If your business is in a moment in time where you’re selling more items than you know what to do with, you’re in an incredibly envious position.
But to keep up with the demands of modern customers, more and more stock needs to find its way to your shelves so you can be ready to ship as soon as an order is placed.
It may sound easy, but expansion and popularity can actually cause harm to businesses operating when stock numbers begin to overflow and storage space becomes limited.
It’s at this point many businesses turn to storage and warehousing solutions to deal with the excess. Otherwise, stock can find its way to unsuitable places within a business premises, turning a once-safe working environment into an overnight safety catastrophe.
At FDC Holdings, we have extensive experience in warehouse solutions and have been offering warehousing Blackburn customers (and those throughout the UK) can utilise for over 40 years. Want to know how you can take advantage of a warehouse or distribution solution for your business? Keep reading.
The dangers of inappropriate stock storage – and how to avoid them
If your business storage is currently on the smaller side and you’re struggling to pack every item into the little space you have available, it’s likely you’ll rely on temporarily stacking items in areas like corridors, offices or even staircases.
But this is a recipe for disaster. According to data from the Health and Safety Executive, slips, trips and falls (the type of which can arise due to improper placement of stock) accounted for almost a third of all non-fatal workplace injuries between 2022 and 2023. This equates to approximately 200,000 incidents, and these are just the ones that were reported.
The point is that trips in the workplace are common and, if you want to reduce the likelihood of one of your staff suffering such a fall due to tripping over poorly-managed stock, you need to utilise warehouse facilities to keep your stock – and potential accidents – at bay.
Otherwise, you could be faced with injury claims and legal troubles further down the line, which could irreparably damage your reputation and cost you a fortune in the long run.
The safety benefits of warehousing services
Excess stock is kept away from your premises
By choosing an affordable and reliable warehousing expert like FDC Holdings to handle the storage of your excess stock, you’ll be opening up your business premises and greatly reducing the need to house existing stock in inappropriate areas.
As a result, you can enjoy improved peace of mind that accidents due to poorly-placed stock will be reduced significantly, if not eliminated entirely.
Stock is managed by trained, experienced professionals
With years of experience in warehouse and storage solutions, the FDC Holdings team is undoubtedly the best choice to handle your excess stock.
Stock will be moved, managed and placed with the utmost care, however necessary for your specific items. We can offer solutions for high-bay aisle racked and hard-standing floor, as well as pick-and-pack locations. The choice is yours!
Stock remains secure and is at less risk of theft or tampering
Don’t forget about the safety of your stock itself. Leaving it on display within your business premises could attract the eye of thieves looking to make a quick profit.
But by utilising warehousing in Blackburn with FDC Holdings, you’ll be able to keep all your stock at a safe and secure storage facility, and transport it out just as easily from the same location. Just ask a member of the team for more information.
Looking for professional warehousing services in Blackburn? Choose FDC Holdings
If you want to boost the safety standards of your business and keep your stock somewhere safe, secure and convenient, FDC Holdings is here for you.
Our warehousing services in Blackburn are ideal for businesses seeking short and long-term storage solutions with easy access, with our warehouse conveniently located within short driving distance of the M6, M65, and M61 in Lancashire, UK.
To find out more, give us a call on 01772 695 695 or send us a message and a member of the team will be happy to assist you.