Renting refurbished forklifts
August 1st 2008 Megaman has improved its
Welwyn Garden City
warehouse efficiency by
renting two refurbished
articulating Bendi forklifts,
and designing a new
warehouse around them.
Previously the maker of
energy saving lamps
had two small
warehouses, using
two gas and one
electric
counterbalanced
forklift – typically
needing 3.6m wide
racking aisles. The
stores did not make
best use of space
and a second floor
restricted forklift
usage.
The new
warehouse saves space
using the Bendi. Bendi says
the articulating mast allows
operators to store 50% more
pallets than some
conventional
counterbalanced trucks,
because they can work in
1.6m aisles. The Bendi can
also lift loads to 12.5m and
can work outside on rough
yards.
Megaman's Bendi trucks
work in 1.96m wide aisles
lifting loads to 10m across
the 24 000ft2 store. Their lift
capacity is 975kg up to
8.2m or 1 350kg to 6m.
They are used for picking,
replenishment and moving
stock around.
The trucks are equipped
with side shift, flashing
beacon and keypad to
prevent unauthorised use of
the two electric B40 Bendis.
Elaine Chellenbron,
Megaman's general
manager says safety is a
major Bendi advantage.
There is no rear swing that
could damage racking, and
mast articulation gives a
much better view of the
load interfacing with racking
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