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In 2016, we became the first materials handling company to be accepted into the Made in Britain campaign, an initiative created to support and promote British manufacturing. In fact, our solutions are both designed and manufactured by our team of experts at Advanced Handling HQ, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art building in Peterborough.
Our close working environment provides us with the flexibility to deliver our Bespoke service, ensuring our customers’ requirements are met whilst maintaining our high “Made in Britain” standards.
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Box Handling Equipment

Lifting and moving boxes is something we all do whether in the office, production line or warehouse. But how safely do you do it?

Solutions for 20kg Plus

When we are involved in box handling, how we lift the box, how many boxes, where we lift them and how many times are some of the questions we start to ask when evaluating the risk.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992) does not have any specific requirements such as weight limits, with the employee and employer responsible for identifying and assessing what is no longer reasonably practical to lift.

When manual handling tasks are beyond reasonably practical, it is advised to re-design tasks or processes and also investigate where mechanical equipment can support reducing reaching, bending and twisting.

We take our health and safety very seriously. Click here to read more.

Lifting Boxes in the Office

On average a box of five reams of standard copier paper weights 13kg. A multiple delivery of boxes would require one person to reasonably and practically lift one box at a time, or a the use of a lifting trolley (archive lifter) or 150kg mobile scissor table would allow one person to lower a platform to the appropriate level to load each box, raise and push the unit to the storage area where again the platform can be raised or lowered to ease the unloading of each box.

Lifting Boxes on a Production Line

The process of unloading and loading pallets on a production line or goods in exposes individuals to a higher risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s) both Upper Limb Disorders or Lower Limb Disorders with bending, reaching, twisting and there is a repetitive nature to the process.

To help reduce manual handling risks and create an ergonomic solution where the process is fitted to the person, there are a number of mobile or static height adjustable lifts such as scissor lift tables, vertical overhead pneumatic or vacuum lifting solutions.

Deciding on a Box Handling Solution

There are many standard lifts available for managing box handling safely and for more specific goods, equipment can be modified to suit.

If you need something lifting but you’re not sure how or what type of lifting equipment to select, you are invited to visit us to see everything in operation in our showroom. Our materials handling specialists will be able to discuss your options and help you to choose the right solution for your environment and application. Or visit our YouTube channel to watch our solutions in action.

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