Wren Storage - Material Handling News

Here in Ohio - we follow Buckeye Chuck - he’s fat and furry and holds all of our Springtime hopes and dreams in his little paws - so what did he decide? It’s going to be a quick Spring - no shadow for Chuck! So far - it’s been pretty nice - will it stay?? We’ll see!

We have a staff birthday today - Happy Birthday to you! - You know who you are!

Let’s get to the goods, this week i’m liking safety in the workplace, so padlocks - some areas are off-limits - let’s keep it that way with durable padlocks, these padlocks are strong, nice colors, and inexpensive. Coveralls - keep stuff off of your street clothes like water, paint, chemicals, and odors, the coveralls are sturdy, many sizes, many colors, and several styles, good for temperature fluctuations too- one of our employees wears these everyday - trust us they are great!  And one of my favorites - the Eyewash Station - if you’ve got one you’ll probably never need one - this is a tremendous safety feature to point out to new employees, this could save your vision if you ever get certain harmful substances in your eyes.  Just step up and flush out - still seek medical attention - but it can be quite a sight-saving measure before medical care arrives.

And now, here it is…..”Product of the Week!!!”  Aisle Striping Tape - great way to line off areas that are off-limits or restricted, nice texture, variety of colors, bright and easily noticable, won’t damage floors like paint would, easy to install, tape cleans with soap and water, and scuff resistant.  A personal note - this stuff works great for taping off a ball court for kids on a plain floor or a floor with outdoor carpet - I should know!

NEW PRODUCTS ADDED ALL THE TIME!! Spring is coming - so said the groundhog - let me help you get your gear ready!

This is just my most recent set of stuff that I thought was worth a mention - Hey! If you think these few things are great - check out the website - if you need something - it’s there!  Talk more soon - IF YOU CALL OR EMAIL ME I’LL HAVE MORE TO WRITE ABOUT!

I said I would see you in a week, and here I am!  Well, we had a couple weeks of warm, Spring-like weather and now it is gone - The definition of Ohio weather - never the same thing twice! 

 I think I’ll talk about some awesome and simple products to keep warm and safe in this season of cold- Hot Rods Warming Packs - Pocket, Hand, and Toe warmers - these are great little packets that you activate and put in your pockets, gloves,  or boots to generate heat - they come in multi-packs, are inexpensive, and safe.  Just a side note - my son took these on a Winter camp 2 weeks ago and still talks about them as if they were technology from the future - check them out and you too can be giddy like a kid again, but with warm fingers and toes!!!! And cool new product for safety on the ice - if you are like me and never wear proper shoes - Sure Foot Ice Traction Spikes - they fit all shoe sizes, offer traction support on ice and snow, they are durable, compact, light weight, and inexpensive - check these out - especially if you work outdoors.

An now, I know you’ve been waiting for this, “Product of the Week!!”  Cowboy Style Hard Hat - this is so unique - it’s a hard hat shaped like a cowboy hat - this is great for you guys and gals that wear a cowboy hat at home but have to wear a hard hat at work. What genius came up with this? In certain parts of our world - you don’t go out without your Cowboy hat - well, I just solved all you problems - work hat and play hat all in one - You’re Welcome!  It is also great to be the “one-of-a-kind” for your job site, it’s a great conversation piece, a cool gift for that person who has everything, or a great costume piece for kids who destroy everything they touch. This hat is durable beyond belief, good-looking, inexpensive, and comes in 4 colors. WOW! You’ll never take your hard hat off with this one!

As all good things must end - I will see you next week - CALL ME!

Well, it’s a new Year - 2010 - WOW! In my younger days I never would have dreamed that I would be around in 2010 - but here I am!  Welcome new staff  - I think we have doubled here lately - we are growing and the space is shrinking!!! We have tons of new products and thousands of old ones - What do you need for work - WE GOT IT! What do you want for play - WE GOT THAT TOO!!  What do you want to hear about - I’LL WRITE ABOUT IT! What do you have to say - LET”S HEAR IT!!

Well, it’s that time of the year in Ohio - COLD! You want to keep warm - I’m here to help, and for all you folks that live in places that stay warm all year - I can keep you cool - Call me - PROBLEM SOLVED!

