Materials Handling Related News & Articles

Need New Forks for a Forklift? Koke, Inc. Has the Right Product for the Job

Posted in Forklift Attachments, Materials Handling

Forks are the unsung heroes of lift trucks. They’re simple and get the job done — but when you need a different-sized fork, fork extensions, or replacement forklift fork, it can be tough to decide what product best meets your needs. At Koke, Inc., we…

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Why OSHA Materials Handling Compliance is Crucial

Posted in Materials Handling

At Koke Inc., our engineers and fabricators know the gold standard for safety is OSHA compliant construction equipment. When any product leaves our facility it meets compliance standards, but the responsibility for using it safely at the worksite ultimately lies with the customer. Here are…

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These Red Flags Indicate Your Forklift Man Basket Needs Replacing

Posted in Forklift Attachments, Materials Handling

Before any worker gets into a forklift man basket at a worksite a visual inspection is conducted after a trial lift to make sure OSHA’s safety requirements are met. A key part of that inspection is checking the structural integrity of the basket to determine…

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3 Steps Your Warehouse Must Take to Handle Materials Safely and Quickly

Posted in Materials Handling, Safety Equipment

Warehouse orders are up all over the country. And now more than ever, safe workspaces are essential to keeping employees and staying in business. Take these 3 steps today to keep your personnel safe, and your orders speedily filled. Your warehouse has specific needs. Are…

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How is Koke Inc. an Essential Company?

Posted in News & Press

We all see notices daily that companies are deeming themselves “Essential” for various reasons and many of those reason may not seem essential to us at all. Homeland Security created its Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce (CISA) on March 19,2020 which is the…

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Why to Not Buy Forklift Attachments Online

Posted in Forklift Attachments, News & Press

When researching online where to purchase forklift attachments, you may be tempted to purchase your forklift accessories from online retailers like Global, Northern Tool, or Amazon rather than the manufacturer. If that’s the case, buyer beware. The truth is, when you buy forklift attachments from…

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Forklift Truck Capacity: Will My Truck Lift It?

Posted in Forklift Attachments, Forklifts, Instructional, News & Press

We get calls every day when customers are shopping our forklift attachments, safety baskets, and order pickers, asking: “Will my truck lift it?” The truth is, forklift attachments do affect your overall forklift truck capacity, and whether your truck will lift it or not depends…

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Alternative Uses for Our Snobucket Forklift Attachment

Posted in Forklift Attachments, Instructional

Many of our clients know our Snobucket as a quick attachment forklift snow plow, but in fact it’s much more than that! With its 4,000lb capacity and self-dumping mechanism, we like to refer to our Snowbucket as a “materials bucket” because it can be used…

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Investing in New Equipment is an Investment in the Future

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Since 1972, Koke, Inc. has been dedicated to supplying safety, construction, and materials handling equipment at affordable costs. Part of how we keep that promise is by investing in new production equipment to increase our production efficiency and keep end costs low for our customers….

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Material Handling: Your Top Questions Answered

Posted in Materials Handling

Koke Inc. has been a material handling equipment manufacturer for the past 47 years. While we’ve helped hundreds of companies create safe and efficient facilities with our material handling equipment, you may not know the basics behind the importance of what we do, so we’ve…

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