Having trouble trying to figure out ways to reduce your overall warehouse costs? We have some easy steps you can take! From recycling, lighting, to different types of forklifts, we have you covered. While lowering costs with these steps, you will also be making a positive impact on the environment.
Motion Activated/Solar Lighting
If you want to decrease your electricity usage, we recommend motion activated and solar-powered lighting. With motion activated lighting, the lights will come on only when the lights sensor motion and will turn off after a few minutes once the employee leaves the area. With solar lighting, you can easily eradicate electric lighting. Both types of lighting are great ways to reduce your costs and help the environment!
Recycle
A full warehouse also means you have tons of boxes! One of the easiest ways to save money, and the planet, is by using cardboard shredders. This a simple way to change your cardboard scrap into recyclable packing which can later be used as packaging material for any shipments you need to send off. Another step you can take when it comes to recycling is reusing your bubble wrap. The bubble wrap you receive from shipments can be saved to act as a cushion in the future for products that you’ll need to ship off to customers.
Air Conditioning
Air conditioning can be very expensive, especially when you need to cool down an entire warehouse, for this reason, many warehouses aren’t cooled. To keep your employees working at a comfortable temperature, we recommend looking into evaporate cooling. Evaporate cooling doesn’t require much power and can reduce the temperature to more than 10 degrees. This is a popular and inexpensive way to keep your warehouse cool.
Electric VS Propane Forklifts
Forklifts are extremely vital and can be found in most warehouses. With electric forklifts, you won’t have any exhaust fumes, which enhances air quality and saves you money. Propane forklifts use about $20 worth of propane. If you cut out propane forklifts and switch to electric forklifts, you will be saving about $4,000 annually. This also helps improve conditions in your warehouse and the environment.
Our hope is to reduce your costs and contribute to saving the environment with these four steps. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us via our website or by calling us at 843-875-8000.
