be hard to know where to start…
Creating An Agile Warehouse For A Competitive Advantage
Today, warehouses and distribution centres can be optimised and mobilised within days to adapt and change based on business challenges, market shifts and different consumer buying habits…
Tom Pearson Celebrates 40 Years At Nene
A huge congratulations to our Chairman, Tom Pearson, on 40 years at Nene. There are lots of memories to reflect on from over the years and here are a few snapshots…
Racking Inspection Checklist – Frequently Asked Questions by PRRS
Here at Nene, our team of SEMA Approved Racking Inspectors use the latest legislation to make sure our clients’ pallet racking is safe, secure and has a full audit trail…
stow UK and Nene Storage Equipment Press Release for Storax SP APR
As of 6th July 2020, stow UK have appointed Nene Storage as the sole distributor of the Storax SP range of APR…
Tips For Maintaining Warehouse Safety – 5 Simple Steps
Keeping your workforce as safe as possible when working in a warehouse should be of paramount importance to employers. By raising safety standards, you can improve morale…
Social Distancing in a Warehouse Environment
If social distancing measures are enforced in your operational environment, then there is no need to halt your logistic operation. Employee safety should always come first…
Short-Term Pallet Racking Solutions
Whether you are installing new racking in an existing warehouse or are looking at solutions for extra storage capacity, a racking hire service solution could be a good fit for your business…
Workplace Injury Statistics 2018/19
Workplace injury will never be completely avoidable. Ranging from the minor to the fatal, a proportion of the care attributed to employees is certainly self-served, with workers taking responsibility for…
The Advantages Of Longspan Shelving
Longspan shelving has been around for decades and whilst it may look simplistic, it 100% does the job asked of it. Delivered with several advantages…
Things To Consider With Drive-In Racking
Drive-In Racking is a simple yet highly effective system of racking, most commonly found in the manufacturing and F&B markets, with pallets loaded and picked by forklift trucks in lanes…
Asbestos, Lung Disease and Health and Safety In Warehousing
Asbestos is still found quite regularly in older buildings, including anything built 1980’s-1990’s and prior, which many warehouse facilities are…
Benefits of Push-Back Racking Systems
Push-back racking systems use gravity to replace items picked by forklift. Mainly used for medium to heavy items and particularly good for IBC’s, the gravity feed cart systems can be…
Why used and refurbished pallet racking could be a good option for you
Second-hand or used can often evoke the perception of old, tired, on its way out. This isn’t necessarily true – used and refurbished does not have to mean sub-par quality for warehouse racking…
Why you need a SEMA Inspection on your racking
By their very nature, warehouses can be dangerous places to be. Storing, stacking and moving often heavy goods, flammables or liquids at a fast pace…
5 Ways To Optimise Order Picking
The order picking process of any business involves significant cost, resource and planning in order to ensure excellence and customer satisfaction…
Warehouse Racking Collapse And How To Prevent It
Most incidents of racking collapse are likely to be down to human error, whether that is via decisions made at inception, or by causing damage to the equipment in situ…
5 Pallet Racking Mistakes To Avoid
So, you’ve decided you need pallet racking for your warehouse – now what? Nene understand that there is a plethora or information and considerations to make…
Nene Warehouse Solutions’ Success At IMHX 2019
IMHX 2019 provided the perfect platform for Nene Warehouse Solutions to display their latest innovation. In partnership with Gondola Skate…
Storage and logistics innovation needed for no-deal Brexit
The United Kingdom Warehouse Association (UKWA) has warned that UK warehouses are fast approaching capacity. With the possibility of a no-deal Brexit…
Planning Your Warehouse For Brexit
Is your warehouse Brexit-ready? In this article, we’re going to look at some of the steps that you can take to prepare your warehouse for Brexit.
The Benefits Of Mezzanine Floors for Warehouses
Many warehouse managers believe that they’re using all the space available to them, but frequently it can be further optimised.
Protecting Your Investment: Pallet Racking Protection
In a warehouse, each pallet can mean substantial risk for your team. A common high-risk example is a forklift hitting a pallet rack that can result in…
The Importance of Warehouse Efficiency
An efficient warehouse is essential to support the smooth running of any business concerned with logistics. Choosing the correct racking system for your business can improve time management…
How To Avoid Warehouse Accidents
Warehouses present various risks that need to be managed at all times. They often happen when people take shortcuts on basic safety procedures. Think about all the potential hazards at play here…
What is Racking?
A fundamental tool within any warehouse is storage racking and is often referred to as ‘pallet racking’. Racking is a steel structure composed of upright frames, beams, and connectors for supporting materials…
Continued Reinvestment in Nene’s HQ
Nene set out a planned warehouse re-development project to maximise operational efficiency, increase the existing warehouse storage facility and achieve compliance with current health and safety regulations…
5 Steps For A Perfect Warehouse Design
Warehouse design is a crucial part of any company’s supply chain strategy. The ideal warehouse design will provide a fantastic ROI by ensuring that products can be received and distributed rapidly while orders…
What Racking Is Best For A Distribution Centre?
Many larger enterprises including import and export companies, logistical companies and retailers have a need for ‘distribution warehouses’ also known as distribution centres. These operational storage buildings…
Does My Warehouse Need A SEMA Approved Racking Inspection?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides a whole host of occupational health and safety recommendations for UK warehouses. This includes a recommendation for a SEMA approved racking inspection…
Planning Your Warehouse Layout
Your warehouse layout may not seem critical, but it plays an essential role in the efficiency of your daily operations. With the correct warehouse design, your employees can conduct more work in less time…
Nene Storage become SMSTS Qualified
To add further strings to Nene Storage Equipment's bow; two employees recently went through vigorous training and examination to become SMSTS qualified. Aaron Shepherd and Jay Fleming recently attended the 5 day course in Milton Keynes and both passed with flying...
Giving back to our local community
As a company Nene Storage Equipment Ltd love to show our support for our local community. This past weekend we gifted the chance to a local football team to send some of their youth team players along to experience a day out in our corporate box at Leicester City...