Managing the issue of how you store your tools, equipment and consumables in the workspace is a vital factor to optimizing the efficiency, productivity and, ultimately, the profitability of your business. A streamlined, intuitive and easy-to-navigate storage system has the ability to improve almost every aspect of the workflow of an industrial workshop – from building and nurturing employee morale (therefore boosting productivity and output), to maintaining the security of valuable inventory, tools and small parts, and providing a professional, credible face to existing and potential new clients.
Every business’s facility or workshop is different, that’s why here at Workspace NW, we pride ourselves on the fact that we’re able to provide custom, tailor-made solutions to all our clients based on their individual requirements. Our strategic systems have been adopted by clients from a diverse range of industries for their industrial workshops, including:
- Government
- Manufacturing
- Education and training
- Natural resources
- Aviation
- Agriculture
- Healthcare
- And many more!
The one thing every client who comes to us has in common is the need and desire to create a more organized workspace. However, not everyone understands the role a seemingly small thing like installing storage cabinets with drawers (for example) can play in the overall productivity of a business. That’s where we come in!
Our track record with countless happy clients is proof that a well-chosen and expertly implemented storage system in an industrial workshop can deliver on a host of things, including (but not limited to):
- Minimizing the floorspace required for inventory
- Improving and maximizing productivity, workflow and organization
- Reflecting a positive company image to clients and potential new clients
- Protecting valuable tools, inventory, consumables and small parts
- Improving inventory control
- Providing flexibility in a dynamic workspace
- Maximizing available floor space negating the need to move premises
So, how do we do it? The answer lies in the utilization of our quality range of high-density modular storage solutions and workstations, and well-planned out systems that are tailored to fit our clients’ individual needs. This bespoke approach is key to our success, and the reason why our clients are consistently delighted with the results.
Efficient Storage Solutions = Optimized Productivity & Organization
Our quality range of durable, innovative, American-made modular storage systems can and will quite literally transform a workspace.
Through our flexible, highly-customizable systems, we’re able to maximize your productivity, make the most of your available space, and boost your operational efficiency through high density modular units that:
- Cater for various footprints and heights
- Allow for storage of items of all sizes and shapes
- Create dedicated identifiable locations for inventory
- Use pallet rack systems that negate the need for a forklift
- Use storage cabinets with drawers under work surfaces
- Make the most of your under-utilized vertical space
Storage, Security and a Streamlined Workspace
For workspaces that require the use and storage of valuable tools, equipment and small parts, safety and security are key. Simply installing modular storage cabinets with drawers can make a huge difference to the organizational flow of an industrial workshop, particularly in terms of retrieval time – with a huge amount of potential man hours saved by having what employees need on hand and within easy, accessible reach.
Maximize Space and Productivity
The ability to store items close to a work counter provides a huge advantage to productivity as well as maximizing available space. It’s well worth upgrading an existing workspace to include a product like our state-of-the-art Lista work counters. Not only are these counters are ergonomic, good-looking (you can choose from different tops and features, depending on the use) and designed for maximum maneuverability, they also feature built-in cabinets underneath. Having the equipment, tools and supplies required to do the job accessible to them gives employees greater scope to increase their efficiency and productivity (in turn, it’s also a big factor in improving employee morale).
Making the most of vertical space is one of the most strategic ways to optimize your capacity. Our Vidmar Mini-Mezz systems, for example, create a highly-accessible and well-organized solution that uses modular storage cabinets with drawers (putting everything at your employees’ fingertips), and robust shelving in stacked rows that you can configure as and when required, depending on your current and future needs. All the components simply bolt together, and it includes a walkway kit and stair with railings to create a superbly easy and extremely effective space saver that you can install without having to increase your floorspace. This kind of strategic solution is perfect if you find you’re outgrowing your existing space but don’t want the expense or commitment of expanding to a larger, more expensive facility.
The Vidmar STAK system is another intuitive option that features customizable drawers, shelving and trays to store heavy-duty items. This is a pallet based system, which means you don’t need a forklift to move the components around – and that’s a huge bonus.
Minimize Retrieval Time
The need for a storage system that minimizes the time required for employees to access vital tools, parts and inventory is a challenge many of our clients face. Disruptions to productivity can cause overarching problems in the overall efficiency of the flow in an industrial workshop, as well as affecting employee morale when having to work with an outdated or ineffective system. Systems that use time saving features and technology to meet the changing needs of a business and reduce the time it takes to retrieve essential tools and parts can make for significant improvements across the board.
Installing counters that have storage cabinets with drawers, like the Lista and Vidmar systems already mentioned above, goes a long way toward reducing retrieval time, as does the use of mobile cabinets and toolboxes. We recommend and install Lista’s robustly built products, not only for their world-class reputation, but also because they can be highly customized to the individual needs of our clients.
In addition to reducing retrieval time, maneuverability is important to ensure the safety of employees and the smooth running of the workflow. Lista’s flexible mobile cabinets and toolboxes deliver the technology, capacity, durability and functionality that’s put them at the forefront of the industry.
Reducing the man hours required for the retrieval of tools and parts comes down to the effectiveness of your storage system. By promoting easy labeling, compartmentalization, and a systematic approach, our modular systems deliver outstanding results for existing staff and also reduce the learning required for newly on boarded employees.
Optimize Security
When the integrity and workflow of your business operations rely on the use and storage of high value tools, small parts, consumables and inventory, it’s important your system is up to the job and customized to your particular needs. We often have clients come to us with concerns around theft, contamination or other kinds of damage to tools and consumables, and it’s a problem we are proud to be able to solve!
The use of lockable storage cabinets with drawers ensures that only authorized employees or management have access to the contents. Our systems use various locks that are either keyed, electronic or app-based, depending on your needs.
We can also provide products with sealed compartments, which protect against moisture, dust or other contaminants – all of which can reduce the life and efficiency of parts and tools.
If you’re concerned about bulky or fragile items incurring accidental damage while being stored or transported, we have specially designed material that offers protection by cushioning these more vulnerable items.
American-Made Customized Modular Solutions for your Business
Workspace NW understands the need for a tailored approach to helping you to maximize your available floor space and adapt to the challenges your business faces. We only offer high-quality, tried and trusted modular products that are guaranteed to improve the efficiency, productivity and security of industrial workshops across a wide range of sectors.
Lockable storage cabinets with drawers, STAK systems, storage walls, mobile tool cabinets and Mini-mezz systems will transform the way your business operates and contribute in a big way to creating a more productive and organized workspace.
If you think your storage system is holding you back and slowing the evolution and growth of your business, get in touch with us and allow us to show you what we can do! We’ll help you identify the areas that need improvement, and show you how optimizing the way you store your equipment, tools, and consumables can help get you to the next level of efficiency, productivity and profitability.
