Aisle-Master is Plant and Electrical’s bright spark
May 22nd 2009 Dublin based Plant and Electrical has made vast increases in available storage space in its new premises by replacing a combination of reach and counterbalance forklifts with an Aisle-Master articulated forklift.
Plant and Electrical company imports and distributes electrical supplies, cabling, and PPE equipment to the construction industry. The electric powered Aisle-Master looks after all the offloading, storing and picking of products, inside and out, and this versatility has not been the only benefit, as Director Eric Davis explains. “We have been able to fit 1,900 pallet spaces in the new storage area, and there is no way we could have achieved this total with the reach/counterbalance combination - the Aisle-Master’s articulated design and manoeuvrability has enabled us to double the amount we can store, making a huge difference to operations.”
A variety of options were incorporated into the truck, which have contributed to ease of operation and comfort for the drivers. As a wide variety of pallet sizes are used, the truck features an integrated sideshifting fork positioner. This enables quick and convenient adjustment of the fork width from within the cab. A half enclosed cab helps to protect against inclement weather conditions when working outside, and the in-cab camera eases precise positioning and picking of pallets from the top racking height of 9.4m.
The Aisle-Master range is designed and built at the company’s dedicated manufacturing facility in Co. Monaghan, Ireland, and exported around the world. LPG powered Aisle-Masters are also available, and electric models now all incorporate AC technology as standard. Capacities of up to 2.5 tonnes and lift heights of up to 12.5 metres are available. Aisle-Master design engineers offer a site visit and warehouse layout service and supply free layout proposals illustrating how to maximise the use of available storage space.
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