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A small criminal defense firm based in Biddeford, Maine recently announced that their Founding Partner, Attorney William Bly, received a remarkable 10.0 Avvo rating for his outstanding performances when representing clients. The Law Office of William T. Bly specializes in representing clients accused of committing criminal acts as well as personal injury victims.

For a property owner, a worst-case disaster scenario involving fire or water damage can seem unthinkable and then suddenly become a reality. In the aftermath of a disaster, quick response time by a disaster recovery and restoration specialist can help minimize property damage as well as inventory or home contents loss. To provide home and business owners with a quick and convenient way to call in the experts when disaster strikes, SERVPRO announces the public release of their SERVPRO® Ready Plan Mobile Application. The free App is now available to download from app stores across three mobile platforms: Android™, iOS and Blackberry.

Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. When retailers stock shelves, the process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. Because of the size and weight of pallets, important safety factors have to be considered at all times. Retail workers (and customers) must pay attention to any loose components in the pallet rack system, and take the time to report any damage in the pallet rack frame; such frame damage could cause the pallets to fall. It is especially important to have highly visible warning signs if the pallet rack system is used in retail environments, such as wholesale centers, where the public is present.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores were published to provide "practical" recommendations to help grocery store employees reduce the number and severity of injuries in the workplace. Ergonomic solutions at the retail level are needed. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored.

Dandy Lifts are available in capacities from 330 lbs. to almost 1,800 lbs. and in single scissor, double scissor, and low-profile designs. Dandy Lifts are the original lifter/transporters. For nearly thirty years, these units have been the standard of quality, performance, and overall value in portable, hydraulic lifter/transporter carts. Thousands of units are in use in all types of industries to make work faster, safer, and easier. Nowhere are the benefits more needed than in the retail environment. Retailers choose from foot pump or battery powered electric lift. Dandy Lifts are packed with features not available on most competitive units.

PalletPal is a critical development for the retail loading and unloading environment. To view PalletPal in action go to: retailhandlingsolutions.com/video-palletpal-training-mov. Retail Handling Solutions understands that one of the great safety concerns in retail is the loading and unloading of pallets. The PalletPal 360 makes loading and unloading pallets faster, safer and easier. This simple, automatic unit uses a system of springs and shock absorbers to lower and raise loads as boxes are added or removed from pallets. A turntable allows nearside loading and unloading. No power or air supply is required.

Grocery Headquarters offers an inside look at the trends and events impacting today’s ever-changing retail marketplace. In an effort to present grocery executives with strategic planning solutions, Grocery Headquarters recently profiled the ADS Box Auto-positioning Display System from Retail Handling Solutions. It is a movable cube that automatically maintains a display’s original appearance even as merchandise is removed. While sparing shoppers from unnecessary bending and lifting, the durable unit also offers significant marketing opportunities — its four large sides provide plenty of room for product messaging, promotional offers, or branding. Every side has a hinged top rail, a channel wide enough to hold multiple display panels, and a protective outer sheet of plexiglass, so future promotions can be pre-staged and the panels can be switched in seconds.

Grocery Headquarters offers an inside look at the trends and events impacting today’s ever-changing retail marketplace. In an effort to present grocery executives with strategic planning solutions, Grocery Headquarters recently profiled profiled how Retail Handling Solutions has solved retailer stocking concerns with The Stock & Roll. It is an elegantly simple, one-of-a-kind device that solves common shelf stocking problems making the job faster, safer and easier in pet supermarkets or anywhere case-packed goods are displayed on shelves. Retail grocery operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored. McNamara said, “The Stock & Roll adjustable platform presents case-packed goods at shelf height for faster, safer access with no need to stage loads on the floor or balance them on the edge of shelves. It eliminates bending, reaching, stretching, body contortions and wasted motion. It also reduces worker fatigue and the risk of common musculoskeletal disorders.” By securely supporting heavy loads and non-rigid packaging the Stock & Roll eliminates need to support cartons, leaves both hands free for stocking or unit pricing/repricing. It also reduces dropped product, breakage, spills and associated housekeeping hassles. Rolls easily between staging areas and stocking locations is another benefit to retailers because it easily transports cases of goods up and down aisles to restocking locations allowing U-boats and pallets to be kept in staging areas out of aisles. The cart eliminates walking back and forth while carrying heavy loads in aisles while allowing stocking to be done by all employees, regardless of size or physical strength. The compact footprint and unmatched maneuverability ensures that restocking is accomplished with minimum customer inconvenience, even during peak traffic hours. The cart acts as “shelf extension” holding older inventory as newer items are stocked behind. Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. Recognizing that retail store operations are significantly different from manufacturing and somewhat different from warehousing, Retail Handling Solutions was created to concentrate the practical application of ergonomics on the specific circumstances of the retail work environment. Limited space, high volumes, thin margins, packaging necessities, as well as consideration for in-store shoppers and merchandising frequently require a unique approach to optimizing the productivity and safety of these stock handling applications.

Amanda Ciccatelli, TMCnet Web Editor, recently wrote about how there are practical retail application of ergonomics. She suggested ergonomists can help retailers provide safe, comfortable and efficient equipment throughout the retail chain in order to achieve above average customer service.

