As everyday cost in industry continues to rise on an upward curve, companies are starting to look for real savings that helps them post year on year financial growth. Yet the heart and soul of most of our major distributions centres, the electric fork lift truck is only noticeable when it starts to fail.
At the core of this work horse is the electric battery, seen possibly once a month yet asked to carryout duty cycles that hopefully last a period of 5 years. Many fail, some just make the post and yet others go on and on, so what’s the secret of long life and financial gain?
Well our belief is preventative battery maintenance, adequate visits to maintain the batteries and chargers in optimum condition. Not once a month visits as most companies offer, but visits that’s based on the batteries and the operational work load requirements that they are expected to carry out.
Batteries require topping to the correct level at the correct intervals, this stops overtopping which in turn maintains the correct specific gravity strength, minimises connector damage and stops tray corrosion. Batteries also require maintaining within Health and Safety standards, preventative maintenance allows constant monitoring of batteries, harnesses, chargers and operational issues that can be identified and resolved with the minimum of fuss and down time.
Clean batteries, can and do promote psychological thoughts within the operatives minds, that these batteries are looked after so they tend to follow suit. So constant cleaning becomes part of the preventative maintenance operation.
By carrying out the above in the correct manner, a batteries life can be extended, from 5 year to 6, from 6 years to 7. Saving you the customer, the need to replace with new batteries prematurely, putting back this capital cost by as much as 2 years.
How many sites go the maximum 7 years without having to replace batteries? The answer to that is not many, yet it can be achieved.
Why pay ongoing service costs when a monthly payment allows professional people to maintain your battery and charger fleet, we help to identify any issues that come under the terms of manufactures warranties before they expire and assist in getting them resolved.
Our history is in Battery and Charger Management, we have over 60 years experience of how we manage and maintain batteries, chargers and associated equipment. We constantly save our customers money, extend battery and charger life, not months but years.
If this is something you’d feel best describe what you’re looking to achieve, then please give us a call and let’s start saving you money from today.
Pete Allwood
Tel: 07850739358
Email: p.allwood@live.co.uk
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