Banana handling made safer (1st September 2008)

Faced with potential health and safety concerns regarding its workforce having to manually unpack containers that included an extra head-height layer of bananas, Fyffes' Wakefield depot opted for a LayerMaster forklift

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  Block work (1st July 2008)

Two Kaup sideshifting block clamps, supplied through B&B Attachments, are providing Durisol's new manufacturing plant in Crumlin, South Wales with the necessary performance and adjustable pressure needed to handle recy

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  Attachment speeds lifting of palletised loads (1st May 2008)

Responding to the warehouse and logistics industry's requirements for a forklift attachment to aid faster handling of palleted commodities, B&B Attachments has launched Layer Master.

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  Bale clamp (1st January 2008)

When Border Barrier Systems was faced with an expanding order book for its Rhino water-fill barrier system, it knew it had to find an alternative method of manhandling its product onto lorries and around the site. A spe

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  Safely shifts steel pipes (1st November 2007)

When flow equipment company, Cameron, wanted to save space at its site in Aberdeen by moving hundreds of large steel pipes from the ground and storing them in tubular racking, there was concern that the pipes, when moved by a sideloader truck, would roll down the forks causing damage to racking.

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  Keg clamp servicing (1st July 2007)

When Carlsberg UK made the decision to centralise servicing of its keg clamps to improve downtime and reliability, it turned to B&B Attachments. B&B Attachments has signed a service agreement with Carlsberg UK to maint

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  Corrosion resistant rotator (1st May 2007)

The T351ES from B&B Attachments is a corrosion resistant rotator for use in fish processing, tanneries, salt mines and other environments where acids and alkalis are used.

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  Dedicated attachments aid palletless transportation (1st May 2007)

Standard forks are the lift truck's traditionally supplied attachment, but the trend towards depalletising, repalletising and palletless handling calls for other solutions. Mike Barton of B&B Attachments outlines some

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  Forming a strong attachment (1st March 2007)

A high level of service and a range of quality products have resulted in B&B Attachments receiving 'Preferred Supplier' status from Marshalls, a landscape products manufacturer.

B&B supplies 99% of all attachments to Marshal

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  Quick release (1st January 2007)

B&B Attachments will launch at IMHX 2007 the OilQuick automatic hydraulic hose coupling system.

The quick coupler system for forklift trucks enables hydraulic attachments to be connected in just 25sec, with the operator rema

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  Clear view (1st January 2007)

The Lift-Tek Elecar Clearview Mast F Series from B&B Attachments enables forklift truck drivers to have an uninterrupted view of their loads and all that is in front of them.

The mast's free lift cylinders are positioned on

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  Turn around (1st November 2006)

B&B Attachments, UK supplier of attachments and masts has teamed up with Kaup GmbH to launch the Pallet Turning Table, an economical and careful way for wholesalers, distribution centres and supermarkets to commission pallets

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  Dedicated attachments for palletless transportation (1st May 2006)

Palletless transportation of certain loads can be achieved with standard fork clamps with relevant slip-on arms that embrace the load, usually with dedicated attachments such as block and brick clamps, bale clamps, drum clamps and roll clamps. Mike B

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  Load sense (1st May 2006)

The trend towards depalletising, repalletising and palletless handling calls for different solutions than the lift-truck OEMs traditionally supplied attachments says Mike Barton, Managing Director B&B Attachments

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  Getting to grips (1st March 2006)

Pre-cast drainage systems manufacturer CPM has improved the handling and storage of its Chamber Rings with the purchase of B&B Attachments' Blockmaster Pipe Clamp. Specified by CPM's materials handling supplier Linde, the clamp has enabled the compan

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  Carton clamp (1st March 2006)

B&B Attachments believes its new carton clamp will make the handling of large, non-palletised goods safer and easier. Made by Kaup, the T414-1 has aluminium contact pads and arm connections on the guide profiles to improve the residual capacity of th

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  KEG clamps keeps barrels rolling (1st November 2005)

When customer demand necessitated Blacksheep Brewery changing from traditional keg handling to using a clamp system, the brewery decided that the Kaup keg clamp from B&B Attachments offered the best specification and life expectancy,

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  Less damage (1st September 2005)

A four-stage pressure relief valve from B&B Attachments reduces load damage by ensuring fast and easy clamping pressure selection.

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  Pulp clamp (1st September 2005)

Cargo care provider, Convoys, has taken delivery of the first two PaperTech pulp clamps from B&B Attachments.They will be used to handle woodpulp at Convoy’s facilities at Chatham Dock in Kent.

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  Truck use cut (1st July 2005)

Tilbury-based Interforest Terminal London has extended the flexibility of its fork lift truck fleet following the purchase of a Kaup T429 multi-pallet handler with telescopic forks from B&B Attachments.

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  Support role (1st May 2005)

When Coors Brewers asked Linde to provide it with 158 forklifts on full maintenance contract hire, it was to B&B Attachments that Linde turned for the supply and servicing of attachments.

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  Eliminates manual handling (1st November 2004)

Equipment from B&B Attachments is used by a UK supermarket chain to eliminate manual handling from its packaging plants. It has also resulted in a quicker, more efficient and cost effective method of breaking down pallet loads.

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  ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD WINNER (1st March 2004)

B&B Attachments has won the prestigious FLTA Award in the Environment category, sponsored by Chloride Motive Power. The company designed and built a special rig to handle partially corroded drums of uranium oxide and repack them into stainless steel

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  Tough clamps (1st January 2004)

B&B Attachments has introduced a range of specialist clamps, designed and manufactured by Fielden Handling, for the brick, block, flag and kerb markets. Constructed to withstand the rigours and tough environments of the brick and block industry, the

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  Quick change (5th September 2003)

The Port of Tyne has improved cargo handling of non-palletised goods at its Tyne Dock since purchasing a Loron fork-mounted Push Pull from B&B Attachments

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