Monaghan-based Atkinson Car
Dismantlers has more than doubled
the amount of breaking vehicles it can
store in its yard thanks to the versatile
abilities of a Combilift 4-way forklift.

Replacing a rough terrain truck with
the 4t capacity Combilift has enabled
aisle-widths between the storage bays
to be reduced from 22 to 13ft,
freeing space for 275 cars compared
with a previous tally of around 100.

The ability of the Combilift range
to carry long loads
sideways in narrow
confines was well
suited to this
particular
situation, and the
diesel powered
truck that has now
been in operation
at Atkinson for a
year has delivered
benefits over and
above space saving.

It is used to offload incoming
vehicles from HGVs in a relatively
tight space before de-pollution and
the removal of fast selling parts. It
then takes the cars to be stored three
high in bays until they are needed for
further parts.