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.”