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Wisconsin Lift Truck Co-Hosts MWFPA Forklift Rodeo
Wisconsin Lift Truck proudly co-hosted our second Midwest Food Processors Association forklift rodeo, held during the organization’s annual convention December1st-3rd. Pat Ryan (Fleet) co-hosted the event, partnering with Corey Badtke of Seneca Foods, assisted by Dan Raymond (SR-W Sales), Jake Egmose (Fleet), Tony Parsons (Training), Kristin Lelewicz (Mktg), Melissa Johnson (Mktg), and Shanna Plenke (Mktg). The event was held at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay with over 140 exhibit booths of vendors specifically tailored to the food manufacturing industry. The returning rodeo competition drew a decent crowd. Many gathered around to cheer on the group of forklift drivers representing Seneca Foods, Del Monte Foods, Bush Brothers and Lakeside […]
With Used Warehouse Racking come new headaches
To cost-efficiently store parts or product, it is not uncommon for companies to consider purchasing used warehouse racking to lower up front costs. But buyer beware: the hidden costs of buying used rack include missing or damaged parts, OSHA compliance, production delays, less efficient storage, or earlier replacement. Costs can quickly escalate beyond the price of buying new rack. Due to growth, Glacier Transit and Storage, a Plymouth, WI-based cold storage provider, planned to open a new 85,000-square-foot facility. With the company expanding into new areas of development including build-to-suit, it sought to reduce upfront costs by purchasing used rack for phase 1 of the project, which comprised about 6,000 […]
