Following are some critical areas to assess when researching which industrial workbenches are right for your business.

Industrial Work Bench Weight Support: Industrial workbenches should be able to support a lot of weight as many are used to support heavy machinery and their peripheral parts.

So here, the primary question is what is the heaviest piece of equipment the bench will need to support? Don’t forget to figure in the possibility that two or three pieces of your heaviest pieces may be on the bench at the same time. Even if it’s against company rules, for example, workers may sometimes not adhere to them. So you want workbenches that can support weight over and beyond what your expectations are.

Industrial Work Bench Longevity: As industrial workbenches are an expense for your firm, you want to purchase one that will last. This means excellent craftsmanship. Some of the features to look for are rust and stain-free paint, fortified frames and moulded, laminated edging.
Industrial Work Bench Usability: As your company’s most valuable asset – your employees – will rely on the industrial workbenches to adequately perform their jobs, you want them to be ergonomic. This helps to prevent worker injury and helps them to do their jobs in relative comfort.
Industrial Work Bench Add-ons: No matter what your business is, it’s always a good idea to purchase industrial workbenches that you can customize. This means add-ons. For example, as your company grows, you might need more worker storage space, more lighting, and shelving.
Industrial Work Benches Can Be Made Mobile: Industrial workbenches can be made mobile (with industrial grade casters) adjusting to the ebb and flow within the industrial setting.
With add-ons like riser shelves, leg extensions, hydraulics and specialized lighting, your industrial workbenches can grow with your company – if you choose the right one.

If you need a industrial workbench or table right away, then OnePointe Solutions is the place to turn to.  We can quickly leverage our relationships to help you find the product you need fast so you can focus on other priorities, like growing your business. Please either call 866.612.7312 or 512.652.6292 or visit our website www.OnePointeSolutions.com and ask to speak with a sales representative today.

Become A Travel Agent: Why It’s the Perfect Career

Travel Agent Training: To become a travel agent requires training that can be done from the comfort of your home. You can study and learn at your leisure because the training is offered via new technologies like online video and webinars. All you have to do is log on to get started.

Jumpstart Your Success: Many work-from-home businesses require you to learn everything yourself. When you choose to become a travel agent, if you select the right company they will jumpstart your success.

How do they do this? By providing critical marketing assistance, ie, lead generation, introduction to industry suppliers, and a full-fledged marketing plan. No business can succeed without a viable marketing plan.

Work-from-Home: This is perhaps the number one reason many elect to become a travel agent. Who doesn’t want to work from the comfort of home? You save on commuting, wardrobe, wear and tear on your car, eating out and so many other expenses related to working outside the home.

Make a Full-time Income: When you start a travel agent career, how much you make is up to you. You can literally make a full-time income working part-time. It all depends on how much effort you’re wiling to put in.

Ideally you should know when you decide to become a travel agent is that commissions vary according to which travel company you sign up with. Therefore, you should review the commission structure of every company you’re considering closely. It can literally mean the difference between making a living as a work-from-home travel agent, or having to go back to the grind of 9 to 5.

For more information on how to start your own travel agency contact Burt Kramer, the KHM Agency Director, at www.KhmTravel.com. He oversees the travel agent development, recruiting and training. Burt Kramer can be reached at 877-220-9260.

Custom Workbenches: Add-On Accessories Make Them an Ideal Fit for Your Work Needs

The advantage a custom work bench provides is that you can accessorize it to fit your workspace perfectly. Some add-on workbench accessories include steel drawers for storage; specialized lighting to suit your visibility requirements and hydraulic lift kits, to put everything with easy reach. These are just a few of the customizations you can make. And remember, the more customized an employee’s workspace, the more productive they tend to be.

Custom Workbench Construction

Above-quality custom workbenches can hold thousands of pounds without caving in. They are usually constructed from durable metals like stainless steel. Some other excellent features you’ll find include resistant laminate, rust and stain-free paint, and tempered glass. And, a premium is placed on worker comfort, which is why tangibles like ergonomics are taken into account during construction. A well-constructed custom workbench will not only last for years; it’ll look good for years as well.

