Australian-Made Products in Construction: Better Durability and Reduced Supply Chain Disruptions
Explore the significance of using Australian-made products in construction projects to improve quality, and reduce supply chain agitations and disruptions all the while boosting the local economy.
Maximise Your Dealership Design
How you can maximise your dealership design? Looking to create a car dealership that stands out from the rest? Maximizing your dealership design is key to attracting customers and enhancing their overall experience. From the layout of the showroom to the environmental control strategies, every...
Vehicle Spraying Facilities with Enturi Retractable Sectional Doors
In the dynamic world of manufacturing, the need for innovative solutions to overcome space constraints and operational challenges is ever-present. Recently, Remax Doors successfully tackled a unique challenge for a client operating a vehicle spraying facility.
Remax Doors Case Study: Mumford Farms
Mumford Farms, a thriving agricultural business in Victoria, was facing a substantial operational bottleneck in their day-to-day activities. Access to their coolrooms was slow and cumbersome due to manually operated doors.
Avoiding Maintenance Issues: Tips for Luxury Car Showrooms
Discover effective tips to avoid common maintenance issues with car showrooms and keep your sectional doors running smoothly for years to come.
Elevate Your Car Showroom: The Beauty of Foldaway Garage Doors
Transform your garage into a stunning and unique space with luxury garage doors which foldaway into a discrete area above the doorway - where you no longer have to look at the unsightly railings which run along the ceiling, with standard overhead doors . Discover the exceptional craftsmanship and...
Remax Doors Case Study: Potato Packing Factory Solution
A prominent potato packing factory in South Australia was grappling with a significant problem: birds. Their presence onsite was creating huge problems due to contaminating stock. The current roller doors onsite needed to be upgraded to a more robust solution to combat not only the bird problem but...
Controlling Dust, Pests, and Contaminants with Rapid Roll Doors
In medium to large scale business operations, maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient environment, these are not just a priority, but a necessity. With a high traffic flow of people and vehicles throughout the facility, keeping out dust, pests and other contaminants can be a challenge. Whether...
Remax Rapid Roller Doors for Temperature Control
Temperature Control For Warehousing in Winter Temperature control is a crucial aspect of many in may warehouses and large facilities, especially in industries where maintaining a consistent internal environment is key.
No, you're not seeing things. We have a new logo!
Late last year we had a good look at who we are, who you (our customers) are and the alignment with your needs and the way you prefer to do business. We think our logo update reflects a brand that is a Customer-obsessed, agile to your unique requirements, and genuinely caring about the people we...
Rapid door improves warehouse temperature control
World-class local factory finds efficiency improved From their factory in Dandenong South, Remax client Advanced Polymer Technology (APT) have supplied artificial turf for hockey fields for the last five Olympic games. Theirs is a great Australian manufacturing success story – yet recently they had...
Improving Employee Comfort Can Improve Your Warehouse Productivity
Can warehouse doors improve efficiency and employee retention? Staff in a large manufacturing facility or warehouse will tell you that temperature control in these areas is commonly forgotten and that the working conditions can often be uncomfortable during the cold winters and/or hot summer days.
Waste Management Facilities and Five Issues and Solutions
More than a year after China stopped accepting 99% of the world’s recycling, halting the export of more than one million tonnes of Australian waste each year; waste management here in Australia has had a lot of thinking to do to resolve the waste issue at hand and come up with a solution for the...
How airlocks can control temperature and maintain hygiene in a food processing plant
What are airlocks? An airlock is typically identified as a small room or compartment within a building, that permits the access of pedestrians or vehicles between two rooms of varying temperatures or atmospheric environments.
A rapid roller door designed to handle forklift damage
Why Movidor can handle knocks from forklifts when most other doors can't We recently came across a newly installed rapid roller door from a competitor, which had been driven into by a speedy forklift driver. Even though the door was nearly new and had cost them $25,000+ to install, it's now a write...
4 Must-haves of underground carpark or basement entry garage doors
Tips to help you select the ideal entry door The average person may not even think twice about, or have much to do with, the doors allowing them access in to their underground car parking spot. And whether the door is below their apartment or office block, that's how it should be: easy for the user.
How to Clean a High Speed Rapid Door
Doors are subject to rigorous use and knocks and scrapes throughout their lifetime. This is even more true of rapid doors installed in warehouses and large facilities where they may be barriers to outside elements; dust, wind and rain as well as dealing with trucks, forklifts, delivery vehicles and...
When Do Warehouse Managers Upgrade to a High Speed Door?
3 Reasons Why a Rapid Door Could Suit your Facility Have you ever explored the option of high speed doors, but wondered whether your facility really needed them? You might have liked the idea of a super fast roller door letting your forklifts operate in turbo mode, but didn’t know if you could...
