The National Institute for Economic
and Social Research and the Office of National Statistics have this week
released figures which indicate that the UK economy seems to be on the road to
recovery. The overall economy grew by 0.8% in the three months ending at the
end of April, with industrial production rising by 0.7% in March alone, largely
as a result of a 1.1% rise in manufacturing. The figures demonstrate that
Britain is pulling itself, slowly but surely, out of the recession, to the
delight of many businesses which will now be able to operate at their highest
potential instead of cutting costs at every turn. The statistics are great news
for those who own or operate factories, warehouses or other industrial sites,
where signs of growth are most pronounced.
In the wake of the figures, many
organisations will be looking to capitalise on the increase and move forward in
a positive way. In order to properly do
this, improvement to equipment might be a necessity, particularly in workplaces
where pallet trucks and manual handling apparatus is used. Increasing the
volume of the amount of goods that can be processed and increasing the
efficiency with which they pass through the warehouse or factory is a great way
to increase productivity in the workplace and make the most of the economic
upturn which is easing the strain on Britain's manufacturing industry.
Investing in a new fleet of high-quality
hand pallet trucks can have a variety of benefits for those running an
industrial unit. If the trucks are intended to replace a fleet of older trucks
which are tiring after many years of service, switching to newer models can be
a welcome change and can increase the speed and efficiency of a great number of
tasks. New trucks can also simply used to expand an existing selection of
manual handling equipment; they can increase capacity and increase the amount
of goods and products which can be moved at any one time. The improvements to
the state of the economy suggest that now could be the best time to make a move
and choose one of these options.
The forecast economic growth may also
result in some companies wishing to turn their hand to a more specialised
service, or else enhance the range of tasks that their fleet of manual handling
trucks can carry out. There are many different trucks on the market which have specialist abilities, all of which
can add a formidable range of options to a fleet. These include pallet
trucks with weighing scales for simpler processing of heavy loads, rough
terrain pallet trucks for use in loading bays or outside areas where the ground
might not be completely even, and also manual stacker trucks, which remain
static and lift pallets to heights of around 3m in order to store them on
out-of-reach shelving units. Whichever method an organisation chooses to
capitalise on in the wake of the new economic predictions, the future is
looking much brighter for those in the UK's manufacturing and warehouses
sectors.
