From its base in Carnoustie in Scotland, Farmcare supplies potatoes to national retailers and food service outlets as well as exporting them to countries such as Norway, Iceland and Ireland. The company recently needed to expand its storage capacity but was keen to avoid the disruption and considerable expense of either moving to new premises or building additional facilities. Exploiting the narrow aisle capabilities of Combilift’s products has allowed them to stay put whilst benefitting from increased storage and has also enabled more streamlined forklift operation.

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The pedestrian Combi-WR is used in the packing and despatch area which used to just have racking around the perimeter in order to leave space for the old, and larger, forklifts to operate. The WR’s compact dimensions have enabled an extra three sets of racking to be installed thereby adding 100 extra spaces and doubling capacity. It does the job of two previous trucks as it can pick pallets containing packets, sacks and pillow packs of potatoes from packing area, and take them directly to the despatch area where it puts them into the racking. This “one truck” approach is not only quicker but it also cuts down on the number of truck movements for a safer working environment.

The Combi-WR4, Combilift’s new pedestrian truck and the smallest model in its range to date, was recently voted winner of the Ergonomics Award from the UK Fork Lift Truck Association, underlining Combilift’s commitment to providing the best possible environment for the operator. This is the sixth time that Combilift products have won various FLTA category awards over the past nine years.

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