We have some exciting news that will see Scalesmart enter the US market.

Buying a brand name T-Shirt isn’t like buying a brand name Scale….
Branded and unbranded T-Shirts are often made in the same factory to the same standards with the added inclusion of a label or logo.

There are several key points that need to take into consideration before buying weighing scales, these points are below and will help guide you into buying the correct scale for your application.

Some people may wonder how these four companies fit together. I thought I would take the time to explain how we operate and what benefits there are to the customer.
I believe in transparency, there are no hidden companies here; we all trade from one factory in Leicester. We don’t have satellite companies selling scales under different names.

We’ve recently become agents for a leasing company called Lease Direct, the company arranges finance for companies wishing to purchase capital equipment and spread the cost over a pre-determined period. This method of buying scales helps the customer with cash flow and also helps with decreasing tax liability.

Airlines hiding extra charges in baggage
An investigation by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has exposed how major airlines are now bagging extra charges from passengers.

As East Midlands Airport grows in popularity with the travelling public so too does the wear on airport baggage scales.
With over 534,000 passengers reported to have used the airport in May, baggage weighers at this time of year take a hammering, with scales being loaded and unloaded many times an hour during the busiest periods.

Numerous times a week I pick up the phone and speak to customers who ask for ‘cheap scales’, my reply is simple;
“we don’t sell cheap scales…”
This is true; we don’t,  however we do supply a range of cost effective scales that fit even the tightest budget. If I have learnt one thing working within the weighing trade it has to be buy cheap pay at least twice and there are a lot of cheap scales on the UK market.