June 2016

July 1, 2016 - Solus Group, a comprehensive warehouse equipment and forklift battery changing equipment supplier, will offer a 10 percent discount on select products ordered on the weekend of July 4th, 2016. The sale begins at 12:00 p.m. CST on Friday, July 1st, and ends at 11:59 a.m. Sunday July 4th.

Manufacturers recommend washing forklift batteries regularly. That's good advice. Clean batteries run better and last longer — up to 50 percent longer, by some estimates.

There was a time when warehouse managers would just dump a load of baking soda into dirty water from battery washes and pour the whole mess down the drain.

Jun 7, 2016 - Las Vegas, Nevada - A four-person team from Solus Group, a leading online provider of warehouse equipment, introduced waste handling providers from around the globe to the unique capabilities of Simpro Bin Tippers at the 2016 WasteExpo conference in Las Vegas.

The world may be headed for a global water crisis. The latest United Nations World Water Development Report warns that, if industries and governments don't change business as usual, there will be a 40 percent global water deficit by the year 2030.

Washing forklift batteries is about much more than keeping up appearances. The electrolyte-infused sludge that builds up on battery cases is a conductor, meaning that a dirty battery is constantly releasing a low-level electrical charge. Over time, that wasted energy can cut down your battery's operating life by up to 50 percent, according to an environmental update by no less an authority than the U.S. Army.