Education Equipment Blog

Frank and Lillian Gilbreath were one of the most influential husband and wife teams in history, and not only did they invent the concept of ‘time and motion study’, Lillian also invented the pedal bin – which of course we still use today.

Lillian Gilbreath believed that for every task there was one best way of doing it – the most efficient and effective method of getting a job done.

So at work, instead of leaving each person to do each task as he/she wishes, the Gilbreath’s looked for the best way of working, which they believed could then be standardised into a method that everyone would follow… More »

Most people who are successful in business put their success down to hard work, dedication, and other admiral qualities.

Which is why reading about Frank Venegas, Jr., the man who invented the bike rack (and a lot of other things en route) is rather refreshing. He puts all his success down to luck… More »

In the United States a group of four schools have recently attempted to abolish all lockers. The idea was that it would reduce noise, restrict the transmission of disease, and of course save money.

Unfortunately the idea failed on all fronts. In one school that tried the experiment there were so many problems with students forgetting books that they were forced to give all students two copies of each text book – thus removing all the imagined savings in one go… More »