Large awkward loads handled

Two Combilift 4-way forklifts are tackling long loads at Asset International's plant in Newport, South Wales. In a bid to make handling procedures safer and more streamlined, production manager Graham Bennett called in South Wales Industrial Equipment (SWIE).

"We were using a counterbalance forklift to move pipes from the production facility to outside storage in the yard," says Bennett. "As space is tight in this area the limited manoeuvrability of this truck made it complicated and time consuming for drivers to get loads out of the building.We also realised that we needed a pretty special machine to cope with our largest loads which weigh around 9 tonnes and can be up to 25m long. SWIE did a thorough site survey and its recommendation of the 4-way Combilift trucks has turned out to be the ideal solution." The company bought a C5,000XL and a C14,000 14 tonne capacity model which is capable of lifting loads of 9000 kg at 1900mm load centres.With 2440mm long forks, wedges fitted at the end of the decks and a hydraulic fork spreader this is an solution to a hefty problem.