Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Who Would've Guessed?

HIGH CAPACITY.  OUTDOOR ENDURANCE. ENERGY EFFICIENT.
WHO WOULD’VE GUESSED IT’S ELECTRIC.


Introducing our electric rental inventory in 2016.
Zero-emissions, works as hard as IC/LP, more productivity. Batteries included.
Most IC/LP lift trucks have electric versions for your specific application.
Rent one now and experience the difference.
DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY/LONG-TERM LEASE/RPO

SCMH Rental Solutions.
Consider it done.
1-877-752-3425    www.scmh.com

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

SCMH Kicks Off 2016 by Giving Back

22 JANUARY 2016, WHITTIER CA, Southern California Material Handling
(SCMH) kicks off 2016 with a clothes drive benefiting the Los Angeles Mission.

Employees recently ran a week-long clothes drive from January 9 to 18 and generated a truckload of useable clothing to help comfort those in need this winter season.

The LA Mission was founded in 1936 and is a non-profit, privately-supported, faith-based organization helping disadvantaged men, women, and children. Learn more at https://losangelesmission.org/learn/about/history/

SCMH is Southern California’s values-driven and trusted material handling company for over 75 years. Find out more about SCMH at http://www.scmh.com/

Photo shows Karen Klosterman, SCMH Account Manager and EAC Member making the drop off in behalf of SCMH employees.


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Monday, January 18, 2016

How to Make 2016 Your Most Productive Year


·       Higher Revenue
·       Productive Operations
·       Advanced Warehouse Systems
·       Long-term Cost Savings

For the discerning business leaders, you already know that cheaper isn’t necessarily better. Ironically, we all operate in a world where directions such as “make things work better” go hand-in-hand with “but don’t spend too much.”

It can be done. Cheaper seldom means it can make things better. But making things better can mean cost-savings. A misconception is that hi-tech, which is usually more efficient, is expensive. Not necessarily true: By getting more things done faster and by avoiding frequent repairs, you end up with the better, cheaper deal. Click here how to compute for long-term costsavings when you convert from IC to AC.

What can you do to start 2016 right?


Tip #1

DOWNTIME HURTS BIG TIME. AVOID THE PAIN.

Get your lift trucks on planned/preventive maintenance (PM). The less they break, the less downtime, the higher productivity they will yield. Maintenance costs are lower than major breakdowns. Parts, labor, and the time to get them up back and running will all negatively impact your bottomline. We all know it’s not just about the production—it’s the operator’s hours affected. It’s the cost of the parts. It’s scheduling the service.

Tip#2

DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

When you get your trucks on PM, make sure only factory-trained techs touch them—otherwise, you may end up having to re-do the work, risk greater breakdowns, and you’ll end up spending thrice the expense you budgeted in the first place. Do it right the first time.

Tip#3

AVOID SUBSTITUTION.

Rely on OEM parts. It is worth every penny to invest in original parts rather than risk blowing up an entire lift truck. True story: a mere switch was replaced with an after-market version. Lift truck short circuited four times. Were the few dollars saved worth the downtime, extra expense, and headache? Avoid substitution.

Tip#4

GO FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.

Choose to update to the newer, modern equipment. Otherwise, you could end up buying again before the intended purchase cycle. Brand new lift trucks are obviously more current and responsive to your needs now and in the future. They come with flexible upgrade capabilities, software updatable, and are more intuitive. Don’t take the quick route. Upgrade with long-term in mind.


Tip#5

EMPOWER YOUR MEN

Invest in training. No matter how advanced your lift trucks are, if your operators aren’t handling them properly, huge investment goes down the drain. Don’t let them skip the operator checklist. Update theiroperator permit way before it expires.

Tip#6

CHOOSE THE GOOD.

Consider the environment. There’s something greater besides ourselves, our business operations, and profit. We need to be responsible for our environment and do everything we can to sustain it. Consider electric lift trucks before buying IC/LP. Electric yields higher efficiency, costs less in the long-term, and reduces carbon footprint. Just think about it.

Why Let SCMH Help
·       Because you don’t want to spend more on doing things twice
·       Because to become cost-efficient, your solutions must all be long-term
·       Because well-trained operators will drive your equipment efficiently
·       Because you don’t want to pay extra for CARB violations

·       Because the future is now and you don’t want to get left behind by the competition
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Friday, January 8, 2016

SCMH. The future is now.

Take a glimpse at how Southern California Material Handling can take your business operations further into the future with its complete solutions from forklifts, parts, service, rental, operator training, and warehouse design & integration. Visit SCMH now at www.scmh.com and learn more about how SCMH can help you achieve maximum productivity and efficiency in your workspace. Video is on the lower right hand side of the page.

https://youtu.be/5sgx17-ggpk

SCMH Corporate AVP