Truck firm cements its relationship with Belle
November 1st 2006 Family-owned Belle Group, based in Derbyshire, recently acquired two new Linde trucks, both with hydraulically controlled extending forks for operation in double deep racking. The R14 reach truck and E16 compact electric counterbalance have capacities of 1.4 and 1.6t respectively and can lift to more than 4m. Dominic Lewis, Linde Sterling's area sales manager, spent time with the Belle team to establish a complete understanding of its material handling needs in order to develop appropriate solutions. Belle is a rapidly growing company that wanted to speed up delivery time to customers. On average, it despatches 2500 cement mixers a week alongside other products. Carl Gibbs, logistics manager at Belle Group, says "It is a long-term business relationship for us because we need a reliable and responsive service that can help provide solutions in an ever changing operational environment." The new trucks combine comfort, performance and safety when operating in narrow aisles. Their extending forks also enabled the installation of double deep racking. Gibbs continues "This provided a solution almost overnight. It has fundamentally changed our operations and we can continue to control the location of stock through double deep racking, but still locate it quickly while using our factory space much more efficiently." More articles from Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd: | 
