Waste reduction often comes under the remit of facilities managers. As well as making significant cost savings, helping to minimise and control waste can help businesses to meet sustainability goals. It also ensures accurate collection of waste data for environmental reporting and compliance.

Many facilities managers are also responsible for fleet management, including the purchase, repair, maintenance and safe use of company vehicles. Vehicle scales such as weighbridge and axle weighers can be used to ensure that vehicles are not overloaded, or for quick and efficient checking of axle weights.

Weighbridges, forklift truck scales, floor scales enable facilities managers to ensure accurate handling, which is critical for both operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

In some cases, weighing equipment may be used in facility maintenance tasks, such as monitoring the weight of equipment or structural components. Load cells and weighing equipment can be used to monitor the weight distribution on floors, bridges, or other structures, helping detect potential issues like overloading or structural weaknesses.

Whether operating a restaurant chain, or overseeing the waste produced by a works canteen, reducing waste is a key part of any FM role. Our waste management solutions can help facilities managers to put a value on food waste and highlight where savings can be made.