Smart Businesses Use Custom Workbenches to Facilitate a Healthy Bottom Line

The types of businesses that use custom workbenches run the gamut, from small architecture firms to large manufacturers. Hence, highly desired custom workbenches have an incomparable blend of functionality, affordability, durability and style. While some may view a custom workbench as simply another piece of office furniture; it’s anything but. A high-quality, technical custom workbench serves a broader,  bottom-line purpose. How?

Regular workbenches are really just another workspace. They typically store a computer, perhaps some files, a printer and other run-of-the-mill desktop office items. Technical, custom workbenches are different. They don’t simply store office paraphernalia; they facilitate workflow. Workflow has a direct impact on how much a worker is able to produce. This goes directly to a company’s balance sheet, the bottom line. A custom workbench is more than a place t work, it’s an investment in your business.

One Pointe Solutions is based in Austin, Texas and is one of the premiere technical furniture providers in the country.  One Pointe offers a consultative sales approach and realizes that the one-sized fits all approach does not suit all work spaces or firms.  They are able to provide multiple quotes for custom workbench solutions all under one roof.  Please either call or visit their website www.OnePointeSolutions.com and speak with a representative today.

One extremely easy solution to this problem is setting up the right workstation. And what is the right workstation? ESD workbenches! They provide four distinct benefits to manufacturers, which are discussed below.

1. ESD Workbenches Are Made for Tough Environments: An ESD workbench is primarily designed for an electronic assembly-like environment. Even basic ESD workbench models have front and back heavy gauge, top-support beams. They can easily support up to 1,000 pounds.

Additionally, most have reinforced steel risers that clamp onto work surfaces, allowing for maximum strength and support. The bottom line is that you’ll never have to worry about an equipment failure with an ESD workbench.

2. ESD Workbenches Are Easy to Upgrade: ESD workbenches are easily adaptable, making them ideal purchases for growing businesses. A comfortable worker is a productive worker, which makes an ESD workbench an ideal choice for progressive firms. For example, workers can seamlessly set up and adjust footrests, shelving, and work surfaces for their own comfort. This allows for maximum worker output.

3. ESD Workbenches Can Meet Any Organization’s Needs: Because ESD workbenches are so easy to upgrade, they can adapt to almost any organization’s needs. A business can start out with only the parts they need and then add on parts as necessary.

ESD workbenches have such add-on accessories as cabinets, drawers, electric channels, under-shelf lighting, footrests, and more.

4. The Ultimate Benefit of ESD Workbenches Is They Save Money

ESD workbenches save companies money in the following three ways: (i) product defects are reduced because ESD workbenches are made to accommodate product assimilation. This leads to the second money-saving measure; (ii) lower overhead. Because product defects are reduced, there are fewer product repairs. This in turn presents the third money-saving measure:  (iii) a reduction in freight costs because DOA products don’t have to be reshipped for repairs, etc.

One Pointe Solutions offers to notch Industry Standard Solutions, Client Specific Solutions.  We offer free of charge Custom Requests for ESD Workbenches and for up to 600,000 technical furniture products we offer.  We can handle any sized order. Contact us today!

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Austin, Texas, Novemer 07, 2008 – One of Austin’s premier builders, Lennar Homes and top real estate broker Kenn Renner of Keller Williams Realty (www.BuyAustin.com), have developed a series of programs to help new homebuyers defer much of the cost associated with moving. The Move Assistance Programs (M.A.Ps) offers the following financial incentives to help a tenant or a move-up homebuyer with the expenses associated with relocating.

For Renters:

Lease Buy-Out Program – Provides assistance in paying off existing lease and/or covering the re-leasing fee.

Lease Negotiation Service – Provides expert negotiations with your current landlord.

For Move-up Homebuyers with a Home to Sell:

Expert Real Estate Counseling – Receive a free consultation with a 25-year real estate veteran.

Guaranteed Buy-out Program – A free evaluation and bottom-line price will be offered for your current home.

‘Sell Your Home for Free’ Program – A 0% net commission program that allows you to sell your home for zero total real estate commission.

Moving Cost Coverage Program – Helps defer the cost of moving expenses such as moving companies and moving trucks.

Temporary Rental Program – Provides assistance in locating temporary housing, furnished or unfurnished.

