What Does Locker Nesting Mean?

Introduction You could come across the term locker nesting, especially when you have a quote for metal lockers that mentions ‘Nest ...

6 Types of Lockers for Offices to Increase Organization

In today’s fast-paced work environment, staying organised is key to maintaining productivity and efficiency. In this blog, we will discuss how ...

Introducing the Powerhub: Transforming Tool Charging on Job Sites

In the fast-paced world of construction and industrial work, efficiency and safety are crucial. Enter Powerhub, a groundbreaking solution designed for ...

Signs You Need to Upgrade Your Storage Lockers

Storage lockers are an essential part of our daily lives, whether it's at school, work, or the gym. They provide a ...

What are IPS panels?

Integrated Plumbing Systems (IPS) are altering how we construct and maintain restrooms, particularly in commercial and public settings. In this blog, ...

4 Tips to Design a Sports Locker Room

Designing a sports locker room requires thoughtful consideration of various of elements to ensure functionality, comfort and durability. Being a leading ...

Are Luggage Lockers Safe?

As a leading manufacturer of high-quality lockers, we understand that safety is a primary concern for potential customers when it comes ...

The Guide to Choosing the Perfect Lockers for Your School

Introduction As a leading manufacturer of lockers, we understand how important it is to provide students with secure, functional and aesthetically ...

A Closer Look at Helmsman Service Department

At Helmsman we take pride in ourselves when it comes to providing our clients with top-tier storage solutions. Our dedicated service ...

Importance of updating school lockers

Schools should update their lockers for several reasons, including security, durability, functionality, aesthetics and functionality. Each of these aspects contributes to ...

Discover the Best Golf Club Storage Solutions

When it comes to golf, organisation is essential. The significance of properly storing your clubs cannot be emphasized, no matter your ...

Helmsman Family Member Ali Slaymaker

Our team has some wonderful and happy memories with Ali Slaymaker in the 15 years she worked for us in the ...

Elevate Your Project With Helmsman Bespoke Storage

How Helmsman can help with your bespoke storage needs. Bespoke storage is becoming more popular as a result of the growing ...

The Relevance of Smart Lockers for Schools

The subject of technology’s role in the education sector has grown even more significant in a world where it impacts every ...

Transforming Your Spa Changing Room

As spa enthusiasts, we recognize the importance of each little element in establishing a peaceful environment. In addition to the aesthetic ...

Deciding when its Time to Replace School Lockers

School lockers are an essential part of the educational environment, providing students with a secure space to store their belongings. Are ...

Benefits of Helmsman Z Lockers

The Z locker stands out as a fantastic design that combines a small footprint with maximised interior capacity in the search ...

Helmsman NBS

What is NBS? Here at Helmsman, we use National Building Specification (NBS) which provides construction specification information used by architects, engineers, ...

Why You should Choose Heated Lockers?

Helmsman Heated Lockers Heated lockers are becoming more relevant than ever as it has become more important for employees and employers ...

Reasons why smart lockers are more relevant

The use of smart lockers is becoming more relevant than ever as we work through the challenges of modern life. In ...

Why You Should Choose Helmsman Bespoke Lockers

Who We Are Helmsman Lockers & Cubicles is a family-run business with a long history in the manufacturing industry and a ...

A Guide to Leisure Lockers

Introduction Whether it’s a gym, a swimming centre, a spa, a stadium or a theme park, leisure lockers are essential for ...

Helmsman Expands their Service Department

Exciting News Helmsman proudly reveals that we have enhanced our service departments. This tactical growth is to show our commitment to ...

Why do schools have lockers?

Introduction For many years, lockers have been widely seen in the educational sector, giving students a dedicated area to keep their ...

Unlocking Creativity: Design Ideas for Your Locker Room

A plain area may be transformed into a stylish and comfortable location with the right design when it comes to designing a ...

4 tips to design for Leisure sector locker rooms

When designing a leisure locker room, it requires careful consideration of functionality, comfort, and aesthetics to create a space that meets ...

Bespoke Project on Locker Fans

Here at Helmsman, our team manufactured and installed Locker Fans for a bespoke project at SSE Thermal. Beginning of the Bespoke ...

Guidance on Cleaning Your Lockers

Whether it's at school, at the gym, or even at work, lockers are a fundamental part of our everyday life. Lockers ...

Exeter School Lockers Projects

Helmsman Exeter projects Throughout this project, we worked alongside the side with Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust schools and Pinnacle FM Ltd. ...

Why should you invest in carbon-neutral lockers?

Here at Helmsman, we are passionate about manufacturing our clients with bespoke carbon-neutral laminate lockers. We provide our clients with the ...

Why buy school lockers instead of renting?

With the modern schooling world providing students with more, and often heavier items to carry around during the school day, the ...

A Guide to School Lockers

With many people’s memories of school featuring lines of lockers filled with books, bags and stationery, have times really changed that ...

Further major investment for 2023

After an exciting start to the year with some major investments, we are pleased that we have continued to develop our ...

Replacing School Lockers

Do they need replacing? There are many reasons why you might think the lockers in your school need replacing. Perhaps they’re ...

