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Wincanton’s ‘first class’ loading solution, delivered by Thorworld Industries

UK logistics giant Wincanton has benefited from the delivery of a Thorworld Industries lightweight platform for the loading and unloading of vehicles.

The warehousing and transport firm had recently relocated, transferring one of its operations to a new, ground level warehouse. To achieve effective loading practice while maintaining safety, Wincanton’s warehouse team, headed by general manager Ian Broomhead, had to source a suitable, easily manoeuvrable solution at speed.

“We were looking for a lightweight platform that could be manufactured and delivered within just a few weeks,” Mr Broomhead explains.

“Having experienced first class results from a previous Thorworld installation, I got back in touch to explain our latest requirements. I was put in contact with James Corfield from Darmax UK, an agent for Thorworld Industries based in our region.”

The proposed platform solution could easily be positioned directly behind a vehicle’s container to provide a solid platform on which pallets could be placed. From there a pallet could be safely lifted to the ground using a forklift truck.

Mr Broomhead concludes: “The platform scheme met all our loading requirements and worked exactly as we needed it to: facilitating the unloading of pallets and enabling side forklift access when needed for safe, even lifting.”


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