As businesses strive to become more sustainable, it is important to consider the environmental impact of all aspects of operations, including the storage and transportation of goods . When it comes to sustainable transportation , the choice between wooden pallets and metal stillages can be a crucial one. While wooden pallets…

Are you in the market for stillages or cages ? You might be considering purchasing from an international supplier for cheaper pricing, but have you considered buying from a UK manufacturer like Lowe Stillages and Cages ? There are many benefits to purchasing your Stillages and Cages from a…

If your business moves, stores or ships materials, you have almost certainly come across the words “stillage” and “cage” – often used interchangeably, and often without a clear explanation of what they actually do. This guide sets out exactly what stillages and cages are, the main types available in the UK, and how the right…

Warehouse trolleys have become an essential tool for many businesses, especially those that operate in a warehouse or storage environment . They are designed to help improve the efficiency and productivity of warehouse operations while providing an added layer of protection for goods and employees. Below are five key…

Forklifts are a familiar sight in warehouses, factories and construction sites across the UK, moving heavy loads quickly and safely when they are used correctly. Occasionally, though, work needs to be carried out at height — reaching high racking, changing signage, servicing plant, or accessing a mezzanine — and there is no fixed access equipment…

A supply chain is only ever as efficient as the way its goods are stored and moved. Wooden pallets split, shrink-wrap fails and loose components get damaged in transit — and every one of those small failures adds cost, delay and waste. Purpose-built metal stillages take the guesswork out of handling: they protect your parts,…

A warehouse has two assets it cannot afford to lose: the people who work in it and the goods that move through it. Get the handling equipment wrong and both are exposed at once — a poorly loaded stillage can injure an operative and write off a pallet of stock in the same incident. Get…

Off-the-shelf stillages and cages work well for standard loads, but many operations handle parts, panels or products that simply do not fit a stock footprint. That is where a custom-built container earns its keep. A stillage designed around your load, your handling equipment and your storage space moves more product per square metre, protects goods…

If you handle, store or move goods in bulk, the container you choose has a direct impact on safety, space and long-term cost. At Lowe Stillages & Cages, we design and manufacture steel stillages, cages and pallets in the UK, and time after time our customers move away from timber and single-use alternatives towards metal.…

A warehouse needs an organised, labelled, ordered, safe, and well-maintained handling of goods. This ensures effective space, time, and labour management inside the warehouse. In order to establish such level of management, strong, compact, and mobile material handling equipment and storage spaces serves the purpose. A single organization can have numerous numbers of mega warehouses…

Since 1993, Lowe has been a preferred supplier of high-quality stillages, trolleys and material handling equipment to companies such as JCB, DHL, FedEx, and IAE. They have become industry leaders in providing bespoke solutions and pride themselves on the competitive edge their designs provide to their customers. “We have been looking for a training provider…

Heras fence panels are a form of temporary, free-standing mesh fencing used to secure sites and control access wherever a permanent perimeter is not practical. If you handle these panels in any volume, the real challenge is not the fencing itself but how you store, stack and transport it safely between jobs. This guide explains…