LOADING BAYS & DOORS FEATURE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE VITAL FOR GROWTH


Thorworld Industries is advising SMEs of the importance of properly maintaining and servicing their loading bay equipment in order to ensure that they can capitalise on growth opportunities. “Increasingly, we’re beginning to see


promising flickers of economic growth with quantified reports suggesting evidence of improvement,” explains managing director John Meale. “If SMEs are to benefit from such opportunities they need to be appropriately prepared. “At a time when the economy is only starting to show signs of turning many companies still have to be mindful of their business expenditure and act with reservation so cannot necessarily justify bold investments in loading and unloading equipment until new orders have been achieved. At the same time a reliance on existing machinery, especially after an increase in business has been secured, means that reliable performance is essential. In order to ensure this a committed and meticulous maintenance programme is vital to the long-term safety and effectiveness of loading bay equipment. After all, in a post-recession business environment SMEs will be well- placed to grow business but if their loading bay equipment can’t perform that simply won’t happen.”


In maintaining the usability of


equipment inspection and maintenance is a legal requirement which needs to be performed by trained professionals to meet with legislative obligation and identify future problems before they take hold and affect operations. Thorworld service and installation teams are qualified in their fields and have all the appropriate safety accreditations. Engineers are trained to fully understand the exact models they work with and prepared with most spare parts taken to site. “We’ve been made aware of forthcoming changes to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems and currently working toward advising


customers of its implications and how they could be affected,” continues Meale. “The proposed redrafted ISO Standard is predicted to make risk-based thinking a much more explicit consideration and enforce practical continuity should business practice be affected by, for example, fire, accident or flood.” This will be relevant to companies using


Inspection and maintenance is a legal requirement which needs to be performed by trained professionals


loading bay equipment because in the event of an equipment failure it will become the managerial responsibility to seek an alternative solution at speed. “The advantage of a maintenance


programme with Thorworld is that we’re in a position to supply temporary replacements while permanent equipment is repaired or rectified,” concludes Meale. “Furthermore, the maintenance programme put in place will condition equipment against damage in the first instance. Adopting a service contract to maintain Thorworld loading bay equipment and ensure its legal compliance with regard to all relevant regulations is an essential consideration for any logistical SME looking to perform in the next economic era.”


Thorworld Industries T: 01246 260981 www.thorworld.co.uk


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