Two diesel-powered Combilift 4-way
forklifts are making light work of
moving long loads at Asset
International in Newport where high
density polyethylene WEHOLITE
pipes are made. One of the plastic
pipes has an internal diameter of 3.5m.

The company wanted a machine
to handle loads of up to 9t and up to
25m in length. South Wales Industrial
Equipment recommended Combilift.

A C5,000XL moves easily around
the manufacturing area. Production
supervisor, Ben Hillman, says: “The
beauty of this truck is its ability to
work as a front loader as well as to
travel sideways.”
The second truck is a C14,000 14t
capacity model capable of lifting loads
of 9000kg at 1900mm load centres. It
has 2440mm long forks, wedges
fitted at the end of the decks, and a
hydraulic fork spreader.

The new trucks have increased the
speed at which the company can
operate and also boosted safety.