Saving Marley a bob or two
August 1st 2007 Two Aisle-Master articulated
trucks have enabled Marley
Plumbing and Drainage to do
away with its old system of
counterbalance trucks for
outside works and reach
trucks in the warehouse.
"The beauty of these
trucks is their multifunctionality,"
says
warehouse manager, Stuart
Hawkins. "We can offload
and take product directly to
racking with one type of
forklift, reducing any double
handling. Operations are
safer as there is no need for
drivers to chop and change
from one truck to another.
The 2 tonne capacity
Aisle-Masters handle
palletised loads in Marley's
five main picking
warehouses. A total of
20,000 internal storage
spaces house the various
types of product supplied to
all the major UK household
names in the DIY and
builders' merchant sectors.
In accordance with the plan
to move towards a narrow
aisle storage system, the
truck's space-saving
articulated design has
enabled aisle-widths to be
cut by 30%. This, together
with racking installed to a
height of 10m, has achieved
a significant increase in the
amount of storage space
available. The company has
also noticed a marked
reduction in the damage
caused to racking compared
with the reach truck,
increasing cost savings. The
fact that no upgrades to
floor surfaces were required
was another clear benefit.
The Aisle-Master range
provides capacities of up to
two tonnes, the ability to
work in 1.75m aisles and lift
heights of 12m. The trucks
are available in electric and
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