Bespoke Garage Door Solutions for Architectural Spaces
Finding door solutions for those applications with limited headroom and minimal space can be tricky. As property developers building bigger projects, space is at an absolute premium, and space-saving doors can play instrumental roles in ensuring both the functionality and space efficiency of...
COVID-19: Measures businesses can take for The Coronavirus
If there is one word that is on everyone’s lips at the moment, its ‘Coronavirus’, or COVID-19 as known formally. In this blog, Remax shares some of the measures we are taking to help prepare and mitigate the effects of this virus on our business.
6 Ways to Control Dust in Your Facility
Warehouse and Storage facilities are at risk if there is a build up of dust. Dust buildup is common in manufacturing plants and can be difficult to manage. There are countless possible reasons for this: Exhaust gases from combustion engines Black tires leaving dust during contact with the floor’s...
How to stop ice forming in a coolroom and on the floor
Solving the issues caused by air and moisture In your coolroom, there are many issues which can be caused by air or moisture ingress. Your doors can also be affected by the infiltration of uncontrolled warm or ambient air. This news post talks about your options for mitigating air infiltration.
What happens during a power failure with the Movidor High Speed door?
Great question!
Four Ways To Maximise Commercial Loading Dock Door Efficiency
The loading dock is where most warehouse operations begin and end. It is where goods are prepared for shipping or received. The loading dock gets a fair share of personnel, product, equipment and vehicle traffic on a daily basis. This is the reason loading docks must be designed with productivity...
Four Ways Rapid Doors Reduce Energy Costs
We're all on the journey to save costs, particularly in the warehouse Sector And with the rise of eco-friendly and sustainable knowledge, there are more and more opportunities to save costs on energy. Reducing our energy footprint can drastically shave thousands off the electricity bill each year.
Roller Door Investment: What You Should Know
As we discussed in our blog: Warehouse Roller Doors - Long Term Cost Considerations, warehouse roller doors are a significant investment that shouldn't be taken lightly. In fact, it's quite the opposite - they can have a big impact on costs in the long run. So what are all the costs that warehouse...
What Attributes Does a Great Loading Dock Door Have?
There are some great options on the market for loading dock doors; and there are some vital elements which separate the great dock doors from the rest. Some of the factors include the insulation value, seals, smart integration, low maintenance design and more.
Safety Features of Rapid roller doors
Four factors to consider when choosing a rapid door Since it's so closely tied to safety, choosing the right rapid roller door for your warehouse is vitally important. If every opening posed a possible threat – to the safety of your staff, equipment, or goods, then you would struggle to comply...
Warehouse Managers Improve Site Reliability in 6 Ways
The cooler winter months is a good time for reflection, scheduling in improvement and repairs before Spring / Summer. As we enter spring and summer we can lose track of how badly we need to repair or replace certain elements around the workplace. While you are going through your books, take the...
Six Tips For Workplace Health & Safety - What Are Your Obligations?
Workplace Health and Safety (WHS), often referred to as Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) involves the assessment and migration of risks that may impact the health, safety or welfare of those in your workplace. This may include the health and safety of your customers, employees, visitors,...
5 ways your car showroom can bring in more customers
Tips for car dealers from the Remax Doors team Studies show that the more comfortable people feel in a space, the more likely they are to spend more time there – and the more likely to trust the people running, living, or working in that space. You may not be aware of what exactly makes you feel...
Why are Hospital Theatres Choosing PVC Doors over Timber Doors?
We have come a long way since the Victorian-era where in hospitals generally, a dirty operating room had a 1 in 4 death rate. The correlation to cleanliness in operating rooms wasn’t discovered until later much on. Did you know that in those days, any limb with a fracture that pierced the skin had...
6 ways the meal kit market affects the logistics industry
The Meal Kit Market and How it Started Middagsfrid, the world's first meal kit delivery service, was launched in Sweden in 2007. The concept quickly exploded in popularity, and in less than 15 years it is estimated by Goldman Sachs research that the meal kit industry has grown to between $3 billion...
How to reduce the heat in your warehouse during summer
Tips to help you save money and increase efficiency in your warehouse It can prove daunting to decipher exactly where to find savings on heating or cooling your warehouse. So what is the best solution for your particular site? The two biggest energy consumers in a warehouse are lighting and...
Five factors critical to hospital design
Plan to ensure a better hospital design For many hospital design and general medical building designs, the benefits of ‘hindsight’ are seen to be a somewhat regretful and costly oversight. Nonetheless, there are some great lessons to be learnt in construction ‘hindsight’. For a study in how costs...
How to solve the biggest problem with roller shutters: the noise
Is the noise from your roller shutters driving you crazy? You're not the only one.
