Robust Waste Management with Load Movers

Tractive Power has a rich vein of experience in assisting the facilities and waste management sector using load movers to transport heavy loads. The benefit of using burden carriers is that they can move many different types and sizes of bins, plus their ability to handle awkward and heavy loads. This takes the burden (excuse…

Prevent Workplace Injuries with Battery Powered Tugs

One of the easiest ways to prevent injuries in your warehouse is to invest in battery-powered tugs from Tractive Power. A new report released on Materials Handling World magazine stated that 2% of workers in storage and transportation sustained an injury during 2019. This survey is carried out annually to monitor and assess workplace illness…

Make Safety Your Resolution with Battery Powered Tugs

The best kind of New Year’s Resolution you can take up for your workforce is investing in battery-powered tugs from Tractive Power. Physical injuries in warehouses and storage facilities are still the most common type, usually involving improper manual lifting and handling. This can lead to musculoskeletal disorders from awkward postures, repetitive motions or overexertion.…

Get Ready for #BlackFriday with a Tractive Unit

As Black Friday looms once again, retailers will need to make sure they have one of our tractive units on hand to deal with customers looking for bargains galore. Tractive Power battery-powered tugs are commonly used in logistics and retail environments for towing trolleys, trailers and dollies. Efficient Logistics with Tractive Power Here are four…

Third Party Logistics Market Predicted to Expand

Tractive Power was delighted to be one of 400 exhibitors at the largest intralogistics and supply chain solutions event; IMHX 2019 at NEC Birmingham last month. During the four day event, a survey was conducted by market research company Sapio Research, to quiz the leaders of the industry about their growth plans over the next…

Battery Powered Tugs need a Drum Roll

Tractive Power is seeing multiple application requirements for their TP500HD Tractive Pusher cable drum moving system. Cable drums are traditionally moved via overhead cranes in manufacturing plants, but overhead cranes have their limitations. Tractive Pushers are Your Cable Drum Moving System It’s not always possible to get the drum to the location required and it…

Textile Manufacturing with Battery Powered Tugs

Battery-powered tugs from Tractive Power are vital for manufacturing in the textile industry. Our range of tugs are used for a variety of tasks by textile manufacturers. For example, moving coating machines, wash down, and maintenance. Fabric coating machines add a coating to fabrics that improve the durability of the materials, look and feel, plus…

Your Destination for Electric Tuggers

Electric tuggers are an efficient way to increase productivity in a factory or warehouse environment. Taking some of the lifting burdens away from your staff, and speeding up the movement of equipment, products and materials. Tractive Power is specialists for electric tuggers; offering a wide variety with different sizes that can fit any specification. The…

Electric Tug Power for Efficient Load Moving

The electric tug is a versatile load moving machine. Here at Tractive Power, we have developed a series of tugs to cover all the lifting and moving requirements within the modern manufacturing and logistics workplace. Complying with Health and Safety laws is essential to the safety of the workforce, especially where heavy lifting and repetitive…

What is pushing and pulling?

Pushing and pulling of loads is a way to avoid manual lifting and carrying of objects such as by putting the load on a trolley.

However, when people push and pull, for example trollies, there may be risk of other musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which you need to consider and eliminate or reduce.

Swiss Rail sign Tractive Power as official supplier

Tractive Power has just officially been made the approved supplier for Swiss Rail battery-powered tug requirements. Moving rail bogeys in the refurbishment process can prove to be a manual handling nightmare. Using the Tractive Power TP500HD unit now makes a difficult 3 or 4 man operation into an easy 1 man operation. Not only does…

Tractive Power supply new compact units to prestige automotive manufacturers

Tractive Power has recently supplied 3 more TP250 battery-powered pusher to make it a grand total of 9 machines to a well-known prestige car manufacturer. Tractive Power was approached by the manufacturer as they were looking to invest and improve the manufacturing line by sourcing a better performing unit than there current model. Originally visiting…