Combilift cuts unloading times

Gloucestershire-based Architectonic
Systems supplies aluminium window
and door systems. To keep pace with
the volume of raw materials and
finished product passing through the
warehouse, Architectonics has
replaced an old and unreliable articulated
forklift with a 4-way Combilift
truck. The resulting improvements in
handling and storage procedures have
been impressive according to
operations manager, Mark Greening.

“Apart from the operational
unreliability of our old machine,
there were other drawbacks – we
could only offload and transport one
stillage at a time for example,” says
Mark. “The Combilift’s 2.5t capacity
enables us to lift two or even three
stillages in one go, cutting the time
spent offloading an incoming delivery
from three or four hours down to just
one – this has really boosted productivity.

The truck is also incredibly
compact, and we can operate it in our
existing narrow aisles, so there was no
disruption of the warehouse layout
when we took delivery.”