When considering new or replacement loading bays for your facility, you may be wondering how to select the right size for your business operations. There are a wide range of models and truck dimensions and it is common for vehicles of different heights to park in the same dock. This means you’ll need to accommodate all vehicle sizes when selecting your loading bay equipment. Lorries with hydraulic tailboards require a space under the dock leveller called a ‘letter box’. The tailboard then slides under the dock leveller into the letter box to allow unrestricted use to the leveller. It is also important to consider the distance between loading bays as they need to be big enough to open and close their doors easily, according to BID Group.
This article was first published in the February 15th 2023 issue of Warehouse & Logistics News, subscribe to the magazine by clicking here.
The Series 60 high-speed industrial sectional door from Hörmann UK, has been designed and developed to provide quality construction, high security, and easy installation. When fitted with the Hörmann WA 500 FU operator, the Series 60 can achieve an impressive door opening speed of up to 1 m/s making it the fastest sectional door on the market, helping speed up warehouse operations and reduce building heat loss. Flexible installation is ensured with the availability of more than thirty track applications resulting in a door that can be optimally matched to the requirements of a variety of building types, making the Series 60 the ideal solution for both new build and refurbishment projects, for loading bay solutions and level access bays.
When facilities specialist Dennis Security needed to find a van ramp to install at a customer’s warehouse, the company found the solution – provided by Thorworld Industries – was just a Google search away. A specialist in loading and unloading solutions, Thorworld quickly identified how to solve Dennis Security’s challenge and provide a robust, fit-for-purpose loading ramp within the project budget. The solution devised by Thorworld was a bespoke wide ramp, built to allow vans to reverse up to the warehouse’s raised access point for loading.
BID Group’s recent project was to solve temperature fluctuation at a vehicle maintenance facility for a large UK supermarket chain’s fleet of distribution vehicles. There reported an issue with the existing roller shutter doors which couldn’t be closed when vehicles were driven into the bays over the service pits because their trailers were too long. Roger McNeal, National Accounts Manager at BID Group Ltd, visited the site and recommended extending the bays and installing KLIMATE High Speed Doors to the front of each extension.
The Stertil Group, part of Citadel Enterprises and located in Kootstertille, the Netherlands, has announced the take-over of the business activities of Beissbarth GmbH. Beissbarth has a premium complementary product offering with more than a century of experience in the automotive testing industry. Their innovative product range of testing and servicing equipment complements and enhances the total equipment solutions goal that the Stertil Group has for the vehicle maintenance, service, and repair industry.
As the industry becomes ever busier, it is increasingly important for operators to select the right loading bay for their warehouse.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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