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Jul

Enhancing Air Travel for Disabled Passengers

Like any other customer-facing industry, ensuring first-class airport passenger flow is crucial for staff working across the aviation industry. With factors such as delays, queues and long walking times between terminals often inevitable, managing these difficulties alongside meeting passenger expectations is key to enhancing air travel for disabled passengers. This complexity presents a challenge, particularly when […]

Jun

Manage Event Safety and Reduce Queue Times This Summer

Visitors have had to endure longer entry queues and waiting times at several UK events this summer, as venues have increased their security measures in response to terrorist attacks over the past year. Large groups of people at any form of an event are potentially a target, so naturally, extra precautions to manage event safety […]

Jun

5 Tips to Help Retailers Bring Back High Street Shopping

The downturn of the high street has been in the news a lot recently with the loss and downsizing of high street giants such as Toys R Us, House of Fraser and Maplins – to the industry, this is no secret or surprise. This downturn has been attributed to a number of different reasons, including […]

Apr

A Solution for Inspection Pit Safety

HSE Regulations and inspection pit safety Focusing on vehicle repair centres, train depots and wider transport safety, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has designated inspection pits as a ‘fall from height’ hazard. Subsequently, they have created The Work at Height Regulations to provide guidance on how to improve inspection pit safety. These regulations now […]

Mar

How Tensator can help improve workplace accessibility

Figures from the charity Scope show that there are currently 3.4 million disabled workers in the UK. Companies have a legal obligation to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for employees who have a disability to improve workplace accessibility and can be done by implementing health and safety systems. Creating disability inclusion in the workplace should be a […]

Mar

Passenger Terminal Expo 2018

Tensator works with airports and airlines globally to help streamline airport passenger flow. We understand the challenge to always look for ways to enhance the passenger journey and experience, as well as increase safety, create efficiencies and reduce costs. That’s why, this year we’re exhibiting at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Stockholm from 20th – […]

Mar

Introducing Tensator’s Impact Protection Range

As the inventor of Tensabarrier®, the safest barrier on the market, Tensator understands the importance of providing health and safety systems to ensure safe working environments. We’re constantly looking to harness our knowledge and industry experience to supply products designed to help companies overcome health and safety issues. We’ve partnered with MPM Plastic Profiles to […]

Feb

How to identify the most common workplace hazards

Tensator works alongside professionals to help them identify common workplace hazards in their businesses and put in place health and safety systems to minimise risks. Workplace hazards come in all shapes and sizes. Some pose more danger to employees than others. A good way to prevent workplace injuries is to understand the most common workplace […]

Feb

The true cost of workplace injuries to the economy

In the UK, it’s estimated that annually the cost of workplace injuries to the economy is nearly £15bn per year (2015/16). Research has also suggested that workplace injuries and illnesses in U.S. amount to a staggering $250 billion annually (2013). The proper use of specific health and safety systems can dramatically reduce a company’s expenditure […]

Feb

Health and Safety in 2017

Think you know the true extent of health and safety in 2017 in the UK? Do you ever wonder about how much workplace injuries truly cost the economy? Tensator, experts in providing bespoke health and safety systems for organisations, have put together an infographic to highlight some interesting statistics surrounding the subject of health and […]

Jan

How Tensator work with clients for UK Health and Safety compliance

At Tensator, we understand how important it is that your employees are safe and you are compliant with health and safety at work regulations. Our range of health and safety systems are designed with these regulations in mind and provide solutions to overcome safety concerns. We appreciate that no two company’s health and safety requirements […]

Jan

5 best practices to prevent workplace injuries

Making sure your employees are safe through carefully thought out workplace health and safety systems is of paramount importance to all those involved in safety. If your job is to prevent workplace injuries, it’s likely you’re aware of the true cost of accidents and work-related illness to your business. On a national scale, the results […]

Dec

Psychology of queuing – what are customers thinking about whilst queuing?

UK Customer’s Perceptions of Queuing With the festive season in full swing, it’s likely you’ve found yourself caught up in a queue. Do you ever think about what fellow queuers could be thinking about? The UK stereotype of the ‘polite queuer’ has been called into question in a national study about consumer habits at the […]

Dec

How to create a profitable queue management system

British retailers are losing out on over £1 billion a year because of long queues at the checkout, according to research by mobile operator EE. An option to reduce queues and in-turn increase revenue is to deploy a profitable queue management system. Customers waiting in a queue are in a unique state as they are […]

Dec

Top tips to keep customer satisfaction levels high during the festive season

Research has predicted that British families will spend an average £821.25 on gifts, food, drink and decorations for Christmas this year; according to figures from VoucherCodes and the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). With 19 million families in the UK, it’s expected that as a nation we’ll spend a whopping £15.6billion on Christmas alone this […]

Nov

How to improve accessibility within a store

For customers with disabilities that limit their mobility, navigating retail environments can be a challenge. What should be a smooth, stress-free experience is often causing unwanted anxiety, which can turn disabled shoppers away. There are solutions to improve retail queue management that stores can use to make sure accessibility is a priority. Today, the “purple pound” […]

Nov

6 weeks until Christmas! How to improve Christmas retail queuing experience

It’s that time of year once again! Christmas is slowly but surely encroaching on our lives – from starting to think about gifts we need to buy to hearing that first Christmas song of the season on the radio. The festive season is a joyous time of year, but for retailers and shoppers alike, it […]

Nov

future of the retail customer experience

Future of Retail Customer Experience

The past few years have seen the retail industry undergo a huge transformation. Customers are swapping the high streets for the comfort of their own home when it comes to making purchases. Online shopping is not right for every purchase and every person however, so there remain many factors that affect the way that we […]

Oct

5 ways to create in-store experiences that increase sales

It’s reported that by 2030, online shopping will wipe out 50% of town centre stores. As online shopping becomes easier and more accessible to all, High Street stores must elevate their in-store experiences to compete. In order to create the best retail store experiences for customers; time and money must be invested to understand which […]

Jul

Working Towards Greater Inclusivity

How to provide safety and accessibility to everyone By Joanne Turner The battle for disability rights in the workplace has been a long and tumultuous journey and though there has been much improvement, the battle is not yet won. Events like the London and Rio Paralympic Games may have sowed the seeds for a change […]

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