When the UK arm of
Thetford’s moved to a
new manufacturing and
warehousing facility in Rotherham,
three Aisle-Master articulated
forklifts were chosen to replace
counterbalance and reach trucks.

SHE Coordinator Dean Howson,
says: “Although we have an increased
footprint of around 10,000ft2, the 3
to 4m aisle-widths needed for our
old trucks would have swallowed this
up leaving us with no increase in
storage capacity.”
Less than three months after
acquiring the site and with minimal
interruption to operations, Thetford
took delivery of the electric powered
2t capacity AM20 SHE models.

Aisle-widths are narrower than
previously, giving 842 pallet spaces.

The diverse load sizes handled require
bespoke storage and loading solutions,
for example metal cages to protect
glass hobs. One of the Aisle-Masters
has been fitted with double deep
forks (2050mm when extended) to
enable awkward packs and stillages
to be loaded across the truck bed.

The forklifts pick to top bays of 6m,
but with lift heights of 7.25m they
can cope should requirements change.