Sandbags handled with ease

Brian Phipps, specialist team member at the Environment Agency, explained: “Contact Attachments’ Forklift Bag Handler is perfect for our needs and has made the process a whole lot quicker and safer. Before we bought the attachment, we put sandbags over the forks which always presented a finger-trapping hazard, as well as the risk of them slipping off, especially in challenging weather conditions. The whole operation has become pain-free and was exactly the solution we were looking for. We’re very pleased with the results and would definitely work with Contact Attachments again in the future.” 

According to Environment Agency, the Big Bag Handler reduces the need for users to get too close to the machinery, enhancing their own safety and that of people around them. With claws at each corner of the attachment for easy loading, lifting and unloading of the sandbags, as well as large fork pockets allowing quick fitment and changeover of attachments, downtime and labour requirements is significantly reduced.