As an employer, how you can improve the movement of inventory around your warehouse?

As an employer, one of your main priorities is to ensure that your employees are equipped with the correct tools and equipment to complete their jobs, whilst remaining safe and efficient. This is especially important when it comes to moving inventory around a warehouse environment. 

With the exposure to potential risks, it’s important that employers take steps to protect staff whilst they are at work. Specifically, in warehouses, moving heavy loads can lead to injuries and therefore sick absences. Which in turn has an impact on a business’s bottom line. 

This is where Tractive Power can support businesses. As a producer of innovative manual handling equipment, we provide businesses across the world with our products. Our tugs and power pushers help warehouse businesses to move products from A to B with ease. 

How can warehouse businesses benefit from using tugs? 

Reduce the risk of injury 

Manual handling injuries are common in many warehouses across the world. Often caused by lifting heavy loads, awkward postures and repetitive motions, plus straining. Our tugs and pushers allow staff to move heavy objects without needing to maul or struggle. Thus helping to reduce the risk of strains, sprains and similar injuries which can inhibit employees from completing their daily tasks. 

Improve efficiency 

Moving products around a warehouse is a time-consuming, yet unavoidable aspect of operations. This movement can lead to downtime and therefore decreased productivity. However, by utilising manual handling equipment, such as electric tugs, and pushers, you can improve efficiency. As our equipment is designed to easily and quickly move large loads, that would otherwise, if moved manually, would take more time and effort. 

Flexibility of use 

Our battery-powered tugs are highly versatile. They can be used to move a range of loads, including pallets, carts and cages. Making them an ideal solution for various warehouses that deal in both very specific and non-specific load types. As well as in warehouses with changing business needs. You can use our tugs to move inventory and items from A to B, no matter their form. Meaning you can adapt to changing demands and improve overall flexibility. 

Financial investment 

Investing in manual handling equipment can help you to save money in the long run. By reducing the risk of injury you can avoid costly workers’ compensation claims, and paying for sickness absence. With electric tugs, employees can complete more jobs in less time, which means less money is spent on wages and bigger profit margins. 

Improve ergonomics

Our range of manual handling equipment is designed to be ergonomically friendly. They are easy to operate, only require a single operator and we also provide training on how to best use our products. Requiring minimal physical excursion, our tugs help your employees work comfortably and reduce their exposure to potential risks. 

Tugs for warehouses 

Our battery-powered tugs and pishers are perfect for warehouse environments. Giving you the ability to move heavy loads from 5,000kg to 12,000kg. Meaning employees can move loads that would otherwise be impossible to move manually. 

One of our most popular pieces of equipment is the TP 250 vehicle mover. Commonly used in a range of sectors, but is very popular in the automotive sector. Utilised to relocate vehicle parts between build stations in warehouses. With a maximum speed of 6kph, and a lifting power of 1,000w. The compact footprint of the electric tug makes it perfect for warehouse relocation. 

Bespoke Tugs 

Tractive Power has been working with a wide variety of clients, sectors and industries to provide innovative solutions to their manual handling issues. In some situations, a standard electric tug doesn’t 100% meet the needs of a client. However, because of our extensive experience and knowledge, we can provide bespoke tugs and movers if requested. We are able to tailor a product to suit your specific needs, where you can select your own castors, wheels, brakes, and other safety add-ons you require. 

Not sure what manual handling tug is best for your business? Get in touch with our team, and give us a brief explanation of your business and requirements. We’ll be able to suggest the best-suited product for your needs, or whether you would require a more unique solution. 

Browse our full range of tugs 

If you’d like to view the full range of products we provide, you can download our product brochure. 

Tractive Power Guides

If you’re not familiar with manual handling equipment or the difference between different models, explore our Tractive Power guide. This explains how products work, their benefits and how they can be best utilised in a business environment. 

Manual handling products from Tractive Power 

At Tractive Power, we offer a range of tugs and pushers to meet the needs of businesses. Our equipment is designed by our experts to be user-friendly, reliable, and efficient. We also understand that every business is unique and faces its own challenges daily. Whether you need to move heavy loads around a warehouse, or consistently move elements from A to B. 

By working with Tractive Power you can be sure your manual handling needs will be met, with the greatest consideration for your business’s pain points, and overall goals. Our team of experts will help you to find the right solution for your business and answer any questions you may have. 

Contact Us 

Contact us today, either by calling us on 01538 360372, or filling in a contact form. Please note our business hours are Monday- Friday, 9am until 5pm. Any enquiries will be answered promptly by a member of our team.