Exciting Start to 2023 for Helmsman Lockers and Cubicles

We’re pleased to share that after a successful 2022, we’ve been investing in a variety of business assets to make 2023 ...

Locker and Cubicle Trends for 2023

As we begin the year 2023, we’re taking a look at what trends and styles are taking centre stage. From sustainable ...

Award winning leisure centres, Z Lockers, service projects, football club changing rooms and more – we’re taking a look back at 2022.

Office and Staff Lockers Our office and staff lockers have been popular during 2022. Helmsman manufactured, delivered and installed 172 two ...

Storage Solutions for Small Spaces

At Helmsman we can offer a range of lockers, from the smallest modular lockers, up to a range of laminate lockers ...

Why do lockers have vents?

Where and how are your lockers used? Depending on how and where your lockers are used will affect the design features ...

Wet and Dry Spec Lockers

In order to protect and extend the lifespan of your products, it’s important to consider the materials and options that are ...

All About Our Service Department

The Helmsman family includes over 40 employees, all committed to personal service, and our After Sales Service department is no different. ...

7 Top Tips for designing your leisure centre changing rooms

Customer Focused Design Whilst your vision for your changing rooms might be modern, slick and imaginative, its important to also think ...

Sustainable Solutions for your Leisure Centre Changing Rooms

Minimize water and electricity use There are several ways you can minimize water and electricity use throughout your changing rooms. With ...

Technology in Lockers

Gone are the days where you arrive at work, school or university soaking wet from your cycle journey, or a with ...

Celebrating being granted Made in Britain Membership

We are pleased to announce that we have been accredited as a member of Made in Britain. Our adoption of the ...

What are the best lockers for Primary Schools?

Helmsman has over 70 years of experience in the school locker industry, and over these years have perfected the design and ...

Are employers required to provide workplace lockers?

A question many people may ask when starting a new job is “does my employer have to provide lockers?” The short ...

Why Glass Lockers are great for Gyms, Leisure Centres and Fitness Clubs?

Helmsman Glass Lockers are great for gyms and health and fitness clubs as they are aesthetically pleasing and instantly upgrade any ...

6 signs your lockers need an upgrade

With new design, technology and manufacturing processes, there are many reasons why your locker room might need updating. Are they dated, ...

6 Reasons to choose Helmsman Lockers and Cubicles

Helmsman Lockers & Cubicles is a family run business With a strong commitment and an extensive history in the industry, Helmsman ...

Partnering with BioCarbon Laminates to Provide Sustainable Laminate Solutions

Helmsman is always working hard to build strong partnerships with suppliers to provide you with the best quality products for washroom ...

How to ensure your school and staff lockers are covid secure?

We all thought 2021 would be the year where things will be ‘normal’ again, however, as we are going into 2022, ...

What is BREEAM?

What is BREEAM & how does it help sustainability? BREEAM stands for the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method. It is ...

What’s the best locker for multipurpose use?

The locker industry has come a long way, but it all began in ancient Greece approximately 2500 years ago. Back in ...

Helmsman Care for Sustainability

How are we helping? Climate change has always been a concern, more so recently. Here at Helmsman, we agree that the ...

Introducing The New High Line Cubicle Range

Helmsman has a new product for your washroom solutions; the new cubicle range has security and privacy in mind. This full-height ...

Technical Support & Information from Helmsman

Helmsman is always trying to improve and adapt by providing clients with the knowledge and easily accessible technical support and information ...

Everything You Need To Know About Helmsman Leisure Range

Helmsman leisure range consists of leisure lockers and cubicles. They go hand in hand as they are specifically designed to withstand ...

Helmsman advancing with Barbour Product Search

Helmsman is the leading manufacturer of a complete range of lockers, cubicles, bench seating, panelling and vanity units. It offers design, ...

Prime Time for Refurbishment

Summer months can be the perfect opportunity to schedule projects to upgrade and refurbish changing areas and locker rooms in schools ...

Staycation Season

Are you ready for the Staycation Season? Are your lockers and cubicles ready for the staycation season this summer? Many holiday ...

New Gema Automatic Powder Coating System

Gema is a company with a long history. Founded in Switzerland in 1897 began life as a high-end metal fabrication business ...

An Education on Lockers

When we think about school lockers, those of us of a certain age remember banks of grey metal lockers in changing ...

50 years on and still going strong!

Helmsman Originals Sometimes you just get blindsided by customers and in a good way. You just have to take a step ...

Choosing Lockers for your Project

Looking into Lockers With so many different styles of lockers out there in different combinations and finishes, we thought it would ...

New Steel-Framed IPS

We’re delighted to announce that in addition to our timber, we’re now also able to offer a zinc-plated wet spec metal ...

Looking for a new powder coating paint booth

Helmsman Lockers and Cubicles are looking to upgrade 20-year-old paint booths.  We are looking for a reliable supplier to take this ...

All about our Z Lockers

Helmsman Z locker has a unique shape to adapt to small spaces and because of its design, the two compartments can ...

How To Install Metal Lockers The Right Way

Installing lockers may be easy for Helmsman professionals, but can be a tricky job for anyone doing it for the first ...

Design features to consider for Police Lockers

What Design Features Should be Considered for Police Lockers? Choosing the best design features for police lockers needs careful consideration. As police ...