Maintaining stock levels in smaller space

SCP UK has risen to the challenge of maintaining stock levels in a smaller warehouse footprint with the help of an Aisle- Master articulated forklift at one of its UK operations in Crawley.

Following a rationalisation of premises, warehouse manager, Joe Taylor, had 26,700ft2 at his disposal rather than 41,000ft2 for the storage of items such as hot tubs, spas and pallets of equipment such as pumps and filters. He needed a truck that would work in narrow aisles indoors and offload in the yard. Local supplier, Mexmast, recommended the Aisle-Master.

Taylor says: "The limited manoeuvrability of our old reach truck would have meant aisle widths of about 6m for some of our larger loads whcih are 8ft square. With the Aisle-Master we were able to put racking much closer together." Telescopic forks and hydraulic fork positioners make light work of handling SCP's diverse load sizes.

The ability to adjust forks from the cab reduces manual effort and enables quick turnaround.