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Articulated truck manufacturer Aisle-Master has kept its developers, engineers and sales force busy throughout the year: it launched a redesigned version of the original Aisle-Master in the striking new yellow corporate colour, put the new narrow chassis 15E model into serial production and introduced its cold store truck for the rigorous demands of this industry sector.


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ue to its ability to replace a combination of reach and counterbalance forklifts it is not surprising that more and more


companies across a wide variety of industry sectors are switching to the Aisle-Master system, which can


increase storage capacity in existing premises by as much as 50%.


in cold store and temperature controlled warehousing


Warm and productive in a cold climate The costs incurred per ft2


operations make space saving absolutely crucial to productive operations. Aisle- Master’s collaboration with some of the major names in the industry has resulted in the introduction of a model which has been developed specifically for this sector’s exacting requirements.


Keeping drivers warm is particularly important, to reduce the time needed for breaks from the cold environment, and the cab of the cold store truck has been designed to ensure comfortable operating


conditions which leads to increased productivity.


The extreme cold can also be unforgiving on equipment, quickly draining batteries for


12 ShD December 2011 www.PressOnShD.com Some of the features


incorporated into the new fully enclosed, high visibility cab include: • driving between different temperatures in a building; • allocated areas in the cab for the use of a bar code scanner;


example, but the powerful 930 amp batteries fitted by Aisle-Master more than counteract this, enabling the truck to work in temperatures as low as - 30°C. Quick and easy battery


changeover using a pallet truck at the rear of the Aisle-Master is another benefit greatly appreciated by cold store operations.


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