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Hotels and Hospitals: Powered Carts Can Increase Efficiency & Reduce Strain

Employees in the hospitality industry as well as those working in actual hospitals can benefit by using a motorized powered cart to transport items like linens and cleaning supplies. If your employees are currently using carts that they push manually, consider the strain they may be under and consider switching to powered carts from DJ Products, such as a Powered Housekeeping Cart or a Motorized Clean Linen Wire Cart.

The Powered Housekeeping Cart and the Motorized Clean Linen Wire Cart can haul loads up to 700 lbs. The variable speed twist grips allow the operator to travel between 0-3 mph, forward or backward. Both of these carts can be used for an entire shift without re-charging. As long as they are charged, you do not have to worry that an employee will need to take time away from work tasks to wait while a powered cart charges. These carts can also be customized as needed for different environments.

Powered carts will not only help reduce strain and aches from repeated pulling, pushing and tugging–they may also reduce the time it takes for employees to complete their rounds. All of our products are battery powered “walk-behind” units, allowing better control by the operator, even in tight, difficult spaces. Allowing your workers to use ergonomically designed equipment, like motorized carts, can do a lot to reduce injury and the loss of productivity that goes with it. The proactive implementation of ergonomic policies can improve worker morale and make your operations much more efficient.

Be it a hospital or a casino or a hotel, you need to keep things going around the clock—linens need to be changed and rooms need to be cleaned on a continual basis. Powered carts can reduce the time it takes for employees to get this work completed and they will feel less strain as they finish their tasks.

Top Trends for 2016 for the Hospitality Industry

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Hospitality Trends

Hotel management has become “largely a science, not an art,” says Bob Rauch, president of the consulting firm RAR Hospitality. Analytics, technology, and responding to disruption rule the game. In 2016 and beyond, hotels can expect plenty of pressure — and growth opportunities — stemming from industry trends.

Hospitality Trends in 2016

From online marketing to amenities for tech-savvy guests, hotel management has already been focused on modernization. In 2016, the millennial crowd especially will drive these changes.

  • Digital marketing: from video ads to online travel agents, hotels need to get involved on the digital scene. You need your brand in front of the right eyeballs, almost at any cost.
  • Personalized service: younger customers are choosing hotels with open lobbies, friendly bars and restaurants, and a personalized touch from guest services.
  • Capital expenses: With the economy strong and fuel prices low, the travel industry has money coming in. Use it to renovate or purchase equipment (like powered hospitality carts for housekeeping).
  • Anticipate disruption: Hotels can stay strong in the face of Airbnb and other disruptors by improving amenities and quality of service.

Staying Profitable and Relevant

To succeed in 2016, hotels need to deliver a fantastic experience that will have customers raving on social media.

Answer the demand for personalized service with better housekeeping and customer service solutions that let your staff respond better to guests’ requests. Powered hospitality carts keep employees energetic and efficient, and rooms cleaned and turned over more quickly.

Stay ahead of the trends and stand out from the competition this year. Contact us at DJ Products to learn more about housekeeping carts and other hospitality equipment.

The Face of Travel for 2016

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Travel and Hospitality

Low fuel prices and increasing market competition will spell changing attitudes among travel industry companies and consumers in 2016, Jay Rein recently explained to Travel Pulse. As travelers hit the road and skies more, businesses will need to get creative to increase market share.

Rein, of the software solutions provider EPAM Systems, outlines the changing face of travel in 2016:

  • Airfare wars will increase due to low fuel costs
  • Consolidation and emerging companies will compete on pricing and service bundles
  • Optional features may be added as standard amenities to attract consumers’ attention
  • Technology will become more integrated into every step of the travel experience

Tips for the Hospitality Industry to Gain Customers in 2016

Customized experiences and integrated tech will be major sources of change in the travel industry. An airline might offer in-flight Wi-Fi and gourmet food, while hoteliers and other hospitality industry leaders will have to find their next differentiator.

Hotels can tailor the guest experience with enhanced services such as early check-in and late check-out. Common areas are becoming more like dynamic spaces for dining, wireless computing, and casual gatherings that better suit today’s travelers.

At the heart of the changes: technology that makes it affordable for companies to offer attractive features. Our own powered hospitality carts are one tool that help hotels streamline housekeeping and janitorial work. When employees can efficiently clean rooms on-demand and respond to maintenance needs with less physical strain, the customer experience can be upgraded.

