The development of logistics in Poland, which began in the 1990s, has led to an increase in investment in logistics infrastructure that continues to this day and will certainly last for a long time to come. As part of these investments, a number of new warehouse facilities are being built, and many older bases are being modernized. Observing various cases, it has been established that in practice, equipment from the so-called second-hand market is often used, which means that some devices were previously operated by another user. Such practices are often used by companies with foreign capital, which, when modernizing their parent bases, transfer decommissioned equipment for use in their companies in Poland. Domestic companies with limited financial resources also do this. Such practices cannot be unequivocally considered reprehensible; on the contrary, because fully useful equipment will not end up in the “trash”. However, one must be fully aware of what is being put back into operation and in what technical condition. I would like to pay special attention to various types of frame racks, cantilever racks, or others being put back into operation.
The article comes from the magazine “Logistyka” 2003/5.