Modular pods for Tesco's green store
October 1st 2007 An unloading system from
Easilift Loading Systems
has been chosen by Tesco
for the loading bays at its
flagship environmental
store in Wick, Scotland.
Given the geographical
location of the store it was
imperative that the
equipment chosen allowed for use of both standard
and double-deck trailers.
The project comprises
two lifting platforms, one
of which is designed to
accommodate fixed bed,
high capacity double-deck
trailers, loading pods,
insulated sectional
overhead doors and other
associated equipment.
The two free-standing
modular pods are installed
outside the loading bays,
flush to the external wall,
minimising disruption and
avoiding the loss of internal
floor area. The fabricated
side and roof frames are
clad with insulated wall
panels to create a sealed
working environment.
One pod contains a
lifting platform 4000mm
long x 2650mm wide, with
a 6000kg capacity. It is
designed to offload fixed
bed double-deck vehicles
and can accommodate 12
of Tesco's standard wheeled
cages, measuring 500mm x
850mm x 750mm, or 10
cages plus a member of
staff.
The scissor lift, housed
inside the second pod,
integrates with retail doubledeck
trailers and standard
height trailers. Measuring
3200 x 2650mm, the pitmounted
lift has a lifting
capacity of 2500kg, which
increases to 4500kg when
descending. It has roller
blind guarding at both ends,
safety drop bar systems and
a 5.5kW remotely mounted
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