Case Studies

Crucial Sauce selected Amvar Handling Solutions for their new forklift trucks. Providing advice about the important issues concerning safety and truck ergonomics. Ensuring that operator approval, safety, truck manoeuvrability, racking heights and tight working spaces were all taken into account. Read more

It started, as so many businesses do, from a simple concept of bagging small treat-sized confectionary and offering them to smaller businesses as a service to employees searching for that occasional sugar-hit or treat. In the 20 years since Sweet Causes Ltd has helped to raise millions for many charitable causes by offering small businesses a confectionary box where all of the profit is passed to the designated charities. Read more

Pressures within the UK health and social care system extend beyond hospitals and community care homes. Behind the scenes is an immense and complex manufacturing and service infrastructure that supplies and supports an unceasing demand for medical supplies, equipment and technology. And to make sure that supplies get to the right place there is a large and sophisticated logistics infrastructure that stretches from suppliers and manufacturers to the hospital ward. Read more

“We’ve had service responses in just an hour from Amvar Handling Solutions, our materials handling supplier. Otherwise its always the same day”. That’s according to warehouse manager Mike Palmer. And he says it’s one of the reasons why Sunrise Medical, the midlands-based manufacturer of innovative, high-quality mobility products and services, decided to take a 5-year contract-hire deal on their forklift and warehouse handling equipment. Read more

When Dutch distributor of plant nutrients and additives Wilma’s Lawn & Garden, decided to extend their European distribution network and establish a new venture to expand the UK market, operations manager Scott Simpson led the project from the start. Read more

When you have a bustling despatch bay where hundreds of actions take place daily, as a fleet of forklifts load and unload vehicles supporting the demands of a busy transport business. Problem is - a Mezzanine Flooring needs installing without disrupting day-to-day operations. AMVAR had the solution... Read more

The UK Government has confirmed the phasing out of petrol and diesel engine cars and vans over the next 15-20 years. So assuming that is likely to mean all engines, what is the future for ICE forklifts and is the sector able to respond to this complete shift to electric and clean fuel products? An insight by Malcolm Mitchell - Managing Director, Amvar Group Read more Read more

An insight opinion by Malcolm Mitchell, Amvar Handling Solutions ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? Then I’ll begin…. Read more

Suffolk-based Saxon Packaging specialises in the design, development and manufacture of corrugated products including cases, die cuts, pallet boxes, point of sale stands and point of purchase trays, along with shelf-ready packaging. Read more

See how a healthcare products manufacturer saved 28% in a challenging 6-month project to consolidate its warehousing space, moving to very narrow aisle – VNA - with integrated warehouse handling equipment which also made container loading and unloading 20% faster. Read more