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Featured Stories

  • Blog

    Ease a Tight Squeeze

    2026-01-06

  • Dock doors with a truck backed in
    Blog

    MAKING A SMART INVESTMENT: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN LOADING DOCK SEALS AND SHELTERS

    2025-07-31

  • Two dock doors with black dock shelters and trailer restraints outside
    Blog

    Careful Early Planning is Key to Designing Loading Docks that are Both Highly Efficient and Safe

    2025-01-17

  • A man in a mask welding metal with sparks flying all around him
    Blog

    Kelley Plants Earn Top Welding Certification

    2024-09-25

  • The Talon Trailer Restraint connecting a semi truck to a green dock leveler
    Blog

    New Talon Trailer Restraint Provides Next-Generation Safety for Loading Docks

    2024-08-02

  • An autonomous robot driving through a warehouse
    Blog

    Autonomous Material Handling and Dock Equipment Data Gathering Technology Pair Well to Improve Efficiency and Safety

    2019-10-24

  • The Kelley VERSACHOCK™ Wheel Chock holding a semi truck in place
    Blog

    Kelley VERSACHOCK™ Wheel Chock Now Available

    2018-03-29

Dock Levelers

  • A line of green vertical storing loading docks inside of a warehouse
    Blog

    Vertical Storing Dock Levelers Offer a Simple Solution to Sanitation

    2017-06-15

  • A small truck inside of a warehouse driving away from a loading dock
    Blog

    Prepare Loading Docks Now for the Fast Approaching Summertime Heat

    2016-05-02

  • A line of green vertical storing loading docks inside of a warehouse
    Blog

    Vertical is the way to move up – dock levelers for sanitation

    2014-09-17

  • The Kelley iFan control system
    Blog

    Four Ways to LEED your Loading Dock

    2014-08-27

  • A line of 3 green dock levelers in a warehouse
    Blog

    4 Ways to Avoid Moisture at the Loading Dock

    2014-07-31

  • A man pulling up a green dock leveler at a warehouse
    Blog

    Is it possible to prevent energy loss around your dock leveler?

    2014-07-16

  • Warehouse dock doors reading for loading with one door open
    Blog

    Dear Santa, This Year I Want Energy Efficiency at the Loading Dock

    2013-12-23

Innovation & Technology

  • An autonomous robot driving through a warehouse
    Blog

    Autonomous Material Handling and Dock Equipment Data Gathering Technology Pair Well to Improve Efficiency and Safety

    2019-10-24

  • A yellow robot welding metal
    Blog

    Robotic Welding Ensures Consistent Quality & Precision

    2018-05-02

  • A gold robot arm
    Blog

    Collaborative Robot (Cobot) Ensures Accuracy and Consistency

    2017-01-30

In The News

  • A man driving a pallate stacked with boxes through a warehouse
    Blog

    NextGen Supply Chain Now Demanding a Whole New Employee Skill Set

    2018-09-11

  • A small forklift picking up a stack of boxes in a warehouse
    Blog

    Prevention a Much Better Approach Than Response to Food Contamination Risks

    2017-05-25

  • A man in a hazmat suit sanitizing a warehouse
    Blog

    If USDA Increases Speed should you Increase Sanitation?

    2014-04-29

  • A train with multicolored cars on a track
    Blog

    Intermodal Rail is a Top Area of Interest Again for 2014

    2014-01-10

Case Studies

  • A line of loading dock doors inside of a warhouse
    Blog

    A Perfect Fit for New Ace Hardware Retail Support Center

    2018-12-18

  • The inside of Planet Fitness filled with exercise machines with a large purple and yellow fan hanging from the ceiling
    Blog

    New Case Study: Planet Fitness Frisco, Texas

    2015-09-21

  • The indoor pools inside of Carroll ISD Aquatics Center
    Blog

    New Case Study: Carroll ISD Aquatics Center

    2015-06-17

  • A market basket store front location
    Blog

    Kelley Helps Market Basket out of a Tight Spot

    2014-02-10

  • A Infinity car dealer store front location
    Blog

    Meet one of our customers, a car dealership based in Minnesota

    2013-08-14

Fans

  • Close up of a blue fan with a white center on a wooden ceiling
    Blog

    Plumbers Search for Efficient Air Movement

    2021-08-21

  • A heat map of the United States showing a severe heat warning in California
    Blog

    HVLS Fans the Ideal Solution for Meeting Golden State’s New Indoor Worksite Heat Illness Prevention Standards

    2017-08-22

  • A black fan blade with a red tip
    Blog

    Famous Helicopter a Key Source of Inspiration Behind HVLS Fan Winglet Design

    2017-03-03

  • Close up of a black and silver fan on a white ceiling with metal rods
    Blog

    Meet the Kelley WAVE™

    2014-04-22

  • A black and silver fan installed over a brewery
    News

    HVAC and HVLS Integration Saves Money at the Loading Dock

    2013-12-09

  • A black and silver fan on a white ceiling with metal rods
    Blog

    Meet Planet Fitness and the Kelley FUSION HVLS Fan

    2013-10-09

  • A black and silver fan on a wooden ceiling
    Blog

    Fans and Food Processing

    2013-07-24

Trailer Restraints/Wheel Chocking

  • A semi truck being held in place by the Vershachock wheel chocking system
    Blog

    THE BEAUTY OF VERSACHOCK™ IS IN ITS OPERATIONAL SIMPLICITY AND CLEAN DESIGN

    2020-07-22

  • A black and grey restrain panel with a lit up green circle
    Blog

    Much Narrower Restraint Control Panels a Better Fit When Wall Space is Limited

    2018-07-24

  • A gold trailer restraint holding a semi truck in place
    Blog

    Restraints: The Most Effective Solution For Keeping Trailers Secure

    2018-01-22

Controls and Lifts

  • A Kelley green dock lift on a white background
    Blog

    Safe Twisting, Bending and Lifting in the Warehouse

    2014-10-20

  • The Master Control Panel (a blue prism with a red button and lit up green circle) on a yellow background
    Blog

    Seasonal Workers for the Holidays? You Could Use a Master Control Panel

    2013-11-12

CSPECS

  • A protractor on a blue print
    Blog

    Reasons CSPECS and Kelley Can Help you build the Best Submittal Package

    2014-04-08

  • A zoomed in image of a pencil on a piece of paper with the written word "sustainability"
    Blog

    Kelley and CSPECS How to Guide

    2014-03-26

  • A computor curser hovering over a blue tab titled "sustainability"
    Blog

    What is CSPECS?

    2014-03-17