In a recent meeting, Lennar’s division president, Sean Chandler, stated, “There is no better time in recent history to purchase a new Lennar home. Austin is where everyone wants to be and Lennar is dedicated to helping homebuyers with the transition through financial incentive programs such as M.A.Ps.”  Along with first class service and attention to detail – Lennar Homes is famous for their “Everything’s Included” homes.  “Everything’s Included” is unique to national builders where buyers do not have to pay huge markups for “upgrades.”  “Most ‘upgrades’ charged by other builders are included standard with Lennar Homes.  Along with ‘Everything’s Included,’ Lennar is offering large price and financing incentives, especially on standing inventory,” Chandler adds.

Kenn Renner, a top selling central Texas real estate broker with Keller Williams Realty, and owner of www.BuyAustin.com explains, “In challenging economic times the larger more financially stable builders like Lennar are able to offer programs that the smaller builders just can’t afford to do.  That is why they have called on us to develop the Move Assistance Programs (M.A.Ps).”  Lennar is without a doubt pro-Realtor because they understand the need for professional counseling and guidance throughout the home-buying process.  Renner adds, “Lennar understands the need for renters and move-up home buyers to have innovative alternatives such as lease buy-outs and sales cost (commission) coverage. I am pleased to be one of Lennar’s preferred Realtors.”

Lennar Homes (www.Lennar.com) was ranked number two nationwide by Builder Magazine in 2007 with over 30,000 homes sold nationwide.  In Austin, Lennar has 18 subdivisions with prices ranging from the $110s to the $480s.

Kenn Renner (www.BuyAustin.com) consistently ranks as one of the top ten real estate agents in the city of Austin and Central Texas with over 400 home sales and over $80,000,000 in closings since 2005.

For more information about the Move Assistance Programs (M.A.Ps) programs visit www.MoveAssistancePrograms.com or call or text Kenn Renner at (512) 423-5626.

A self directed IRA allows you to diversify your retirement savings as you see fit. This means that you can buy tax liens with your IRA, diversify your IRA to include real estate investments and even include a 401K rollover into your IRA. Sunwest Trust makes this possible because they act as a custodian for your IRA.

It is never too soon to start investing for your retirement. While many people choose conventional means of investing, such as stock market investing, others are realizing that it is best to diversify your IRA. Your IRA is your security for the future and you never want to put it entirely in one financial vehicle. You want to diversify it as much as possible. The trouble is that many investment counselors will invest your IRA into funds that may not have your best interests at heart. They are often investing in mutual funds or stocks that can be somewhat risky. If the stock market crashes, there goes your retirement savings.

When you use a self directed IRA, you can use a company like Sunwest Trust to hold the IRA as a custodian for you as you direct where you want to invest your retirement money. This enables you to still get the tax benefits of an IRA account, but have some control over the investing. Right now, for example, is a perfect time to buy tax liens with an IRA because there are so many on the market. Or invest in real estate as the prices are rock bottom. There are many options when you have a self directed IRA that you can take advantage of that will enable you to make wise long term investments.

Visit www.SunwestTrust.com to learn more about how you can let your self directed IRA work for you and keep your retirement savings secure as well as diversified.

Get in Shape the Form and Fixx Way

Eating right is only part of the food formula when it comes to losing weight. Portion control is the other part. Knowing when to stop eating is difficult for many who experience weight loss problems. Here’s how it works. FORM™ contains SWELL®, an FDA-conforming hydrogel that when combined with water, expands in your stomach. It sends an “I’m full” message to your brain, so you eat less.

To help you eat right, FIXX™ is an organic, chocolate meal-replacement shake It is packed with all the vitamins and minerals you need to stay healthy, while still losing weight. Offered in single-serve packets, all you have to do is add water or milk for a delicious, on-the-go meal anytime.

Form and Fixx: Exercise and Lifestyle

As anyone who’s ever struggled with weight knows, eating right and portion control is only half of the equation. The other part is exercise and lifestyle. Form and Fixx gives you all the tools you need to eat right and maintain portion control. All you have to do is combine these healthy habits with an exercise plan, and weight control will be a thing of the past for you – for good.

Form and Fixx is not a magic solution where you lose weight and then are left floundering as to how to keep it off. The reason Form and Fixx is so successful in weight loss management is because it is a lifestyle system. Because it’s easy-to-use, it can be easily integrated into how you live. This means you can take the weight off – and keep it off because Form and Fixx becomes a lifestyle, not a one-off, magic weight loss solution.

To learn more learn more about FORM and FIXX…