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Moving, stacking and locating stock at
Access Technologies Ltd, UK, has become
easier and safer, since the company
took delivery of a Combilift forklift for its
manufacturing facility. The Combilift’s 4-way
capability has also enabled a 50 per cent
increase in internal storage capacity.
The company produces a range of open
steel flooring and safety access products
for clients across a wide range of sectors,
including major contractors in the structural
industry.
Operations director Tony Baldassarra had
been looking to improve the handling of the
main raw material, steel, for some time, as
he explains: “We knew we had a problem,
and were looking for a solution. Trying to
get 6m long packs of panels and 7.5m long
tubes up a gradient and through a 4.8m
wide doorway with counterbalance trucks
was a trial, and potentially dangerous, not
to mention time consuming. Inside we were
wasting storage space as we needed aisle
widths of 3m.”
The solution came in the form of a Combilift
C3000 3t capacity multi-directional fork-
lift supplied by Abex Ltd, a material
handling specialist located close to Access
Technologies’ headquarters.
Abex’s Paul Raymond commented, “[The
Combilift] is designed to work both as a
counterbalance and sideloader, inside and
out. It can offload incoming deliveries in
the yard in forward mode, initiate sideways
mode by the push of a button to carry long
lengths through the doors, and block stack
in narrow aisles once in the building. It also
copes with the relatively steep incline to the
warehouse.” Abex recommended an LPG
powered Combilift fitted with hydraulic fork
positioners due to the varying load sizes to
be carried.
Once the Combilift was in place, the benefits
were immediate. The multi-tasking ability
of the truck cuts out double handling and
speeds up operations. A 4-way capability
eliminates tricky manoeuvring to get
products inside, which has also improved
safety procedures. Storage capacity has
been increased by the narrowing of aisles
to not much more than the width of the
Combilift itself. Most stock can now be
stored under cover, thus resulting in a much
tidier yard.
Mr Baldassarra commented, “The increased
operational efficiency, reduced risk of product
Four-way forklift
provides safety and efficiency
 Combilift’s highly manoeuvrable 4-way forklift