Trolley Castors Sales Rocket for Christmas delivery

With Halloween under our belt, it’s that time of year to accept that Christmas is only just around the corner.

But what does this mean if you are in the delivery and distribution network? Well for us at rosscastors.co.uk it has meant a record October sales of trolley castors and trolley wheels. Many distribution and logistics companies, as well as delivery companies overhaul their trolley castors and sack trucks wheels at this time of year.

It is imperative that all the trolley wheels are in tip top condition, and that the trolley castors are manoeuvring smoothly in order to facilitate quick and efficient delivery of the Christmas gifts. Any castor failure, within the delivery pipeline, can cause catastrophic hold ups, when promising next day deliveries to your customers.

As well as the delivery network, major online retailers have huge distribution warehouses, full of stock and an army of pickers and packers, waiting for your order. Many of our online orders are picked on picking trolleys running on castors that can travel several miles on a daily basis. In order to meet the rolling demand trolley wheels and trolley castors need to be smooth running, quiet but strong and durable. By far the best castor for the job contains a rubber trolley wheel that is a non-marking elasticated blue rubber, which can last the distance! If you need to check your trolley castors and trolley wheels, to make sure they are running smoothly, here are our top tips! Firstly for trolley castors, does the caster swivel smoothly, as no one likes to push a picking trolley on castors that vibrates! Also for trolley wheels, are they in good condition, are your trolley wheels worn down or damaged.

This will all affect the manoeuvrability of your picking trolley, and the speed of your picker. Replacement castors are quick and east to buy, and can be delivered to you next day for fitting. Nothing should hold up the Christmas pickers and packers this year!