Finding Ideal Warehouse Installation Services: What To Know When Building or Renovating a New Facility
The ongoing effectiveness of your new warehouse or distribution center will depend on that facility’s equipment. Decisions made at the beginning of the building’s life are pivotal to maximizing your return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO). This is true whether you’re constructing the facility from scratch or renovating and converting an existing structure.
Your ability to choose and install warehouse equipment will play a role in determining how safe, productive and happy your personnel are in the months and years ahead. It’s up to you to find a partner that will deliver top-notch equipment selection and proper installation services, as well as maintenance programs that can keep new equipment in top condition over the long term.
What Should You Look for in Warehouse Installation Services?
The construction or conversion of a warehouse space involves the professional installation of dock equipment, warehouse rack systems, shelving and modular offices. When selecting a company for this role, look for a partner that can provide six key factors:
1. Insights Into Your Equipment Needs
No two businesses will have the exact warehouse solutions requirements regarding equipment. For example, in the food manufacturing and distribution space, there is a need to meet food safety regulations, and some companies must maintain a consistent cold chain.
The right assets for your facility will reflect the size of the business, the square footage of your new or repurposed structure, the specific demands of your industry and much more. To see equipment selection in action, discover how MINER met Lidl’s specific food supply chain needs when constructing an 880,000-square-foot distribution center.
Having access to the best possible warehouse equipment means dealing with more than one original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The ideal partner for your equipment selection and installation process will offer numerous options from multiple providers to ensure you can find the assets that most closely suit your specific needs.
2. Connections With OEMs
It also pays to work with a large, national-scale partner organization. A service provider with that level of reach can achieve preferential treatment from OEMs due to bulk purchasing power, while providing a consistent equipment experience across all your facilities.
See a list of OEMs whose products are available through MINER.
3. Factory-Trained Equipment Experts
A crew of skilled professionals can set up your new equipment correctly. Human error in installation can lessen the useful lifespan of your warehouse assets, leading to costly emergency repairs or the need for premature replacement.
An ideal warehouse equipment installation partner will offer the best people for the job, while also having expert crews available to continue with maintenance and repairs for years to come. The right crew will come to the job with the equipment, training and know-how to deal with your specific needs, even if the job is nonstandard.
4. A Single Point of Contact for Clarity and Consistency
If your organization operates more than one facility, it pays to work with a single national service provider for equipment selection and installation across all of them. Working with the same partner for each new warehouse or distribution center you build or acquire can create straightforward connections that are easy to manage over time and lead to consistent quality.
Having a single primary point of contact for all your equipment purchasing and installation needs circumvents the problems that can come with complicated networks of providers. One reliable manager for your account can provide quick, decisive answers when you need them.
5. A Partnership Mindset
After equipment installation, your new warehouse is open for business; what kind of relationship will you maintain with the service provider that worked with you to equip the facility? In the best-case scenario, there will be an ongoing partnership that extends for years to come.
When service provider relationships are true partnerships rather than pure transactions, you can keep working with the company as your business grows. Equipping new warehouses and distribution centers can become part of a smooth routine.
6. Access to High-Quality Maintenance and Repair Services
The ideal partner for you will offer maintenance and repairs alongside professional installation services, with the same level of quality and focus. This allows you to maintain continuity in your operations while carefully monitoring and maintaining the status of every asset.
To see the dollars-and-cents value of continuing warehouse equipment service, you can learn more about the effects of warehouse equipment on energy costs, the impact of downtime and the ways proactive maintenance saves money.
Get Started With the Right Warehouse Installation Services
Working with the ideal partner from warehouse design and on is a way to maximize the value of that facility from the start and maintain it through the building’s whole life cycle. Equipment that is expertly chosen and installed is well-positioned to provide ideal ROI and TCO for years to come.
MINER can fulfill this warehouse solutions role for your organization — we maintain true partnerships rather than hands-off customer relationships. Our national scale, OEM connections, expert technicians and ability to offer a single point of contact can help your organization thrive as it constructs or purchases new facilities.
Regardless of the size of your network of warehouses and distribution centers, MINER is equipped to provide comprehensive warehouse installation and maintenance programs tailored to your specific needs.
Learn more about the MINER Install Program or contact us to get started.