If you take in regular deliveries or need to move stock around your building, then you need an appropriate lifting solution. A hand truck might do just the job you need.

These wheeled handcarts have a ledge at the bottom that holds the things you want to move and a back to hold things straight. All you have to do to get things moving is to tilt the truck backward and wheel it along. When might this be the best solution?

1. You Move Small Loads Regularly

Moving boxes, stock, and even postal packages around your building takes some time and effort. You need to find someone to move these items quickly so that they get where they need to be and don't get in the way.

If you do this manually, then it won't necessarily be a quick job. Even a few boxes of printer paper take time to shift. Someone has to pick up each box and take it where it needs to go.

If you use a hand truck, then someone can move these small loads much more easily and quickly. They can carry more things at once, leaving them free to get on with other jobs.

2. You Want to Avoid Lifting Injuries

Your employees are more likely to be injured from lifting and carrying items if they move them manually. Even if they follow bending, lifting, and carrying guidelines, they could end up with back, arm, and leg injuries. Plus, if they try to carry something that is hard to hold or heavy, then they could drop the item and damage it.

You don't have to use a lot of muscle to control or move a hand truck. The cart takes the strain out of the moving process; it bears the weight of any items it carries. Its tilt engages its wheels, and you can then just push or pull it along.

As well as making it easier to move things, this helps keep your employees safe. They won't have to miss work because they've hurt themselves.

3. You Don't Have a Lot of Space

If space is tight in your building, then larger transport solutions like trolleys and cages might be too big for your corridors, offices and elevators.  Hand trucks work better in smaller spaces because they are so small and slim. Plus, you can also buy collapsible products. These trucks fold up when you aren't using them so that they are easier to store.

Contact a hand truck supplier for more information.