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Platform scales: Sizes, capacities and trade approvals explained

Platform scales are essential for any business where large quantities of goods are shipped to and from a warehouse. In fact, we recently wrote this blog post about why you would need to use platform scales.

Introducing the DS-781SS Waterproof Computing Retail Scale

The best way to improve a product or service is to always be talking to your customers - and at Marsden, we’re pleased to say that thanks to our customers, we’ve been able to continuously improve our digital weighing scale offerings!

What is Tare?

At Marsden Weighing Group, we like to provide help and guidance in using weighing scales as much as we like to provide the actual scales!

What is NAWI? - Help and Guidance Using Weighing Scales

If you're a regular user of weighing scales, you may have come across the letters 'NAWI' in the past. To provide more background on how the weighing industry is regulated, and why Marsden's digital weighing scales are so accurate, this blog post provides an explanation of NAWI and Class III/trade approval.

5 Great And Accurate Weighing Scales for Pharmacies

With the introduction of the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultations service in 2019, almost a third of a million health checks have now taken place in a local pharmacy. This is only expected to increase as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease.

How to check your BMI Score.

As leading suppliers of reliable and accurate scales for over 90 years, our Marsden team are always on-hand to offer assistance and answer any questions regarding our range of gym scales & medical floor scales and their functions.

Download our FREE Kitten Weight Chart!

Recently, we were blown away at the success of the Marsden Puppy Weight Chart - and inspired by veterinary practices’ interest in a poster to adorn their consulting room walls…

Our Top 4 Recommended Weighing Scales for Breweries

Getting the perfect beer is a fine art - and it’s crucial, if you want to get it right, to use the correct quantity of ingredients.

6 Tips When Buying a Parcel Scale

More and more businesses are investing in a set of parcel scales, so that they can keep on top of postage costs and pre-empt what a courier will quote for out-going goods.

The Three Golden Rules of Gym Weighing (Free Poster)

This year, Marsden Weighing Group has spent more and more time working with gyms. That’s because we’ve just launched our M-150 Gym Scale, which you can see here.

See a Lobster Getting Weighed on our IP68-rated Bench Scale

This week, we’ve mostly been visiting locations across the Yorkshire region, testing out weighing scales from our extensive range.

A GP’s guide to The National Legal Metrology Project (White Paper)

In June 2015, the National Measurement and Regulation Office (NMRO) issued a report on a national project undertaken in 2014/2015 to assess the suitability of weighing instruments in doctors’ surgeries, health centres, health visitors and pharmacies

3 Reasons the B-100 Bench Scale is Perfect for Bakeries

Precise measurements are not always necessary in cooking but are critical if you want to have a real baking success.

Avoiding “negative impact on patient care” (Clarkson, 2012)

“Inconsistencies in recording patient body weight, as well as using inaccurate or inappropriate weighing equipment, can have a negative impact on patient care” (Clarkson, 2012)

Marsden and the NHS Health Check Programme

If you’re a pharmacy, you’ll likely have heard of the Government’s NHS Health Check Programme and how you can benefit from it.