Purdy Company helped a long-standing customer in Columbus, Ohio, Burgess and Niple, move into a new warehouse. Burgess & Niple is a nationally recognized engineering and architecture firm dedicated to improving communities with practical infrastructure solutions and a concern for quality of life, safety and sustainability. With the changing environment in their industry and the growth of their company and capabilities, they took this opportunity to optimize their warehouse design to meet their company’s changing needs. To do this, we added WireCrafters wire partition cages, lockers by Republic for the crew, metal shelving from Lyon, and Lista work cabinets with built in worktables. These manufacturers were chosen because of their quality and long-standing reputation in their respective industries.
How do I build an organized floor plan for my warehouse?
Operational efficiency is key to running a smooth business. This is even more important in warehouses with multiple departments and many employees sharing space and equipment. Our customers come to us often asking for help to organize, separate, and lock up various parts of their operations so they can control the flow of materials, parts, and tools.
Burgess & Niple wanted a 4-room space created for each of their unique departments sharing the facility. We chose WireCrafters branded wire partition. Purdy Company is a preferred distributor for WireCrafters and Burgess & Niple has used their wire partition in the past and was comfortable with the quality and durability of their materials. Each room has a locking door with a unique key that only the responsible department has access to. This allows Burgiss & Niple to keep the departments organized and secure.
How do I select the correct lockers for my employees?
If you have ever looked into buying lockers then you know there are a million options! From style, to size, to trimmings, to metal thickness, and more. The options are endless and often confusing. Just learning each part’s name and description is a challenge! Purdy Company is an expert in locker design and installation and was founded in 1950 designing, building, and installing lockers for schools, fire departments, manufacturing, and more.
Burgess & Niple wanted a locker that each employee could hang their coats, store personal items in secure compartments, and large enough to have a built-in seat. They also wanted to alternate the color for aesthetic purposes – they chose a shade of blue and gray. Based on their available space and desired use, we selected an athletic locker (also called an MVP locker) from Republic Storage Products. These lockers met their needs, are durable, and perfect for a high traffic area like this.
What is the best option for high weight capacity and durable shelving?
Like with most of the storage and material handling industry, there are so many options and solutions when it comes to shelving and material storage. Industrial shelving, bulk rack, modular cabinets, are just a few of the options for storing and organizing your assets, tools, and materials.
For Burgess & Niple, they needed a high capacity, durable, and open style shelving unit to run along one of their exterior walls for general storage that all the departments using the warehouse to have access to. Due to their quality, reputation, and experience we chose Lyon, LLC for this application. Purdy Company is a trusted distributor for Lyon for over 70 years, and Burgess and Niple loves their shelving. It was an easy decision to select Lyon for this project.
What is the best storage cabinet for tools and parts with a built-in worktable?
Do a quick Google search for modular cabinets and you will get a lot of options. Many of these options will be very affordable, but don’t let that nice price tag fool you. Like the saying goes, “you get what you pay for” is so true with modular cabinets. Some of the complaints we often hear from our customers are about the locking features breaking down, door swing issues, and shelves that get stuck or don’t open and close easily.
Many of the cheap options you find at your local hardware store or on-line come with a low-price tag, but also come with low quality. If you plan to use these cabinets all day, every day, then you need to spend the extra money upfront and go with a LISTA. Not only will these modular cabinets hold up to the workload, but they are completely customizable and can be modified as your needs change.
Burgess & Niple went with a combination of storage cabinet units and multi-drawer modular cabinet units with a worktop and back stop to prevent parts and materials from falling behind the units.
Purdy Company is the premium supplier of storage and material handling equipment since 1950
Purdy Company, founded in 1950, is the leading distributor of storage and material handling solutions located in Columbus, Ohio. Purdy Company will design, source, and install all types of pallet racking, wire partitions, shelving, mezzanines, modular offices, lockers, and more. We have expert installation crews employed directly by Purdy to get the job done quickly, safely, and correctly. We have decades of experience working in manufacturing, office, and distribution facilities and have run into every issue on the job site. We know that no two jobs are the same, and our vast experience allows us to meet your project schedule, quality, and budget.
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