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As one of the leading voices on safe practices for the storage equipment industry, SEMA knows the importance of ensuring our advice is simple and easy to follow. For over 50 years, we have been instrumental in putting guidance in…
Over the last few years, the warehouse and logistics industry has been enjoying a period of significant and unexpected growth. The perfect storm of a global pandemic creating increased demand for online shopping, rising fuel costs, and changes to import…
Over the last couple of years demand for UK warehousing has seen a period of significant growth. Outside factors have changed buyer behaviour which in turn has seen warehouse spaces becoming bigger, the implementation of new fulfilment and distribution practices…
Elizabeth Porter, the first female Chair of the SEMA Distributor Group discusses the importance of building a long-term partnership with your racking supplier. Navigating the warehouse racking industry can be a challenging task. There are hundreds of designs, manufacturers, suppliers…
As the industry looks set for yet another record-breaking year, Jaap Vos, president of SEMA, reviews the association’s achievements in 2021 and how SEMA are raising safety standards in the warehouse. With the surge in online sales in the last…
Since the first lockdown over a year ago online sales have seen record growth, with as high as 87% of UK households making a digital purchase last year. Expanding warehouse provision has become a big priority for retailers and suppliers…
How do you know if your racking is safe? Looking from the warehouse floor it’s easy to assume that everything is in good working order but ask our team of Racking Inspectors and they will easily tell you a different…
In recent years, a series of new, tougher Health and Safety laws and regulations have been introduced and harsher penalties are imposed on those who flout the law. The reasoning behind the severity of the new rules is clear. Change for the better was much needed as evidenced by the HSE’s annual report of 2016/17 which states that employers lost 30.4 million…
In these days of ‘buyer beware’, end users can rest assured that SEMA members are stepping up to the plate. SEMA manufacturers and associates rank among the very best in the world. They are largely (but not all) members of global organisations for whom…
By Jaap Vos, President of SEMA Since the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association was first launched in 1968, SEMA has forged its reputation for excellence to become the lead voice on safe storage practice. Today, over 165 SEMA member businesses, together with committees and training initiatives, combine their knowledge, skill and expertise as the British Trade Association of the Storage Equipment Industry. SEMA’s mission…