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The ADS Box Auto-positioning Display System is a movable cube that automatically maintains a display’s original appearance even as merchandise is removed. It is ideal for cases of beverages such as soft drinks, bottled water, and beer as well as bulk items such as bagged pet food and garden supplies. The ADS box does not require power or compressed air. When the platform is loaded, the heavy-duty springs beneath it compress, leaving the top layer(s) of product accessible to the retail customer. Because the springs gradually lift the platform as weight is removed, even the bottom row of products is presented to the shoppers at the ideal height when it rises to the top. Since the unit requires little or no house-keeping, labor costs are reduced. Alison Shea, Market Development Manager for Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) recently contributed a feature article in Today’s Grocer. Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. Shea shares a better idea that solves many end-cap problems. She describes a display box that keeps the top layer of stacked bags or cartons at the most convenient height for shoppers – just above the rim of a shopping cart. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored. Southworth International Group is the parent of a family of companies whose mission is to make work faster, safer, and easier. Southworth’s roots date back more than a century. For much of this history, the company has been developing and supplying equipment that provides the many benefits of the practical application of ergonomics in the manufacturing and warehousing industries. Its divisions are widely recognized for their innovative approach to application engineering, extensive product offerings, and adaptability to exact customer requirements including service both before and after sales. The ADS Box Auto-positioning Display System is a movable cube that automatically maintains a display’s original appearance even as merchandise is removed. It is ideal for cases of beverages such as soft drinks, bottled water, and beer as well as bulk items such as bagged pet food and garden supplies. The ADS box does not require power or compressed air. When the platform is loaded, the heavy-duty springs beneath it compress, leaving the top layer(s) of product accessible to the retail customer. Because the springs gradually lift the platform as weight is removed, even the bottom row of products is presented to the shoppers at the ideal height when it rises to the top. Since the unit requires little or no house-keeping, labor costs are reduced.

Retail Handling Solutions (retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience.

Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored.

Shelf Stocking requires automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. He concedes that the process is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article titled, “Automation for Retailer Expands Rapidly in 2013,” published in the current issue of AutomationMedia.com. Cutler reported, “Presenting products in attractive, neat, displayed with clear signage is a proven technique for increasing sales.

Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience.

Rotating Dairy Items for freshness is a critical issue for grocery and convenience store retailers. Retail Handling Solutions has addressed this issue with the Stock and Roll. It is an elegantly simple, one-of-a-kind device that solves all common shelf stocking problems making the job faster, safer and easier in supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores or any other retail outlet where case-packed goods are displayed for sale on shelves.

Dandy Lifts are the original lifter/transporters. For nearly thirty years these units, have been the standard of quality, performance, and overall value in portable, hydraulic lifter/transporter carts. Thousands of units are in use in all types of industries to make work faster, safer, and easier. Nowhere are the benefits more needed than in the retail environment. The Dandy Lifts are available in capacities from 330 lbs. to almost 1,800 lbs. and in single scissor, double scissor, and low-profile designs. Retailers choose from foot pump or battery powered electric lift. Dandy Lifts are packed with features not available on most competitive units.

Retail Handling Solutions understands that one of the great safety concerns in retail is the loading and unloading of pallets. The PalletPal 360 makes loading and unloading pallets faster, safer and easier. This simple, automatic unit uses a system of springs and shock absorbers to lower and raise loads as boxes are added or removed from pallets. A turntable allows nearside loading and unloading. No power or air supply is required.

Retail Handling Solutions has solved retailer stocking concerns with The Stock & Roll. It is an elegantly simple, one-of-a-kind device that solves common shelf stocking problems making the job faster, safer and easier in supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores or anywhere case-packed goods are displayed on shelves. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored. McNamara said, “The Stock & Roll adjustable platform presents case-packed goods at shelf height for faster, safer access with no need to stage loads on the floor or balance them on the edge of shelves. It eliminates bending, reaching, stretching, body contortions and wasted motion. It also reduces worker fatigue and the risk of common musculoskeletal disorders.”

Alison Shea, Market Development Manager for Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) recently contributed a feature article in Today’s Grocer. Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. Shea shares a better idea that solves many end-cap problems. She describes a display box that keeps the top layer of stacked bags or cartons at the most convenient height for shoppers – just above the rim of a shopping cart.

