IWS Group Announces Acquisition of Anco Storage Equipment Ltd

Posted on 27 June 2022 by Maisie Greenfield

Anco Storage Equipment Ltd Joins IWS Group

We’re very excited to announce our parent company, IWS Group, has acquired Anco Storage Equipment Ltd, the largest trade-only supplier of storage solutions in the UK.

Established in 1991 in West Sussex, Anco has gained an enviable reputation for quality and service at a competitive price. Exclusively through its trade-only distribution channel, Anco offers an extensive range of over 7,000 variations of products, covering all kinds of applications from industrial racking, multi-tier projects and mezzanine flooring, to office archive storage and modular shelving. Anco stores over £3M worth of stock in their warehouse to facilitate quick turn-around times on orders.

What does this mean for Rack Group and its Customers?

Anco and its wealth of storage solutions is the perfect complement to IWS Group’s growing portfolio of innovative industrial workspace brands. This acquisition will no doubt further strengthen our product offering, resource, infrastructure, and capability, to provide our Rack Group customers not only an enhanced range offering, but provides a whole new category of products and services available to you.

The IWS Group Family

About IWS Group

IWS Group is a rapidly growing family of market-leading product brands and service companies which provide essential supplies and services to the warehouse and logistics, material handling, and industrial sectors.

The group portfolio currently includes Beaverswood, Brandsafe, Rack Group, and now Anco.

Visit: www.iws.group

About Beaverswood

Beaverswood manufactures innovative products that improve the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of the physical workspace. The Beaverswood range of warehouse safety and management products includes labelling and signage, recycling solutions, identification products and visual communication solutions.

Visit: www.beaverswood.co.uk

About Brandsafe

Brandsafe is Europe’s leading provider of high visibility impact protection and site safety for industrial buildings worldwide, such as warehouses, manufacturing sites and logistics hubs.

Its innovative traffic management and pedestrian safety solutions are designed to sustainably prevent and protect people, products and property from impact damage.

Visit: www.brandsafeprotection.com

A new solution for end of aisle communication

Posted on 21 June 2022 by Maisie Greenfield

NEW shadow boards now available!

Rack Group are excited to announce a new product as part of our growing Warehouse Accessories range! Introducing the Modulean® Rack End Boards - these large shadow boards are designed for warehouse end of aisle racking systems.

Keep your warehouse organised with NEW Modulean® Rack End Boards

A range of standard 2000mm high x 900mm wide boards available
Suitable for all types of warehouse racking
Supplied with all products on display
Available with either single or double aisle markers
Each board is also supplied with a weight load notice

Available in 7 shadow board designs, each in 4 different colours

Being 2000mm high x 900mm wide, these Rack End Boards have been designed to fit warehouse end of aisle racking systems. 1100mm wide boards are also available to order to suit both sizes of pallet racking.

Each board is available with either single or double aisle markers, with easy to change inserts customised for your warehouse. Simply let us know what aisle information you need.

Supplied with the products on display including a title frame, as well as fixings, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to install a Modulean® Rack End Board.

To help you comply with regulations, a weight load notice is also included with each board, which are mandatory for all racking. Weight load notices can be printed with weight limits and information – please confirm the details you need printed. If no information is received these will be supplied blank for you to add your information using a marker pen.

New USA Master Distributor for Rack Armour

Posted on 13 May 2022 by Maisie Greenfield

Rack Armour has been a brand sold across the USA and Canada since it’s US patent in 2012. Since then the unique polymer racking upright protection guard has grown in popularity thanks to its ballistics-grade exterior and impact absorbing foam interior.

Based in Anaheim, California, Lean Inc Materials Handling specialise in racking alterations, repairs and designing efficient warehouse layouts. Lean Inc also supply a range of racking protection products that complement the racking installation services they offer.

Stuart Ovington, Managing Director at Rack Group says “Bringing Lean Inc on board as the Master Distributor is an exciting next step for growing our Rack Armour brand in the USA. We will be able to streamline our operations and ensure our customers receive a fast and reliable service."

Is your warehouse 100% safe? Webinar

Posted on 1 May 2022 by Maisie Greenfield

The Ultimate Guide to Racking Safety Audits

This is where the safety Webinar on ‘Is Your Warehouse 100% Safe? The Ultimate Guide to Racking Safety Audits’ will take place - at 2pm on 18th May 2022!

Has auditing become a lengthy, over-complicated process?

Graeme Waller, (Training Manager at Rack Group,) and Kirsty Rogers, (Managing Director at Specialist Industrials Ltd,) will discuss how to organise, plan and successfully execute your warehouse safety audit - making audits faster and easier.

This Webinar supplies all the need-to-know basics in just a 30 minute live conference, complete with a live Q&A so you can speak directly to the experts about your specific issues.

