Longer load handling capability
December 1st 2008 Abbey Stainless Steel
recently expanded its range
of services and moved to
new premises where the
handling and storage of raw
materials is now based
around the capabilities of
two specialist 8t Combilift
4-way forklifts, which
handle larger product,
increasing business
opportunities.
Combilifts range from
2.5t to 14t capacity and are
available with a wide level
of customisation. In this
case, there were advantages
to be had by choosing larger
trucks: longer materials
could be handled, enabling
bigger jobs to be taken on.
The first truck was an 8t
capacity, diesel powered
unit with a slightly shorter
than standard deck to fit in
the 2.7m aisle-widths
already in place.
The reported benefits
were immediate: this truck
easily copes with 4m long
bars weighing up to 8t,
which previously had to be
sawn before they could be
lifted by the lighter-weight
counterbalance trucks that
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