ATEX Zone 2 compliant loading bay equipment

Coatings supplier to the metal packaging industry Valspar (UK) Corporation relies upon an installation of loading bay equipment from Stertil Stokvis to ensure safe and efficient operation within an Atex Zone 2 area at its manufacturing and distribution site at Deeside in Flintshire,Wales.

The Deeside operation sees an average of 25 trailers and container vehicles a week arriving to load and unload palletised drums and IBCs.

The equipment supplied and installed by Stertil Stokvis includes a 6t capacity telescopic lip dock leveller - type XP22-21, a WI fully-inflatable dock shelter, a roller shutter door, specially-extended PE dock bumpers and a Combilok vehicle restraint system.

"Due to the location of the loading bay at the Deeside site, full compliance with all Atex Zone 2 requirements was essential," says Paul Thomas of Valspar Europe. "We had confidence in Stertil Stokvis as our equipment supplier because of their long experience and reputation for quality and reliability. Their pricing was competitive too."