Spice work for loading platforms
August 1st 2007 Two lightweight mobile
platforms from Thorworld
Industries have brought
improved efficiency and
safety to unloading
operations at spice, lentil
and rice importers, East End
Foods. The two Thorworld
mobile platforms replaced a
previous smaller, older
model. They solve the
problem of the lack of a
conveniently located loading
bay in an area where the
spices are offloaded, before
being stored inside a
300,000ft2 warehouse. Built
to East End Foods'
specifications they measure
2.4m wide x 2.2m long with
a 3,000 kg capacity. Fitted
with 1m high handrails,
counterbalanced safety bars
and dock bumpers, and
finished in anti-slip paint,
they fully meet Health &
Safety regulations. Supplied
by McLeman Fork Lift
Services, they also feature
fork truck lifting pockets on
all sides for quick and easy
repositioning of the
platforms within the
unloading yard.
Four container vehicles
are offloaded each day. The
spices, in boxes or sacks, are
placed on pallets on the
platform and a fork lift truck
drives up alongside to lift
them down and take them
into the warehouse.
The versatile platforms
have adjustable legs
operating to plus or minus
250mm so they can be used
with containers of varying
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