Each week I have a treat for you - it’s my favorite product for the week. YEAH! It’s something that caught my eye that week, maybe I was researching a new product and I thought it was cool, or maybe I was in the warehouse and came across something that was totally weird, or maybe someone ordered something unique that I never saw before - anyway here it is - Pink Gear - Come on Ladies, and Oh Gentlemen (how dare I exclude) this stuff is great - it’s bright or soft colored - whatever you want, it’s inexpensive, self-expressive, definitely unique - want to get noticed on the job-site, I just did that for you! You are welcome! Tool-belts, hard hats, gloves, safety glasses, and more….. CHECK IT OUT!! You will not be disappointed - I GUARANTEE IT!

Well, I must go for now - much work to be done - CALL ME - and I’ll see you next week!

We sell our ware in a variety of places. Of course our website, but also on ebay, and Amazon. Now, I don’t mean to pick on a set of people but we seem to get the most questions about our products from buyers on ebay. Why is that? People come onto our website all day long, they buy, they pay, we ship. Sure, we get questions, often people call us and need help with a configuration of something or other, they don’t understand a cart size, need help picking a hand truck, what color is this available in, we’re happy to help. But I’m talking about these type of questions … These are real, complete, questions that customers have sent us.

What color is this hat? (let’ see…. the title says white, so does the description, and the picture shows white, maybe it’s Purple)

How big is this bin? (the size is in the title and in the description, but let’s pretend it’s not)

Will this fit my head? (I give up, will it?)

I am 6′ tall, what size jacket (welding) do I need? (we’ll be right there to take your measurements)

How many knives will I get (title, and description, reads one dozen, but maybe for you we’ll make it 11)

How many boxes can I close with this roll of tape (only one, but no one will EVER get it opened…hehe)

Would these (earmuffs) fit my kid? (the magic eight ball says “maybe”, so there ya go!)

I have a yellow hard hat will this (hard hat liner) match it? (I have got to work on that mental telepathy thing)

This is one of my favorites, it was a White Hard hat, which was stated in the title and description - and yes he received white. 
The color of your helmet does not match the picture you put on my computer screen. How do you plan to fix it?  (we’re going to buy you a new monitor, really we are, we’ll get right on it, soon)

OK, that’s it for now. I’ve worn myself out reading these old question.
If we’ve offended you well, I apologize.
BTW… We really did answer these people in a nice way, we wanted to give smarty pants answers, but we didn’t (we were afraid they wouldn’t understand! hehe)

We’ve recently picked up the entire line of Radians products. DeWalt, Radians, Remington, and Black and Decker. We’ll be putting these products on our website soon. One of the coolest products is the custom fit earplugs. These mold to your ear, then harden and are made for YOU! There is a carry case, and a cord available for these also. They come in Red, Blue, Tan, or Orange. They’re super light weight so we can ship these at a very low cost.
If purchased direct the plugs are: 10.33 per pair; cords or case are $4.07 each; Cords come in Red and Black.

Check them out! Very cool product.
Oh, want to see how to make them??
Here’s the video!
http://www.youtube.com/RadiansInc#play/uploads/3/6w5hclSlRsY

Have you been spending time working in the garage? Workroom? Changing some stuff around? Want to be organized? We have lots of solutions for storage, small parts, toys, crafts, garages, craft rooms, laundry rooms. We may sell industrial products but they are PERFECT for home organization also. They’re sturdy because they are made for industrial use. They’re stylish coming in varous colors. They’re available in many different styles, and sizes.

Take a look
Colorful bins that stack, sit on shelves, hangs on a bin rail. These come in lots of sizes and shapes, colors, stacking, or shelf. Create a system that works for you.

Small parts cabinets are another fantastic way to organize. These things look good and are functional. These plastic cabinets that are 64, 44 or 24 drawer are the same frame size so they mix and match really well. They are all available in Gray/Black combo. BUT, the 44 is also available in Red, the 26 drawer in yellow, the 64 drawer blue. If you are a crafter you are going to love these.   
 
Be creative. Mix and Match items and create a great, organized, space where you can actually find what you are looking for, or keep what you need at your fingertips!

In the coming months breast cancer awareness walks, drives, fundraisers, are going to be popping up all over your community, the country, and the world. Wren Industrial Storage Equipment is a proud sponsor of the Susan G. Komen foundation to help with the promise, to find a cure! We donate a portion of all proceeds from the sale of our pink products to the foundation.             

