Shop Transformations: Part II

As a visual and results oriented person, there is nothing more satisfying than a good before and after. Last year, I featured a large customer who needed a lot of help with product consolidation, shop organization, and color coding. You can find that transformation here:

https://the-oil-lady.com/2018/04/04/shop-transformations/

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This time around we focused mainly on cleaning up bulk tanks and creating more space for the shop crew. While largeR tanks were replaced with slightly smaller tanks, the volume capacity will not be terribly missed as our warehouse is only a short distance away.

Check out this before and after:

Before

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After

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Before

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After

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A used oil tank with a filter drain rack frees up floor space where messy containers were storing old filters. The tank is also on castors which makes it easy to more around the shop to more convenient locations if need be.

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The tanks are both double wall which takes care of some secondary containment requirements that are required by this company nationwide.

For help with storage and handling optimization or with containment regulations, please reach out!

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