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pharmaceutical storage facilities

Preventing Cross Contact at Food and Pharmaceutical Storage Facilities

May 26, 2023

Product integrity means everything to producers of food and pharmaceutical products, so it needs to be equally important to providers of food and pharmaceutical storage facilities. We all know that these facilities must go to great lengths to keep products…

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What are flex warehouse services? And how can a 3PL help?

March 8, 2023

If your company is considering its warehousing options, you know that you can invest in the necessary space and labor and handle it yourself. Or you can partner with a contract warehousing provider and pay for a set amount of…

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5 Things to Look for in a Food Grade Warehouse

February 28, 2023

Food products require special care and handling across the entire supply chain. Add the complexities of regulatory compliance to the equation and the situation becomes even more challenging.

Finding the right warehouse for food storage and distribution is an important task that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Whether you need dry storage, frozen food storage, refrigerated storage, or a combination of all three, there are some key factors to consider when choosing a logistics partner.

Here are six things to take into consideration.

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How to find warehouse workers: leave it to a 3PL

February 14, 2023

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the struggle to find warehouse workers had been a common theme in the logistics world. This struggle continued until the middle of 2022, when inflation started to rise, and consumer spending began to…

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Warehouse labor costs trending downward

January 26, 2023

When it comes to warehousing costs and capacity, we start the year with a bit of good and bad news. The bad news is that warehouse capacity remains tight, with demand still exceeding supply.  The good news is that, according…

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North Carolina warehouse capacity

Going Off the Beaten Path for North Carolina Warehousing Capacity

October 28, 2022

Across the country, warehousing vacancy rates are historically low, and lease prices are historically high. While this isn’t shocking in major hubs like Los Angeles/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey, it’s much less expected in states like North Carolina. In…

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Warehouse space shortage will continue but 3PLs can help

August 31, 2022

If there is one word that supply chain professionals are tired of hearing, it’s “shortage.” There are labor shortages, driver shortages, equipment shortages, and warehouse space shortages from coast to coast. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at…

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Looking for a Warehouse in North Carolina? Check out our pad

July 14, 2022

The national vacancy rate for industrial real estate is a very low 4.7% and falling. The pandemic-related rise of eCommerce, combined with companies holding onto more inventory to guard against supply chain disruptions, has led to a tight real estate…

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Solar panel logistics: tariffs waived for 24 months

June 30, 2022

Months of uncertainty about solar panel logistics in the US came to an end recently as the US government declared a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panels imported from Southeast Asian countries. In this article, we’ll examine what happened, what…

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