Four Reasons to say Goodbye to Traditional Overhead Doors
How Compact Sectional Doors overcome design restrictions by traditional overhead sectional doors You have been putting up with overhead space constraints and overhead beams in your garage for too long. So long, in fact, that you may not even realize how cumbersome and unappealing they are! ...
The Seven Habits of Great Maintenance Managers
In any workplace, maintenance and upkeep throughout the site is crucial to keeping operations flowing successfully. Even more so, in a fast-pace, production-line system where one fault or issue could cause a huge knock-on effect to operations. How effective is your maintenance team, do they make a...
8 Things Your Competitors Could Teach You About Site and Forklift Safety
As at 8 November, 148 Australian workers have been killed at work in 2016. A very sobering thought and a reminder of the dangers at work. Complacency is often the tipping point where changes around the site only tend to happen once something goes wrong. A quick look around other sites can...
Five Smart ways to improve garage doors
Solving the most common door trouble spots The increased need for overall security and design flexibility – both at home and in the workplace – has led to a greater reliance on access-control systems that incorporate new technology and personalised service from suppliers. In commercial and...
Energy Savings in Your Warehouse Starts at the Entrance
How you can improve energy efficiency at your warehouse Manufacturing, warehousing and distribution businesses across the world are looking for ways to cut costs to remain as competitive as possible. But with productivity more crucial than ever, large warehouse doors are being left open for...
Repair and maintenance costs of rapid roller doors
Do you know what it costs to repair and maintain Rapid Roller Doors? Here are Five tips for understanding the cost of rapid door maintenance and repairs Rapid doors often enable the critical pathways into your facility. That's why it's essential that you ensure they are: Appropriate for their...
Temperature management in automotive garages and workshops
How to choose a better door for your workplace Staff in a workshop environment will tell you that temperature control in car servicing and automotive workshop areas is commonly forgotten.
Best practices for managing a cold storage warehouse
Solutions for maintaining temperatures in your cold facility Shippers have been managing the challenge of transporting temperature-sensitive goods since the 1700s, when British fishermen began using ice to preserve their catch while at sea. Today, the market for cold chain products is expanding...
Five things to remember when planning a car showroom
How you can maximise your dealership design A car is one of the most expensive purchases anyone makes, and today’s car showrooms have an important role in helping customers make that decision. It's little wonder new car showrooms can be lavish enterprises, with double-height glazing, blazing...
Six Ways to Maintain Reliability in your Warehouse At Christmas
Logistics best practices for warehouse managers Incredibly, it seems that the holiday season is bearing down on us once more. It's a time for reflection, spending time with loved ones, and getting some downtime from your normal schedule. But for warehouse managers and operators, shippers,...
Buying Australian Made: Can You Afford Not To?
In the business world a company always has two overarching goals: minimise expenses and maximise profit. Different organisations achieve these goals in different ways depending on their industry, geographic location, and customer base. One popular strategy to lower expenses that has emerged in...
Five Crucial requirements for hospital doors
Before you select a hospital door, ask questions about these important qualities Hospitals require the utmost standards of hygiene and cleanliness. Yet hospital design extends far beyond increasing hygiene.
Three Key Warehouse Space Saving Strategies
Get More out of your Warehouse with these three Optimization Strategies Optimising your warehouse space is one of the key jobs of a warehouse and operations manager. Every piece of poorly used space is a potential loss of revenue through inefficiency, just as every piece of efficient space has the...
Five Considerations when choosing a door for your warehouse
Tips for finding the right door solution When you're choosing the right door for your warehouse, it's important to consider a range of factors, from the size of the doorway to the insulation grade of the door's materials. The Remax team have created this list of the 5 major considerations of the...
Compact Overhead Doors vs. Standard Overhead Doors
Here's why they're far superior to Standard overhead doors Overhead garage doors are made of several jointed panels that roll up on tracks above the access or across the ceiling. These doors come with different rail systems depending on the building and the space available. The tracks can either...
Controlling costs and your carbon footprint in a cold storage facility
3 smart ways for your business to reduce energy costs Some Australian cold storage businesses are reporting that with increasing electricity network charges, their energy costs account for up to 30% of their earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation. To compound this,...
What Are the Advantages of a Bespoke Warehouse Door
Much like the rhetorical question, “how long is a piece of string?”, warehouse door sizes depend largely on the application. The size varies from small doors for pedestrian access to large doors for wide loads. In fact knowing the average size of a warehouse door is almost entirely irrelevant,...
Creating a warehouse traffic management plan
5 key features to include to ensure forklift safety At heart a warehouse’s traffic management plan involves identifying and dealing with risks. Many warehouses operate around the clock, which makes a traffic management plan crucial to smooth uninterrupted operation. Any failure in the plan will...
