According to Statista, revenue in the global furniture market amounts to US$729.20bn in 2023 while annual growth is projected to be 5.03% (CAGR 2023-2028). The production value of furniture manufacturing in Italy was the highest inside the European Union in 2019, with around 22.4 billion Euros. Germany and Poland ranked second and third with 21.5 and 11.3 billion Euros in production values.
In order to meet this increasing demand, furniture manufacturers need to optimise their production, storage, and distribution processes, as well as ensure the quality and safety of their products.
One of the main challenges that furniture manufacturers face is how to efficiently handle assembled or flat pack furniture in their warehouses and facilities. Assembled furniture can be bulky, heavy, and fragile, requiring special care and equipment to move and store it – these are not standard palletised loads. Flat pack furniture can be more compact and easier for manufacturers to move, but still requires efficient and accurate order picking and loading/unloading.
Yale® order pickers for flexible handling and swift delivery
Designed for comfortable and efficient first, second, and third level order picking, Yale order pickers are ideal for handling assembled furniture as they can access different racking heights and aisle widths. They also provide excellent visibility and manoeuvrability supporting operator accuracy and picking speed. Yale offers a wide range of horizontal, medium, and high lift order pickers, with various features and benefits, depending on the furniture being produced, and the configuration of the warehouse.
Order pickers are a specialist type of equipment, so some operations encounter long lead times when specifying a new machine. However, Yale order pickers are available with short lead times, straight out of our EMEA warehouse equipment factory in Masate, Italy. This means that you can get your order pickers delivered faster and start using them sooner, optimising uptime.
Yale also offers short-term rental and used equipment options. These solutions can help you meet urgent or temporary needs, peak demand, seasonal fluctuations, or special projects, without compromising on quality.
Streamline materials handling with Yale pallet trucks and electric forklifts
Yale pallet trucks and electric forklifts are designed for a wide range of productive horizontal transportation and pallet handling tasks. These ergonomic machines can move and stack palletised goods in various warehouse environments, making them well suited to operations with fast moving flat pack furniture stock.
Why? Yale pallet trucks and electric forklifts can help furniture manufacturers improve their efficiency and accuracy in handling flat pack furniture thanks to their ability to manoeuvre in tight spaces while assisting in endeavours to reduce the risk of property damage, safety hazards, and injuries.
Yale offers various types of pallet trucks and electric forklifts to suit a variety of needs and help you realise new opportunities. From compact and lightweight pallet trucks to platform pallet trucks and electric forklift trucks, Yale has a solution to suit various furniture manufacturing warehouses and their individual requirements.
Specially designed options for big or awkward loads
Sometimes, furniture manufacturers need to carefully handle big or awkward loads in the warehouse, such as sofas, mattresses, or wardrobes. These may require specially modified order pickers or other lift trucks. Yale has a special products engineering department (SPED) that can provide custom engineering for application requirements and unique customer needs. Yale has a specialist engineering team that works with customers from the initial specification to the delivery and can offer modifications and adaptations.
This customer-driven design gives furniture manufacturers the ability to handle big or awkward loads with ease and confidence, using solutions that meet their specific needs and preferences.
Choose Yale for your furniture manufacturing warehouse
In today’s competitive landscape, efficiency and productivity are more important than ever. With Yale Lift Truck Technologies, furniture manufacturers can see a range of benefits that will help them improve their warehousing operations, reduce costs, and, in turn, further increase customer satisfaction.
Whether it’s assembled or flatpack furniture, manufacturers can seek support from the experts at Yale to assist with their materials handling needs, with industry advice and a wide range of lift truck equipment as well as custom modifications to suit specific needs.
Your local independent Yale dealer can also help you take your furniture manufacturing operation to the next level and stay ahead of the competition, thanks to a rich mix of industry experience and local market knowledge.
