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To protect families and communities from this terrible opioid epidemic, experts suggest common sense solutions including properly locking and securing all medications.

If you're looking for a secure and reliable way to transport sensitive samples and specimens, look no further than courier lab lockboxes. These specialized lockboxes are designed to keep your valuable items safe and secure.

The clinical laboratory plays a vital role in the healthcare industry. Clinical laboratories are responsible for the testing and analysis of specimens to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Proper laboratory inventory management is essential when it comes to making sure that your laboratory is fully stocked with the needed inventory for everyday use. It can be a challenging and difficult task making sure that you don’t run out of any supplies for your laboratory.

For the past 49 years, McShane Welding and Metal Products has been transforming metal into solutions for all of our customers across the United States. The company first started out as a fabrication business but eventually expanded into the laboratory, home delivery, and recycling industry.

The McShane Welding and Metal Products team attended the 2022 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois from July 26 th-28th.

McShane Welding and Metal Products is happy to have Shatto Milk Company as one of our milk box customers. Shatto Milk Company has been a customer of ours for the past 7 years.

As summer quickly approaches, the hot weather will soon be coming. When it comes to the summer heat, laboratory lock boxes that are waiting for courier pickup can get overheated because of hot temperatures, which then causes pre-analytical errors.

We’ve all heard that saying “You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream.” That quote couldn’t be any truer. As we begin, to approach summertime our taste buds start to crave the cool and refreshing taste of ice cream.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is an annual celebration that honors laboratory professionals and the role that they have in the health care industry.

In the specimen logistics industry, there are 1.3-1.4 billion specimens that are collected here in the United States each year. Unfortunately, there is a risk that some specimens can either get lost or damaged.

Our Sales and Marketing Director Chris Kwiatek and Hilary Helsley our Sales and Marketing Assistant attended the Western Veterinary Conference from March 6th—9th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Choosing the right medical courier provider is important especially when it comes to needing lab samples, medical records, test results, images, and other specimens to be picked up and delivered in a timely and safe way to their destination.

“Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.” That’s exactly what we are doing here at McShane Welding and Metal Products.

With the ongoing potential for new variants as well as a wide range of related health concerns, it seems Covid and it’s aftereffects will be with us for some time to come.

Laboratory test samples and specimens are vulnerable when they travel, and often a lower temperature must be maintained to preserve their integrity.

With the 2021 holiday season approaching, package thieves, so-called “porch pirates'', are gearing up for their busiest months of the year.

McShane’s branded porch boxes are a great solution for keeping perishable goods fresh, protecting deliveries from the elements and reducing theft as well.

Buying the right laboratory equipment is critical to maintaining your high standards. Likewise, a courier lockbox is a critical link in the chain of custody for laboratory specimens and test samples.

Like all manufacturers, McShane has been severely impacted by a spike in our material costs. Steel has increased by more than 30% already and the trend is likely to continue for much of 2021.

Package theft has become a significant problem for online shoppers. For many, the convenience of online is being ruined by the harsh reality of so-called porch pirates.

Due to the pandemic, consumers are rapidly adopting virtual shopping and home delivery services. They are ordering a much broader selection of products including personal items, groceries and dairy products. 

 Due to the pandemic, the number of people shopping virtually has dramatically increased. Recognizing this, retailers are more heavily focused on their eCommerce presence.

According to the New York Times, even Santa Claus is a little nervous this holiday season as the large crowds are to be avoided and social distancing will most likely be in full effect.