SCP – a global distributor of blank
swimming pool supplies, spas and
related leisure products – has
maintained previous stock levels in a
smaller warehouse footprint with the
help of an Aisle-Master articulated
forklift
SCP - a global distributor of blank
swimming pool supplies, spas and
related leisure products - has
maintained previous stock levels in a
smaller warehouse footprint with the
help of an Aisle-Master articulated
forklift.
Following a strategic rationalisation
of the Crawley-based
premises, warehouse
manager Joe Taylor
had 26,700 ft2
available for storing
large items rather
than 41,000 ft2. The
only way to create the
required capacity in the new area was
to find a truck that would work in
narrow aisles indoors, and which was
also capable of offloading in the yard.
"The limited manoeuvrability of
our old reach truck would have meant
having aisle widths of around 6m for
some of our larger loads which are 8ft
square," says Joe. "This wasn't viable
in the space available, but by replacing
it with the Aisle-Master we were able
to put racking much closer together.
We have achieved
an impressive 760
pallet spaces and
120 bays for storing
hot tubs."
Features include
hydraulic fork
positioners which
can be adjusted within the cab to
reduce manual effort.
