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Having grown our presence in the United Kingdom & Ireland, QTS are excited to announce that we are formally expanding our operations into Europe!

QTS has a 20+ year history of manufacturing and delivering a diverse range of design-focused, wire mesh and fabricated manufactured solutions. Our flexibility, creativity, and service-centric business model are something we take great pride in.

Proudly supporting manufacturers, integrators, distributors, and installers, QTS products can be found in warehouse and storage facilities of some of the largest global companies. These products include wire mesh decks and dividers, fabricated dividers, anti-collapse mesh, freestanding mesh partitions and cages, pallet support bars and much more.

The launch of Qube Total Solutions (QTS) GmbH will facilitate the supply of wire mesh and fabricated solutions primarily in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium and will aid new and existing partnerships, including trade in local currency, greater transactional efficiencies, quick deployment of stock items, a design approach to bespoke solutions and a flexible, competitive offering to large project requirements.

As part of this expansion, it is with great excitement that QTS GmbH can announce the appointment of Emina Tatarevic as our new Account Manager for Germany.

Emina joins QTS GmbH with seven years of experience providing wire mesh solutions to the warehouse and logistics sectors. Emina can speak an impressive four languages, so will not only be a great asset to the team but will act as the service conduit within her Region, where she will be based locally to provide first-class service to customers.

Following nearly three successful years with Qube Total Solutions (QTS) Ltd, Adam Carr is promoted to the role of Head of Business Development for the Benelux Region, where he will utilise six years of mesh manufacturing experience to help support trade customers from the continent and build on the impressive growth from the UK.

“Our move into Europe represents a fresh new chapter in our history book and a real indicator of our overall ambitions as a growing, forward-thinking and diverse company.

It’s an exciting time for everyone involved. I am delighted to have both Emina and Adam on board as we venture into this next stage of our business plans.

As a key milestone for QTS, Emina will be our first European in-country team member, but I am sure that will grow in no time.

I know that both Adam and Emina will be great in their new roles, helping QTS deliver the great levels of customer service and flexibility that our customers have become accustomed to in the UK & Ireland as we extend our ever-growing presence into Germany and Benelux.

The process, to this point, has been challenging at times, but our teams are reared up and ready to go, so I can’t wait to see what we do in these territories.”

Craig De-Lara, Managing Director QTS Ltd & QTS GmbH.

For enquiries, please contact: enquiries@qtseurope.com 

Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a specific member of our team, it’s:

Benelux – Adam.Carr@qtseurope.com

Germany – Emina.Tatarevic@qtseurope.com

The Made in UK Day campaign has been created by Make it British to celebrate the UK manufacturing industry. As one of the leading manufacturers of wire mesh products in the UK, we felt it is important to celebrate Made in UK day 2023!

It started as a blog by ex-retail buyer Kate Hills to champion the diverse range of products made in the UK. UK manufacturing is worth £192 billion to the UK economy and employs 2.7 million people. Statistics like the aforementioned demonstrate how vital the manufacturing industry is to this country.

At QTS, we have a manufacturing facility based in Nottinghamshire. It is here that we design and manufacture your wire mesh solutions. By purchasing from UK-made businesses like us, there are many benefits:

Lower your carbon footprint:

Buying products made closer to home means you can significantly reduce the number of miles something has travelled. In turn, this reduces its carbon footprint. Your end consumers know this, and it’s one of the reasons that ‘Made in UK’ has become a badge of honour for brands with an eye on sustainability. That’s why 93% of consumers are willing to pay extra for British-made products.

Additionally, QTS can create bespoke solutions with no minimum order quantity, discouraging waste within the supply chain.

Support the UK economy:

When UK businesses help each other, they help themselves. Working together helps boost the economy and creates employment within the local community. 2.7 million people work in manufacturing in the United Kingdom. When you buy a product made in the UK, you are directly contributing to keeping someone in employment.

Reduce risk in your supply chain:

It is not a secret that the world has been particularly turbulent in the last three years. We have seen more than ever the importance of a strong supply chain. External factors, like Covid and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, have caused a lot of headaches for business owners across the UK. No business is immune, but those that work with manufacturers in the UK have fewer risks associated with their supply chain as they don’t need to import their finished products.

As you can see, there are a lot of reasons to support British manufacturing and we are proud to be a part of it all. For more information visit madeinukday.co.uk.

If you like the sound of working with a British manufacturer for your wire mesh solutions, get in touch by filling in the form below.

Pallet support bars have been growing in popularity due to being a cost-effective and versatile way to store palletised goods safely. But what actually are they and why could they be a good option for your pallet racking system?

What are pallet support bars?

Pallet support bars are steel bars that run adjacent to your pallet racking beams. These are usually attached to the beam in a similar way to wire mesh decks. A waterfall-style c-cup that hooks over the top of the racking beam, holding it in place.

What are pallet support bars used for?

