Case Study Specialist Trucks
On the safe side T
The Bristol Port Company has taken delivery of two Combilift 4-way forklifts after winning a new contract with a key North American timber company for undercover storage at its Royal Portbury Dock.
centrally located deep sea port, and one of the world’s most productive and techni- cally advanced. The Combilifts work in a section of its recently expanded Forest Products Terminal which offers 100,000 sq m of warehousing adjacent to berths,
The deployment of two Combilift 4-way forklifts has brought flexibility and greater storage potential at Bristol Port.
The diesel-powered trucks have XL-style driver cabs and air conditioning, which ensure a high level of operator comfort. The 6t capacity enables two of even the heaviest packs of timber to be carried at once and to be lifted to stack on top of others already in place for benefits in time saving and fuel economy on long runs. Hydraulic fork positioners enable easy adjustment of the forks from within the cab to accord with the varying pack lengths. LED work lights are fitted as standard, and Com- bilift supplied the trucks in Bristol Port’s own colours. Aisle widths are now 4m rather than the 7m needed for a counter- balance operation. “We could have nar- rowed this down further,” says Paul, “but the space allotted allows for easy
Wood work: The Bristol Port Company has maximised storage space with its pair of Combilifts.
Due to the increased volume of tim- ber handled following the new agree- ment, the company needed to improve storage density in existing sheds. After investigating a number of possibilities, the Combilift trucks were deemed to be the best machines for optimising space and increasing operational flexibility. A privately owned independent business since 1991, Bristol Port is Britain’s most
30%
more packs can be stored in the same footprint with Combiliſts compared with counterbalance trucks
46 June 2012 Storage Handling Distribution
and have replaced counterbalance trucks which were previously being used.
MAXIMUM STORAGE SPACE
“Since we started this contract, we have had to adapt to a much larger workload,” says development engineer Paul Osborne. “But to maintain the flexibility which our customers prize, we did not want to install racking across the designated 10,000 sq m storage area. We therefore kept the block stacking system, but needed to reduce aisle widths to create maximum storage space. The Combilifts’ 4-way ability enables them to work in narrow confines as well as to block stack, and we can now accommodate a good 30% more packs than we could have achieved with counterbalance trucks.”
www.shdlogistics.com
and speedy handling with minimum risk of product damage. Travelling sideways with long loads resting on the platform
offers much better visibility for drivers and is much safer than reversing a counterbalance truck. The generous 6t capacity and the 6m triple mast also means that we are not restricted to this particular application should we have the need to handle other products.” The decision to go with the Combilifts was taken after careful evaluation of products in the marketplace, and with an inventory of over 300 pieces of equipment under his con- trol from 2t reach trucks to 45t reach stackers Paul is something of an expert at spotting the right kit for the task in hand. “With a global leading brand you have peace of mind go- ing forward when it comes to reliability and after sales care is vital too. This is what we have with the combination of Combilift and a local supplier for maintenance issues.” n
www.combilift.com
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68