Safety & Health Expo 2022

Posted on 29 April 2022 by Maisie Greenfield

Come and join us at Safety & Health Expo May 2022

Join Rack Group, Beaverswood and Brandsafe as we exhibit for the first time as IWS Group!

The Safety & Health Expo is the UK's largest event for health and safety professionals and is where tens of thousands of health and safety professionals come together to innovate, collaborate, and fulfil their goals.

Tickets are free, get yours today.

WHEN

17 - 19 May 2022

WHERE

ExCeL London

Stand location

Visit us at Stand SH1450 at the Safety and Health Expo 2022

Discontinued racking line: Premierack PR95

Posted on 4 March 2022 by Maisie Greenfield

Discontinued racking

Due to low demand, PSS has decided to discontinue their Premierack PR95 pallet rack system effective 31^st March 2022.

Spares can be ordered before the deadline, however new components for the Premierack PR 95 pallet rack system will be unavailable to purchase after this time.

Customers can prolong the life of their existing Premierack PR95 racking with our FURS (Front Upright Reinforcement Section) repair service.

The FURS system replaces only the damaged portion of the racking upright, reducing repair costs as well as reinforcing the upright for greater longevity.

If you need advice on what you can do with your Premierack PR95 racking, get in touch with our team on 01226 78 44 88 or email info@therackgroup.com

Read more about our repair and maintenance services here.

New Senior Leadership to drive growth at Rack Group

Posted on 1 January 2022 by ricky

Industrial racking services specialist Rack Group has appointed two senior executives as we continue to invest in strategic growth across UK and international operations.

Stuart Ovington has been appointed as managing director of our Barnsley-based company. Stuart brings over 20 years’ senior management and sales experience to the role, joining from a ship safety company. He will be responsible for leading Rack Group as we continue to develop and grow throughout the UK, Europe and USA.

Angela Pearson joins the company as key account manager, with extensive new business skills and sales expertise. Angela will oversee customer growth and lead the company’s development as a go-to solutions provider for racking services.

The appointments come as the Rack Group, part of IWS Group, has continued to maintain a strong performance during the pandemic. The company has ambitious plans for growth in 2022, investing in resources and high-quality industrial racking services across the UK with a network of international distributors for its range of impact protection solutions.

Stuart Ovington said:

“It’s a really exciting time to join. We have a great team who are passionate about delivering fantastic results this year and beyond. In the coming months, we will be unveiling our new branding, as well as a new website.

We have a great advantage of being able to offer complete solutions for companies with storage equipment, as well as manufacturing our own range of impact protection guards and barriers. This end-to-end service makes us unique and unrivalled in the industry. Customers looking for added value expertise and quality products come to us as their one-stop-shop.”

Rack Group celebrates commitment to Real Living Wage

Posted on 15 November 2021 by ricky

Rack Group has today been accredited as a Living Wage Employer

Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Rack Group receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50 in the UK or £10.85 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per hour.

Rack Group, part of IWS Group, is based in Yorkshire and the Humber, a region with one of the highest proportions of non-Living Wage jobs in the country (22%), with over 465,000 jobs paying less than the real Living Wage. Despite this, Rack Group has committed to pay the real Living Wage and deliver a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work.

The real Living Wage is the only rate calculated according to the costs of living. It provides a voluntary benchmark for employers that wish to ensure their staff earn a wage they can live on, not just the government minimum. Since 2011 the Living Wage movement has delivered a pay rise to over 250,000 people and put over £1.3 billion extra into the pockets of low paid workers.

Laura Gardiner, Director, Living Wage Foundation said:

“We’re delighted that Rack Group has joined the movement of over 7,000 responsible employers across the UK who voluntarily commit to go further than the government minimum to make sure all their staff earn enough to live on.

They join thousands of small businesses, as well as household names such as Burberry, Barclays, Everton Football Club and many more. These businesses recognise that paying the real Living Wage is the mark of a responsible employer and they, like Rack Group, believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay.”

Rack Group Acquired by IWS Group

Posted on 26 April 2021 by andy

Who is IWS Group?

IWS Group is a growing family of specialist, market-leading product brands, manufacturers and service companies, providing essential services and supplies to the warehousing, logistics and material handling sectors across Europe and beyond. Find out more at www.iws.group

What does this mean for Rack Group?

Rack Group is now part of a larger group, which strengthens our resource, infrastructure and capability to provide our customers with the highest standards of service, customer care and innovation. It will also allow us to offer our customers a wider breadth of service and product solutions.

What does this mean for our customers?

It’s business as usual and nothing changes for our customers. Rack Group continues to trade as Rack Group and will continue to provide the highest standards of service our customers are used to.