As winter blankets our surroundings, ensuring your safety becomes crucial. The chilly weather brings with it a unique set of challenges, from slippery surfaces to increased hazards. At PARRS, with over 135 years of experience, we recognise the challenges…
Ensuring your workplace is safe is the most important thing for your business. Your staff need clear and responsible guidance on operating safely in your warehouse, factory, or other working environment. This is especially important when regarding manual handling.…
As the summer fades into autumn, the attention of retailers begins to turn to one of the busiest days and events on the calendar, Black Friday. …
In any modern warehouse, you will constantly see materials and items being moved around the facility. The equipment often used to move loads around the warehouse is pallet stackers. Pallet stackers have become essential to many businesses and their…
Manoeuvring loads and items safely is essential for any warehouse or workplace. Ensuring that materials are moved and stored with the minimum risk and maximum effectiveness can greatly boost your efficiency in your storeroom or factory; both manual and…
Although you may have seen a platform trolley before, if you’re wondering what one is and what it is used for, you’ve come to the right place. If you require a platform trolley to move goods from place to…
Why Parrs selected the Travel-Joy brand when there are so many other trucks on the market that look the same, do the same job and are cheaper? While it is never my intention to be uncompetitive on price, I…
Despite having thousands of products available on our e-commerce site, there is one, in particular, that is very close to my heart. The Parrs kick step. This step, affectionately known in the retail industry as a Dalek, represents Parrs’…
At PARRS, we know a thing or two about manual handling, and we’re here to answer all of your questions about sack trucks and hand trucks. Keep reading to discover the differences between sack trucks and hand trucks and…
Sack trucks (also known as hand trucks or sack barrows) are a sound investment for any workspace where manual handling tasks are carried out. But which type of sack truck should you choose? There are many types, styles and…
The UK has always loved a good, solid, steel truck. We mentally associate the weight of the truck with its ability to carry a heavy load. Steel has benefitted from some wonderfully positive marketing over the years; ‘nerves of…
This is often the beginning, middle and end of the thought process when buying a kick step. And, to a certain extent, this is true. So, the price becomes the easiest factor to think about when you buy this…
We all know about the supermarket trolley which needs an exorcist, its wheels spinning around as if possessed by Beelzebub. Or the sack truck who’s with one wheel that has gone on strike and decided that it ain’t gonna…
Manual handling and lifting are responsible for over a third of all workplace injuries, according to the latest information from HSE. This makes investing in good quality manual handling equipment an essential item on the to-do list of any…
Fire safety in the office is a crucial aspect of risk management, and ensuring that you have the correct precautions in place in the work environment should be taken seriously. At PARRS, we help businesses ensure that they have…
We often see fire extinguishers in commercial buildings and offices –but if a fire broke out in your workplace, would you know how to use a fire extinguisher? If you don’t, then this could have unthinkable consequences. At PARRS,…
In 1886, Francis Parrs set up business as a wheelwright in the heart of Birmingham. It was and still is, a very skilled profession. Soon the market traders were coming to Francis for new wheels for their porter’s trucks,…
You’ve got the state-of-the-art bike, the aerodynamic helmet, the body-hugging lycra, and the king of the mountain attitude. It’s time to saddle up your carbon fibre pony and ride in to work! Cycling is, without a doubt, a major…
Staircases are a pain in the backside if you are trying to transport anything heavy. It is one manual handling task which will have every Health and Safety officer rolling their eyes and reaching for the red pen. In…
Often, the most essential products are the least interesting to read about online, and the least essential are the most interesting; For instance, most of us would prefer to browse pages about luxury yachts or exotic holiday destinations, and…
Buy British isn’t an emotional, jingoistic statement, these days its simple common sense. Parrs is a quintessentially British business. We are a family run company that has kicking been around for 135 years. We buy workplace products from around…
At PARRS, we are always looking for products that minimise their impact on the environment. This might range from using bio-degradable packaging through to recycled material in our Roll-Step Kick-Step. Therefore we were very pleased when our partners at FORT approached…
What is a skate dolly? A skate dolly, often referred to as a pallet skate or dolly trolly, is used in manual handling operations to transport items that are large, bulky or difficult to manoeuvre around workspaces. They often…
Quality in ladder manufacture is one of the most important areas of Health and Safety legislation. When you are off the ground, you have to trust the equipment that supports you. This year, strict new European standards will bring…
The management of any warehouse/stores needs an effective labelling and identification system, stock needs to be identified and in its rightful location in order to improve efficiency with order picking and minimise costly picking errors. PARRS offer a range…
Here’s a quick guide to the different types of workplace matting options available: Entrance Matting 80% of dirt is brought into your working environment on foot. Dirty and wet floors increase the chance of pedestrians slipping over. Entrance Mats…
Are you providing adequate lockers and changing facilities for your staff? If the type of work carried out by your staff involves having to change into special clothing such as uniform or overalls, you must provide sufficient room for…
Working at height can be dangerous; therefore, to help avoid accidents, several key points need to be considered. Keep reading to discover what you should instil into your employees when operating goods at heights. This includes a range of…
If you’re fed up with feeling cold indoors, then an electric heater could be the ideal solution to warm you up. Read this guide to find out more about buying heaters for your workplace. How much do you need…
It’s that time of season where slips & falls occur at an increasing number. Slip and fall accidents increase during the Autumn and Winter season for a number of reasons: there is less daylight leaves fall onto paths and…
