Smoother control beneficial
March 1st 2010 Electric powered Aisle-Masters fitted with telescopic forks and a double-deep storage
system is enabling Walkers Transport to maximise its warehousing facilities
Walkers specialises in the express distribution of
palletised goods, stocking everything from motorbikes
to mineral water says warehouse manager Chris
Burley. The company has been operating a VNA system since it
moved to its present site in Morley 5 years ago, and recently
needed to replace the articulated trucks it previously used.
"We tested all the articulated brands on the market," says
Burley. "The Aisle-Master won hands down in terms of quality,
robust build and operator comfort."
The racking accommodates 4,000 pallets and double deep
storage is central to achieving this density. Burley estimates that at
least a third of the overall pallet capacity would be lost without it.
Lifting and positioning pallets to the inside space of high
racking can take its toll on a forklift's performance, and until the
Aisle-Masters arrived,Walkers could not use the very top, 7.6m
beam for double deep storage. The powerful battery and
hydraulics as well as the 3t, 8m mast fitted to the Aisle-Masters
supply enough capacity throughout each shift, now enabling
every single space to be occupied.
Operations have also been speeded up, adds Burley: "The mast
lift is smoother and effortless control when extending and
retracting the forks makes the procedure very convenient.With a
thousand pallets in and out
each week this is beneficial." More articles from Aisle-Master Ltd: | 
