Drum storage is one of the most underestimated risks in hazardous warehousing – and one of the most overlooked opportunities for improvement. In many facilities across the UK, drums are still managed using the same processes that have been in place for decades: forklifts moving continuously through hazardous zones, storage layouts built around access rather … Continued
Most hazardous warehouses aren’t full. They’re just poorly designed. Across the UK, we work with COMAH sites, chemical manufacturers and regulated facilities that all believe they’ve reached capacity. They haven’t. What they’ve reached is the limit of what their current layout allows, and that limit is quietly driving cost, risk, and unnecessary expansion. Too much … Continued
In hazardous warehouse environments, inefficiency is never just operational. It is a safety, compliance and risk issue. Nowhere is this more apparent than in drum storage. Used widely across industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other regulated sectors, drums are a practical and durable storage format. But as operations scale, they become increasingly difficult to … Continued
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