Access made easier
To improve entry to the cabin of its trucks, Bulmor Lancer has introduced an access platform for all sideloaders with capacities of 10t or more.
To improve entry to the cabin of its trucks, Bulmor Lancer has introduced an access platform for all sideloaders with capacities of 10t or more.
Timber importing and sawmilling specialist, M H Southern & Co, uses side loaders from Bulmor Lancer at its sites in Jarrow, Gateshead and Berwick upon Tweed a handle wide range of machined timbers, including large sections and extra long lengths.
At Scottish timber group, James Jones & Sons’ saw mill near Lockerbie, Iain Gale was responsible for a new Bulmor Lancer fleet selection.
BULMOR Lancer has provided manufacturer of precast products for the construction industry, Charcon, with a sideloader fleet.
Bulmor Lancer brand has now introduced a practical access platform designed for all sideloaders with capacities of 10t or more. The trucks are, by virtue of their function, relatively high off the ground and entry to the cabin is said to be improved in every respect by the platform – being safer, saving time and imposing less strain on the driver.
James E. Smith (Northern) imports timber to its new location in Hull. It has recently invested in Bulmor Lancer’s sideloader trucks which, it says, represent a rapid and effective return on investment.
James E. Smith (Northern) is part of one of the country’s leading privately owned Timber Importing Groups. At its location in Hull, it uses Bulmor Lancer’s sideloader trucks which represent a rapid return on investment.
A new warehouse for timber and builders merchant, Ridgeon’s, opened in the 1980s on a 12 acre site in Suffolk and has capacity for 600 full packs of timber or 2500m² of finished stock. It is now served by two economic diesel-powered Bulmor Lancer sideloaders, each with a 6m reach.
Electric models will gain growing traction in the sideloader market predicts Bulmor as Simon Duddy, editor of Handling & Storing Solutions (IP&E’s sister publication) visited the manufacturer’s facilities in Austria. However, there are still many truck users who prefer diesel models
Independent timber and builders merchants, Ridgeon’s, uses sideloaders from Bulmor Lancer in adjustable cantilever racking, which serves as the structural support for the building and gives storage at 6m high rather than the usual 5.4m.
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