The primary use of pallet support bars is, as the name suggests, to provide additional support to pallets on racking systems. The cross-beam support bars assist operatives and provide an extra level of safety for the loading of racking systems with pallets. Additionally, pallet support bars can protect against broken pallets and allow you to store non-standard pallet sizes.

Variations of pallet support bars:

Pallet support bars come in various designs to suit different uses in your racking system. Here are a few of the common solutions and why they are useful:

Interested in the easyBAR™ range? Contact your account manager today or fill in the form below:

An element of warehouse design often overlooked is the load layout the customer will require. Choosing a suitable mesh deck for the load layout will ensure that the warehouse remains safe for your staff and the storage of products.

What do we mean by load layout and capacity?

When planning your new warehouse space, knowledge and understanding of the items being stored are vital. All the top health & safety organisations like SEMA will expect to have the weight loading capacities detailed on load notices at the end of each run of racking. The main things needed for consideration are:

• The size and shape of the goods
• Products are palletised or not
• Weight of the goods
• If goods will be stored spanning or in between the beams

A combination of these factors will dictate the load layout and the features required of a mesh deck to provide suitable and safe storage. So, let’s get onto some of the different load layouts you may encounter…

Spanning the beams:

The most common load layout is for the pallet to span both beams. You may be thinking, “Why do I need a mesh deck if the weight is held by the beams of the racking system?”. The simple answer is safety. Far too often, accidents occur because of the accuracy required to load the pallet across beams that may only be 50mm wide. Having a wire mesh deck in place reduces the risk of accidents and is also an extra level of support in case the pallet is damaged or breaks.

From a specification point of view, this load layout will mean the deck doesn’t need to hold all the weight all the time. Therefore a thinner wire and tinner support bar material is used, reducing the cost of the deck while still providing the support you need.

Between the beams:

A between-the-beams load layout typically occurs when the customer wants to use smaller pallets than the depth of their existing pallet tracking system. We often see this when the usage of the racking has changed, but the customer does not want to change their racking system as this can be expensive. Instead, they require a mesh deck that suits their racking but can hold the weight of the pallet in between the beams.

Ensuring the mesh deck is capable of the weight, there are a few specification changes we make. Firstly, we will increase the thickness of our support bars making the deck significantly stronger and reducing deflection. Secondly, we may also increase the diameter of the wire mesh to provide additional support if needed.

Point loading:

Point loading of a mesh deck occurs when the goods have not been palletised or the weight has not been uniformly distributed over the deck. For example, if you are storing goods on individual boxes or using a stillage pallet. This method puts an unnecessarily large amount of pressure on a few wires causing the welds to snap or the mesh to deflect past acceptable standards.

To adapt the easySHELF™ to this load layout, there are a few potential changes we can make. Firstly, we can use a thicker wire in a different aperture configuration which will spread the load across multiple wires and weld, providing additional strength in this area only. The other option is to add baffle plates to the deck. These solid metal plates spread the weight and can handle uneven points of pressure.

As the UK’s leading wire mesh manufacturer who better to trust with the technical elements of your project? Please get in touch below if you would like more information on load layouts or would like us to quote you for a job. Alternatively, head to our resource centre where you will find all our product brochures, such as the easySHELF™ wire mesh deck range,  available for download.

After a long period without the logistics solutions show, the IMHX show finally returned to the NEC last week (September 2022). This year, QTS exhibited at IMHX with our biggest and best stand yet, but what were the highlights?

The chance to meet the wonderful QTS team!

We have had quite a few changes in our personnel since we were last at IMHX in 2019. In addition to that, COVID-19 made it challenging for our account managers to get out and see everyone. Luckily, IMHX 2022 presented the opportunity for our team to meet our customers in person, and we are grateful to everyone who took the time to come and say hello. If you didn’t get to make it to our stand, contact your account manager below, who will organise to visit you or arrange for you to visit our facilities for a tour.

Lucy Spence

Regional Account Manager – UK South

Kelly De-Lara

Regional Account Manager – UK Midlands

Laura Smurthwaite

Regional Account Manager – UK North & Ire

A teaser of our new anti-collapse mesh safety clip

Some of you eagle-eyed visitors to our stand may have noticed something was different with our rackGUARDIAN™ anti-collapse mesh system.

The QTS anti-collapse mesh brackets now come with a vital new safety feature. This new feature is a clip that locks the mesh panel into the ACM bracket, which ensures the mesh panel cannot be accidentally removed. The first clip is fixed by a secondary that locks it into place. This feature is often endorsed by racking inspectors and will help reduce insurance premiums.

We launched our new website!

If you are here reading this now, you may have noticed things have changed with our website. Continuing with our branding project, we have completely re-designed and developed our website, providing our customers with more value. As an ongoing project, we have loads of new content and features to help you with your mesh needs and requirements.

We also launched six new product brochures!

Yep, you read that correctly. In anticipation of IMHX, our marketing team worked extra hard to produce individual product brochures to provide you with as much information on our range and services as possible. All are available to view and download on our website from the resource centre.