Custom-built truck

Supplier of power management and
intelligent switchgear systems,
Mardix, has taken delivery of a
custom-built ROBUR truck from
Stanley Handling.

The Mardix installation team often
has to handle large switchgear
cabinets, weighing up to two tonnes,
in areas with restricted height. This
used to require a high degree of
manual handling by teams of up to
six operatives and the need for a
mechanical alternative was identified.

The solution came in the form of
the ROBUR SBP/3030, effectively a
pedestrian-operated, battery-powered
straddle truck fitted with a clamping
and tilting system. A special frame is
attached to mounting points in the
top of the cabinet enabling the
ROBUR handler to engage with, tilt
and lower the equipment to the horizontal
where, once locked in place, it
can safely and easily be moved.