A stillage is only as safe as its last inspection. When steel handling equipment is loaded, stacked, lifted and moved day after day, wear is inevitable — and a container that looked sound last month can develop cracked welds, distorted feet or fatigued lifting points that only a proper test will reveal. Regular load testing…

At Lowe Stillages & Cages, we understand the importance of high-quality surface finishes for our products. We utilize various techniques to ensure durability, aesthetics, and corrosion resistance. Let's explore some of the techniques we employ: Wet Paint Spraying: Wet paint spraying involves the application of liquid paint onto a surface using compressed air or a specialized…

At Stillages & Cages, we understand that a strong and reliable joint begins with a flawless weld. Let's explore the characteristics of a good weld and the pitfalls of a bad one, ensuring the utmost welding quality in our products. A good weld boasts several key factors. Penetration is paramount as the filler material should deeply…

Warehouse space is expensive, and heavy or awkward loads have a habit of eating into it fast. Machinery components, castings, automotive parts, construction materials and bagged goods all need somewhere secure to sit without sprawling across the floor. Fixed racking is one answer, but it is not the only one, and it is not something…

A safe warehouse depends on the equipment that moves and stores your stock as much as on the people working around it. Lowe Stillages & Cages designs and manufactures steel storage and handling equipment for UK industry, and metal stillages are one of the most practical ways to make a busy site both safer and…

At Lowe Stillages & Cages, we understand the importance of stability and manoeuvrability in storage solutions. Pallet feet, also known as pallet runners, offer numerous advantages when incorporated into a stillage. In this article, we explore the benefits, compare them to castors, and delve into their positive and negative impacts on storage facilities. Advantages of Pallet…

At Lowe Stillages & Cages, we recognise the transformative role that metal stillages and cages play in various industries. From manufacturing and distribution to automotive, construction, retail, agriculture, and waste management, our customised solutions enhance storage and transportation processes, ensuring efficiency, durability, and safety. Let's explore how our industry-specific stillages and cages make a difference…

When you are choosing storage and transport equipment for a busy warehouse, factory or yard, one question comes up again and again: metal stillages or plastic? Both have their place, but for genuinely heavy-duty, load-bearing applications, a fabricated steel stillage does things a moulded plastic unit simply cannot. Below we set out an honest comparison…

A stillage or cage rarely spends its whole life in one place. It is loaded on a production line, craned or forklifted onto a wagon, driven across the country, unloaded at a customer's yard, emptied, folded or nested, and sent back to start the cycle again. Because the equipment moves constantly between manufacturing, transport and…

When it comes to improving storage and transportation operations stillages and cages play a crucial role across industries like manufacturing, construction, logistics and warehousing. These versatile and durable containers are essential for safely storing protecting, and transporting goods while ensuring workplace efficiency. Achieving the right balance between price and quality can be challenging. Especially…

If you buy steel stillages and cages for use in the UK, you have probably seen references to UKCA marking, CE marking and various regulations. It is easy to treat these as box-ticking, but for material handling equipment they underpin real workplace safety and your own compliance obligations. This guide explains, in plain terms, what…

Japanese Industrial Manufacturing Techniques Japanese industrial manufacturing techniques have long been revered for their efficiency and cost-saving benefits. From just-in-time manufacturing to kaizen, these techniques have transformed the manufacturing industry and helped businesses become more sustainable. One such technique is the use of stillages and cages, which are commonly used in the manufacturing industry to…