What are High Speed Doors and How they Improve Site Efficiency
How to select the ideal rapid door for your warehouse What are High Speed Rapid Roller Doors and why are they valuable for warehouses and various industries and facilities, and what characteristics you should look for when you are looking to improve site efficiency.
7 Must-Haves For Your Warehouse Pest Control Procedure
Does your pest control plan feature these functions? Over the last few decades the pest control industry has seen massive advances in monitoring and baiting techniques. Yet many warehouses have not kept their pest control procedures up to this rapid pace. With the Montreal Protocol restricting the...
Rapid Roller Doors for Warehouses
Why we're the door of choice across Australia When Facility Managers and Maintenance Managers think about quality Rapid Doors, they think Remax. There are three main attributes that make Remax rapid roller doors the door of choice for warehouses across Australia: Speed Seal Resilience Australian...
Food safety: Allergy Compliance Tips for Food Storage and Warehouses
7 Expert tips for preventing cross-contamination The continual rise of allergies right around the world is very concerning for warehouse managers. There is a need for increasing vigilance in protecting consumers from allergic reactions. Adhering to these guidelines can prevent costly product...
The Warehouse Manager’s Complete Traffic Management Checklist
Warehouse accidents are rampant! Last week’s blog highlighted several forklift-related accidents that happened in the past month and outlined the 5 checklists to follow to avoid them.
Five Smart Ways to Reduce Warehouse Costs
As a busy warehouse manager, you'll know that time is oftenthe barrier to creating solutions for process inefficiencies. The time it takes to find a better solution and implement, can seem too large and daunting to be worth taking. The cruel irony is that those changes we don’t have time to make,...
How to reduce your warehouse energy costs and carbon footprint
5 energy saving tips from the Remax team The two biggest energy consumers in a warehouse are lighting and temperature control (ie. heating, cooling, or refrigeration). It follows therefore that reducing the costs of these two major contributors is the quickest way to make energy savings in your...
5 Checklists to Avoid Forklift-Related Accidents
Forklifts are a major cause of accidents and injuries in many warehouses and workplaces all over Australia. These accidents damage warehouse facilities and pose a health and safety hazard to employees. In the past month alone, there have been several forklift-related accidents, including:
How to prevent flying insects from entering your warehouse
Preventive pest control methods to consider Flying insects are a pervasive cause of contamination throughout the food manufacturing, processing and distribution industry and as we enter the summer months they become even more of an issue. Their number and size make them hard to control and trap....
Warehouse pest control strategies
Tips for rodent prevention and extermination It is often said that the most threatening pest in the food industry is the rodent. Rodents have been implicated in over 55 widespread diseases, with a range of pathogens stretching from parasitic worms to viruses. Not only are rodents responsible for...
Australian cold storage guidelines: preserving food quality and safety
Does your cold chain comply with these standards? It's estimated that over $5 billion worth of food is thrown out every year in Australia. That includes fruit and vegetables worth over $1 billion and meat and fish worth over $800 million. In uncovering these staggering numbers, The Australian...
Rapid Roller Doors - The Key to Temperature Management
The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing estimated over 5 million food poisoning cases in Australia, some of which may have been caused by bacteria due to improper storage of the food products. In addition, The Australia Institute found that $5.2 billion worth of food is thrown...
Key considerations for operating an effective cold storage facility
Five strategies for reducing your coolroom energy costs If you're looking to install cold storage facilities in your operations, it's important to carry out research and planning. This can save considerable energy costs and reduce the potential for product loss. Here are five key considerations...
Preventing food processing contamination: buildings & facilities
Ensure your facility is compliant with our expert tips Your building and facilities play an integral role in preventing food processing contamination. In fact, the way they are designed can significantly facilitate maintenance and sanitation operations.
Forklift Accidents: Reducing Damage to Product & Equipment
Four steps to avoiding costly damage to products and equipment by forklifts We previously discussed how forklifts can endanger the lives of pedestrians. Now, we'll move onto how forklifts can inflict serious damage on the surrounding product and even the warehouse itself. Below are some examples...
What Can Warehouse Maintenance Managers Do to prevent forklift accidents in the warehouse?
Three things that you can do to help to prevent forklift accidents in your warehouse While forklifts are needed to ensure efficient warehouse operations, they are heavy-duty pieces of equipment that can inflict serious damage to those around them.
Considering Rapid Roller Doors for Your Warehouse Operations
To determine what kind of roller doors you need for your warehouse, first you must look to the everyday needs of your operations. Depending on what kind of warehouse and industrial situation you are in, you will have different requirements for your roller doors.
Safety Factors for Rapid Roller Doors: Three Points to Consider
Choosing a rapid roller door for your warehouse is important because it is so closely tied to safety. If every opening posed a possible threat – to the safety of your staff, equipment, or goods, then you would struggle to comply with the strict OH&S standards that apply to you.
