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If you follow us on social media or are one of our customers you may already know that we have been innovating our plate storage solutions. This dreadful pandemic has left the majority of our customers without work and having to shut up shop until further notice which has left us with a lot of time on our hands. So we thought let's use this time wisely and think about what we can do to improve our current plate storage products. As a small family run business, we put a lot of effort into making everything perfect for our customers and have spent years and years rushing around to get orders out as soon as possible. Most of the time not even touching the ground and now we are firmly stuck on it! It's insane, this unreal time has turned things upside down in many ways. But, we must find silver linings in everything so this was our chance to stop and think about what our plate storage boxes are missing and reflect on what our customers need to improve the way they store and transport their

Owning the right glasswasher accessories is more important than you think in the Bar Industry. With first-hand bar management experience within our ranks, we know just how important owning and using the right dish & glasswasher accessories mean. I know that more than once in a lifetime you or a member of your team has had to retrieve a teaspoon from the depths of their dishwasher sometimes to a costly tune as well, using Caterbox’s Fine Mesh Cutlery Basket losing cutlery is a thing of the past and no unnecessary time wasted cleaning out washers that have been clogged up by cutlery slipping through your current racks. As a plus, your cutlery will get the best wash they’ve ever had.

Glasswasher baskets and accessories for bars, pubs & clubs

Tired of your glasses coming out of the glasswasher not clean and still wet? Then you need to check out our Glasswasher Racks with Relaxers; tilting your glasses on an angle means your washer can get deep into the bowls of your glassware including

Don't let it stack up. Pack Protect, Wash & Store 

Part of the latest innovative product range designed and created by the UK's chinaware storage specialist, Caterbox®. These Protective Chinaware Storage Solutions will streamline your washing and distribution operations whilst keeping plates safe and clean. The Plate Wash & Store Crate has Large Vents throughout the design to help promote Superior Water & Air Flow & with Reinforced Base & Walls you can be positive you’re receiving a strong & durable lifelong product. 

• Open crate and dividers for superior water & air flow
• Wide range of crate and compartment configurations to maximise your storage space
• Crates Stack for improved storage and transportation
• Easy stock visibility for improved stock management
• Custom printing available 
• Optional anti-bacterial net layer - prevents plates from chipping and reduces movement
• Optional transport trollies - streamline moving your  goods, and increase productivity

Compromising

Glassware hire services supply functions and events with glassware and other catering equipment. This could be for a small private party such as birthday parties and engagements or large set-ups like weddings, religious celebrations and corporate events. Our simple to follow guide gives you the essentials for starting up and running your own glass hire business.

How To Start A Glass or Catering Equipment Hire Business?

Running your own business can be an extremely rewarding experience. You'll find yourself on the lookout for new glassware wherever you go and you'll be taking plenty of pictures of your marvellous stock and beautiful table setups. But how do you start up a catering equipment hire business? Here are some ideas and areas to focus on when starting up. 

How to Buy Glassware for Parties and Events? 

Glassware is the pinnacle of your business so it needs to be ready and waiting on opening day. Have a clear plan before buying, this involves deciding what size stock you are

The world may have stopped but not us. We're excited to announce the launch of a NEW Charger Plate Storage Box. The new product joins our extensive plate box range and is a fantastic storage solution for extra-large charger plates.

This 400x400mm Solid Plastic Storage Box will take plates up to 365mm. With 4 comfort grip handles and reinforced walls, this box will make storing and transporting fragile charge plates easy and efficient. The square container is a larger alternative to our blue charger plate storage box which is one of our best selling products that's used by thousands of our customers. All of our catering equipment storage boxes have to be durable enough to be up to the challenge of holding heavy loads of plates, cups and other large catering furniture and equipment. All our products are made with high-quality plastic with reinforcements and comfort grip handles. 

The Charger Plate Storage Box is specially made for storage and transportation of Large Plates,

Cutlery is one of the most washed items in a kitchen. It often piles up high and dirty and is in high demand from customers even to just quickly stir a drink or spread some butter. As a result, kitchens and catering businesses must keep on top of cleaning their spoons, forks, and knives efficiently.

Here are a few tips on how to get the best results.

Soak Cutlery in Soapy Water

When the dirty cutlery comes back into the kitchen, immediately let it soak in a tray with soapy water. This will get the main debris off the steel and keep the dirt soft enough to wash off easily. While you pre-wash most other items by hand, washing cutlery can quickly get fidgety and inconvenient. So keeping them soaked to make them easier to handle is all the more critical. 

Place Cutlery in Cutlery Baskes With the Handle Down

This allows the water to get to the areas most affected - the front of the spoon, knife or fork. The handles will usually require less washing strength. Using Cutlery baskets from Caterbox

When it comes to moving and storing glassware, the cardboard box the glass came with will only go so far to protect your glasses. Overtime the box will fall apart and the glassware will not have the protection it needs. If your glassware is constantly on the move you will need a Glassware Storage Solutions that is fit for the job. Choosing the right Glassware Storage Box is easy with Caterbox as we have the worlds largest range of Stackable Storage Boxes to choose from. When your boxes arrive you will find your chosen box will be almost custom made for your glassware. Maximising the boxes capacity and saving space. 

Boxes like the Wine Glass Storage Box keep wine glasses securely in place and upright.

Likewise, the Champagne Flute Storage Box can store up to 48 glass per box securely whilst maximising the storage space in your storeroom and on the move in transit.  

Our Correx Glassware Boxes also known as Glass Jacks can be purchsed with Box lids are also available to protect

If you have a catering business, you’re likely to have to haul heavy loads from A to B regularly. Luckily, there's a solution that we're going to reveal to you that should solve the majority of these logistics issues - the transport dolly with brakes. Let's explore some of the benefits…

Easy to Manoeuvre If you've ever worked in an environment that requires moving stuff around in enclosed spaces, you'll know how hard that is. Things can break, jobs might be delayed, and it can create a queue of other tasks that need doing. However, with the help of a transport dolly, things might go smoother. You can stack papers, books, materials, breakable objects, and similar items in one convenient place and move them around. The dolly's wheels make moving things around faster and more secure than a person carrying those same items. One example of this is our Conveyor Rack Euro Dolly. With its aluminium frame and zinc plated steel wheels these 600mm trolleys are very sturdy.

Greater Efficiency 

When you have a business that requires you to run any sort of event, whether it’s a competition, an annual general meeting, a presentation of your products, a dance class, a history lecture, or anything else at all, you almost always have a lot of “stuff” that you need to transport to the venue in which it is being held. Even if it is held on your own premises, if it is not a one-off, there will be things that you need to store and re-use. If you hold the event four times a year or only once a year you need to be able to access all the bits and pieces that you need quickly and easily.

Of course, the more events you hold the more “stuff” you have. These could be notepads and pens for attendees, lanyards for your staff, booklets, small samples of a product, and much, much, more. 

Using Crockery Jack boxes

The simplest way to store many of these items in between uses is in boxes, and what sort of boxes you use will depend on what they are, how big they are, how heavy they are, how often