So, all you woman in industry show your style! Go PINK! And help support a good cause at the same time.

 Just click on industrailpink.com to take a look at pink gear, safety vests, glasses, hard hats, gloves, and glasses.

We’re always on the lookout for new products to add so check back often and see what’s new.

Here in Ohio we’ve had a little relief today from the cold, tomorrow will also be warmer. For us midwesterners who are used to harsh winters when the temps get up in the 40’s in the winter it’s like a heat wave. We’re outside, cleaning things up, wearing jackets, no gloves…. heck it’s almost tee shirt weather! But, alas this will not last, we know that. We’ll be hit with cold, snow, WINTER, again soon.

When the weather does turn cold again (below freezing), we need to be ready with some cold weather gear. Gloves, hats, warm coats, and whatever it takes to keep us feeling all toasty in the chill. Some things we offer for those who have to work in colder areas are hat liners to go under your hard hats, heat packs, and some really nice cozy lined gloves (OK, I really like the fleece lined gloves!).

So, if you have to be in the cold, dress for it! Cover your ears, fingers, toes. Dress in layers, and in clothing that will keep you dry.

If you work in an area where the temperature isn’t all toasty how do you stay warm?

Our warehouse isn’t all that warm. The shipping office is warmer, but we don’t keep the heat cranked up because the people who do our shipping are in and out of the office/warehouse. So, we try to keep it around 60 in the shipping area. The workers generally wear lighter weight jackets, gloves, and hats to keep warm when they are picking product. When it’s time to get into the shipping office they often lose some of the gear.

A few weeks ago (OK, I think it was last week) we had some pretty bitter weather. To stay warm when working in the warehouse they needed a little more gear than they do on the normal 30 - 40 degree day. One of the things they found helpful was this handy dandy hood

Happy New Year to all! I wanted to start the first post of the year with some info about products in our catalog. What’s new, what’s coming, and so on.

We’re starting the year off with a special on a 4 way convertible hand truck. Get it now for $105.25! It’s a great deal, this is our number one selling hand truck. It’s light weight, versitile, travels well, will convert to 3 positions, with 4 options.

Later this month look for additions to the womens line of safety products. We’ll be adding some ladies styles of safety glasses, work gloves, and tool belts. Who knows what else we may find to add as well.

2009 will bring lots of changes to our company. We’ve added staff starting this month - one in shipping and one in the office. This will help us to expand our product line, and handle the volume of shipping we need to do. We like to have products shipped out within 24 - 48 hours.

New products will be added almost daily. From welding safety, to fall protection, to additonal products in the lines we currently carry…. more safety glasses, hard hats, gloves, protective clothing. We’ll also be adding more to the brand names section. Currently we have Harley Davidson safety glasses, hard hats, and welder gloves. Smith and Wesson, and DeWalt, safety glasses. We want to build on that. Winchester, AO, Orange County Chopper, NFL series, Collegiate, MSA, Bullard, and more.

Additionally we’re planning a line of articles to help you understand the various safety regulations. ANSI has many standards for items, but do you know which is right for you? We’re working on that.

So check us out as we continue to grow. Bookmark us, and watch for the changes.

As we wind down our year I wanted to take a minute to wish all of our customers a Happy and Peaceful Holiday Season. I hope you take some time to enjoy your friends, family, loved ones, throughout this season.

It’s been an interesting year for us. We started the internet side of our business just over a year ago - Dec 1, 2007 to be exact. We really didn’t know how that would work out for us, but it’s been wonderful. It has given us opportunities to grow into new areas of our industry. Safety products being our biggest growth area.

As 2009 gets closer we are preparing to expand our product line again. We’ve recently picked up some new suppliers and will be adding a line of tool belts, and pouches. More safety glasses, and expanding our Industrial Pink section - yes ladies we have found more product just for you!

We’ll be adding pink work gloves, pink safety vests, and pink safety glasses. We hope to pick up a line of pink tool belts soon. We’ll also be adding other colors of our products - red, purple, blue….

Be sure to watch for the new section of hard hats we’ll be adding soon. Sports! Your favorite college, or pro, sports teams - football, baseball, basketball, hockey, even racing.

From the entire staff at Wren Industrial Storage Equipment

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!