Stocking shelves is one of the great safety issues facing retailers today. Retail Handling Solutions has addressed these concerns with the Stock and Roll. It is an elegantly simple, one-of-a-kind device that solves all common shelf stocking problems making the job faster, safer and easier in supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores or any other retail outlet where case-packed goods are displayed for sale on shelves. -Presents case-packed goods at shelf height for faster, safer access -Securely supports heavy loads and non-rigid packaging -Rolls easily between staging areas and stocking locations -Compact footprint and unmatched maneuverability -Simplifies and speeds inventory freshness turning -Ships fully assembled for use right out of the box To view the Stock & Roll in action go to: www.retailhandlingsolutions.com/video-stock-and-roll-flv. Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored. Southworth International Group is the parent of a family of companies whose mission is to make work faster, safer, and easier. Southworth’s roots date back more than a century. For much of this history, the company has been developing and supplying equipment that provides the many benefits of the practical application of ergonomics in the manufacturing and warehousing industries. Its divisions are widely recognized for their innovative approach to application engineering, extensive product offerings, and adaptability to exact customer requirements including service both before and after sales. In more recent years, it has extended its focus to include the opportunity rich repetitive handling requirements of many retail operations. Store goods are handled multiple times, often in awkward positions and almost all operations are done over and over again. Safety problems are clearly an issue and applications to improve productivity abound. Recognizing that retail store operations are significantly different from manufacturing and somewhat different from warehousing, Retail Handling Solutions was created to concentrate the practical application of ergonomics on the specific circumstances of the retail work environment. Limited space, high volumes, thin margins, packaging necessities, as well as consideration for in-store shoppers and merchandising frequently require a unique approach to optimizing the productivity and safety of these stock handling applications.

OSHA Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores was published to provide "practical" recommendations to help grocery store employees reduce the number and severity of injuries in the workplace. Ergonomic solutions at the retail level are needed. Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. Retail operations require automation according to Brian McNamara, founder of Retail Handling Solutions, based in Falmouth, Maine. Many of the processes, including retail stocking, is time consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury and product breakage. With all the advances made in other areas of the store, this key operation function has been largely ignored. Southworth International Group is the parent of a family of companies whose mission is to make work faster, safer, and easier. Southworth’s roots date back more than a century. For much of this history, the company has been developing and supplying equipment that provides the many benefits of the practical application of ergonomics in the manufacturing and warehousing industries. Its divisions are widely recognized for their innovative approach to application engineering, extensive product offerings, and adaptability to exact customer requirements including service both before and after sales. In more recent years, it has extended its focus to include the opportunity rich repetitive handling requirements of many retail operations. Store goods are handled multiple times, often in awkward positions and almost all operations are done over and over again. Safety problems are clearly an issue and applications to improve productivity abound. Recognizing that retail store operations are significantly different from manufacturing and somewhat different from warehousing, Retail Handling Solutions was created to concentrate the practical application of ergonomics on the specific circumstances of the retail work environment. Limited space, high volumes, thin margins, packaging necessities, as well as consideration for in-store shoppers and merchandising frequently require a unique approach to optimizing the productivity and safety of these stock handling applications.

Retail Handling Solutions is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers’ stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article titled, “Automation for Retailer Expands Rapidly in 2013,” published in the current issue of AutomationMedia.com. Cutler reported, “Presenting products in attractive, neat, displays Automation with clear signage is a proven technique for increasing sales. Unfortunately, this is more difficult than it sounds, and rarely a concern at the manufacturing or distribution center level. Placing pallet loads on the floor can get messy and display requires constant attention and replenishment. Cardboard signage is often flimsy and almost never reusable.”

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article titled, “Automation in Retailing,” published in the current issue of Business Excellence. Cutler reported, “Presenting products in attractive, neat, displays Automation with clear signage is a proven technique for increasing sales. Unfortunately, this is more difficult than it sounds, and rarely a concern at the manufacturing or distribution center level. Placing pallet loads on the floor can get messy and display requires constant attention and replenishment. Cardboard signage is often flimsy and almost never reusable.”

A properly designed and executed display will generate a significant increase in sales and profits for retailers. At least 70% of purchase decisions are made at retail according to POPAI, a leading retail marketing association. Despite all the research, advice, and advertisements customers encounter, they are still strongly affected by what they experience in the store. Shopper's change their intended purchase based on displays which facilitate their experience. A great display will ease that process for shoppers by organizing the product presentation and facilitating the shopper’s path to purchase. The right mix of displays, from freestanding to showcase-topper, A/V media to signage, will help shopper's navigate their retail experience positively. Retail Handling Solutions (www.retailhandlingsolutions.com) is at the core of revolutionizing retail products handling. For nearly a century not much has changed in the way retailers stock shelves. The process is time-consuming, labor intensive, and fraught with productivity road blocks and the potential for injury, product breakage, and customer inconvenience. A properly designed and executed display will generate a significant increase in sales and profits for retailers. At least 70% of purchase decisions are made at retail according to POPAI, a leading retail marketing association. Despite all the research, advice, and advertisements customers encounter, they are still strongly affected by what they experience in the store. Shopper's change their intended purchase based on displays which facilitate their experience. In more recent years, it has extended its focus to include the opportunity rich repetitive handling requirements of many retail operations. Store goods are handled multiple times, often in awkward positions and almost all operations are done over and over again. Safety problems are clearly an issue and applications to improve productivity abound. Recognizing that retail store operations are significantly different from manufacturing and somewhat different from warehousing, Retail Handling Solutions was created to concentrate the practical application of ergonomics on the specific circumstances of the retail work environment. Limited space, high volumes, thin margins, packaging necessities, as well as consideration for in-store shoppers and merchandising frequently require a unique approach to optimizing the productivity and safety of these stock handling applications.