Batteries and battery management
systems from Hoppecke
Industrial Batteries are
reported to have helped the
Travis Perkins Group save
around £250,000 a year on the
costs of running a fleet of
counterbalance and reach
trucks.

Moving away from using
IC engine trucks to electric
machines, Briggs Equipment
supplied Travis Perkins with
57 counterbalance Yale trucks
on a three year contract.

Hoppecke supplied trak air
batteries, 52 high frequency
chargers, five battery changing
systems and five trak monitor
call forward and management
systems.

This is all backed up by the
company’s Power for Life
contract, which not only takes
away any risks associated with
managing batteries but
improves their operation.

Travis Perkins worked out
that with the cost of the new
trucks and their maintenance
and fuel costs, it would save
around £750,000 over the
length of the contract. This
includes the cost for Hoppecke
to provide all battery
filling and maintenance.