For more info about powered hospitality carts that can help move the needle for your operations efficiency and service capabilities, contact us at DJProducts.com.

Boutique Hotels Emerge as a Trend in 2015

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Boutique Style Hotels

Boutique hotels have gone from an exciting fad to a lasting trend in recent years. In 2015, hospitality experts have observed more emphasis on both business-friendly hubs and Instagram-worthy lifestyle hotels.

To create the right atmosphere, hoteliers need fast and seamless housekeeping methods. Tools such as a powered housekeeping cart help accomplish the boutique vision by keeping staff happy and friendly and streamlining the cleaning process.

What is your hotel doing to stay ahead of the competition? Modern, premium surroundings are the new norm in hospitality.

Design and Layout Trends in Boutique Hotels

Tourism news magazine Tourexpi recently interviewed some of the leading hospitality design minds about the trends that emerged in 2015:

  • Striving for authenticity? Work with the local architecture and style, or take another route altogether. Faked authenticity is spotted easily.
  • Modular design. Get more mileage out of space with easily movable furniture in rooms and public spaces that perform double duty.
  • Public spaces rather than meeting rooms. Businesspeople are booking meeting rooms less frequently, preferring casual and impromptu communal spaces.
  • Smaller, minimalist rooms. People do little besides sleep and dress in rooms these days — and hotels are designing smaller rooms.
  • Foregoing bathtubs? Unless your hotel attracts families with babies, walk-in showers make more sense.

Streamline the housekeeping process, and it’s much easier to succeed as a boutique hotel. A powered housekeeping cart (either a new cart or a battery-powered retrofit kit) can be a major game-changer.

Make sure your employees have the tools they need to provide fast and friendly hospitality. Visit DJProducts.com for more info on our powered housekeeping cart.

Casinos: Don’t Gamble with Employee Safety–Get Motorized Carts

If you own a resort and casino, don’t take a chance that your employees are able to transport heavy loads with regular carts. Get motorized power carts so that your workers can move linens and supplies as necessary without injury or strain.

A Powered Housekeeping Cart or a Motorized Linen Cart can haul loads of up to 700 pounds with variable speed twist grips that allow the operator to travel at speeds between 0 and 3 mph. These carts can eliminate the strain and injury that can result from manually pushing supplies and linens with carts, especially where carpeting makes it difficult to push.

While the people out front like dealers and food service staff keep things going where the customers can see, you also need to make sure that your behind-the-scenes operations are also running smoothly. You don’t what repetitive injuries to get in the way of efficiency because your guests are relying on you to provide seamless service.

You may also find that a Motorized Dump Hopper, which is a heavy-duty battery powered tilt truck designed to haul up to 2000 pounds of trash or debris, can be of great assistance. Again, you rely on the people out front as well as the people who keep your facilities clean to stay in business. You want to give them the equipment they need to get the job done without injury.

For more information about applications and environments conducive to using our heavy cart mover application, call DJ Products at 1-800-686-2651. When you call, you can also ask about how our products can be customized to fit your specific needs.

Hospitality: Powered Carts Can Help Prevent Accidents

If you are in the hospitality business, you likely have boom seasons and seasons where things are a little slow. Depending on where you are, your business could be booming in the winter as people flock to your area to escape the cold. Or you might find your hotel or casino start to fill up as spring turns to summer. Either way, you will want to make sure you are doing all you can to protect your most valuable asset: your workers.

In their quest to get the job done, your employees may not always consider what is the best way to transport heavy loads around your facility. However, if you give them the right equipment, you can help them avoid the kinds of accidents that happen when a cart is overloaded.

DJ Products makes Powered Housekeeping Carts, Powered Dirty Linen Carts and Motorized Clean Linen Wire Carts to keep business and your workers moving. You guests expect the best service and in order to provide that you need to give your employees the tools they need to work and move efficiently. You cannot afford to have an employee wrench his or her back or suffer a foot injury because of a malfunctioning cart. Our products eliminate the need for someone of push or pull heave carts while straining muscles. We design ergonomic products that work in concert with the human form to reduce the strain of heavy loads. Our powered carts are also designed so that they can be easily maneuvered in tight corners to minimize potential spills, falls, and accidents.