by Next Level | Mar 4, 2022 | Business, Company News, Industrial Shelving, Material Handling
As we move further into 2022, it’s worth noting that in many manufacturing industries, there are two responses to the business climate of the past two years: wait and see, and move forward. Next Level is firmly in the latter. While of course we’ve been...
by Next Level | Dec 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, Business, Company News, Shipping & Freight, Supply Chain
Wow, what a year. Just when the world thought 2020’s Covid-19 shut-downs, mask mandates, stay at home orders, and business closings were enough to last a whole century, 2021 came and decided it wasn’t quite over. 2021 brought us a lot of (hopeful) bounce-back from the...
by Next Level | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog Posts, Business, Design, Industrial Shelving, Logistics, Material Handling, Pallet Rack Design, Supply Chain
We’re in the 4th quarter of 2021, and the warehouse industry is definitely in a state of flux. In short, the headlines of shipping delays, ports being closed, and driver shortages have left some warehouses empty, others filled to capacity, and a giant...
by Next Level | Jun 10, 2021 | Business, Company News, Pallet Rack, Shipping & Freight, Steel, Warehousing & Distribution
Here we are, almost summer 2021, and it seems like everyone everywhere is having trouble getting anything done. Delivery of select materials has slowed due to COVID-19, and many companies don’t know what to do. So let me tell you what we’re doing at Next Level. We’re...
by Next Level | Feb 18, 2021 | Business, Warehouse Design, Warehouse Storage Systems
On a recent mezzanine order, we asked if the customer wanted stairs. They were a little surprised… one guy even said “why don’t you just ask me if I want tires with my car?” To a degree, I understand, because on the surface you’d think...
by Next Level | Nov 20, 2020 | Business, Design, Logistics, Pallet Rack Design, Warehouse Design, Warehouse Safety
A very early job of mine (we’re going back to the 80’s here) was as a “selector” in a supermarket-chain warehouse. Basically, my job was to get a list from an unpleasant dude behind a glass partition, hop on my motorized pallet jack, and go...
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