14 WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS NEWS - FLTA FORK TRUCK SAFETY FEATURE www.fork-truck.org.uk
ONE-STOP WAREHOUSE SAFETY SHOP
FYFFES FINDS B&B’S NEW LAYER MASTER
HELPS IIT MMEET HHEALTH && SSAFETY RREGULATIONS
NEW RRACKING IINSPECTION AAND MMANAGEMENT PPARTNERSHIP: TTHE OONLINE SSOLUTION FFOR OOPERATORS
Faced with potential health and
Storage Equipment Safety Service Ltd web-based technologies to assist the user safety concerns regarding its work-
(SESS) has joined forces with RackCare to record all of their own racking inspec- force having to manually unpack
Ltd to provide the only complete racking tions, which then gives instant real time containers that included an extra
safety and management service. This reporting of the status of their racking. head-height layer of bananas, Fyffes’
partnership brings together the market The RackCare system even manages the Wakefield depot looked around for a
leaders in inspections, safety training and isolation of unsafe locations and their solution to the problem. The answer
rack management, to provide a ‘one stop subsequent allocation to repair. RackCare came with the new LayerMaster fork-
shop’ for operators of warehouse is the only comprehensive online racking lift attachment from B&B
racking. Over the past 20 years, SESS management package available. Attachments, a revolutionary new
have gained an enviable reputation for This arrangement enables operators to risk and remedial action. Offering all this clamp specifically designed to cope The new LayerMaster forklift attachment from
objective inspections and have invested access appropriate training for their own with racking safety training and inde- with palleted loads that require split-
B&B Attachments, a revolutionary new clamp
heavily in developing industry leading rack inspections and achieve real time pendent inspections further simplifies their
specifically designed to cope with palleted
ting for easier handling and storage.
loads that require splitting for easier handling
rack safety training. They have led the racking management and retains the racking management. Users can now be Now used with a new Linde truck,
and storage.
market in the provision of unbiased inde- reassurance of independent inspections. assured that they have the very best racking B&B Attachment’s LayerMaster has dis-
pendent racking inspections and their These services are totally unbiased as safety and management processes readily pensed with the need of manual handling speed up the movement of goods in fast
reports not only detail the condition of neither organisation manufactures, sells available to them from one provider.” and a platform and has provided Fyffes moving environments. It is available in
the racking but also all the necessary nor repairs racking installations. All this gives customers the “Peace of with a safe means of unpacking the con- three different mounting types to suit spe-
remedial action to be taken. Philip Pinel MD of SESS says: “This a Mind” service, something we are all tainer without the need to handle heavy cific requirements and forklift truck fleets.
The use of warehouse racking places really exciting development for users; at last looking for! boxed goods above head height. As well Where multiple layer weights or varying
a number of legal obligations on the they can talk to one provider to deliver all as using the LayerMaster to remove products need to be handled, a special
operator to maintain and use the equip- their racking safety needs. This is a market SESS Ltd layers of pallets from containers, Fyffes pressure valve with three different pres-
ment in a safe manner. Damage to leading package. We can offer both existing Philip Pinel Tel: 01670 736444 also utilises the attachment and forklift sure ranges can be supplied and fitted by
racking can lead to structural failure, and and new customers the very latest RackCare www.sess.co.uk to load bananas onto trucks for onward B&B Attachments’ qualified engineers.
the consequential collapse may result in system as an integral part of our service.” RackCare transportation to supermarkets. “Unpacking pallets of bananas from
injury, loss of life and or substantial cost Chris Cooper MD of RackCare says: Chris Cooper Tel:01270 812897 “We receive between 30 or 40 con- containers and moving them into the
through damage to goods and property. “The RackCare system has been developed www.rackcare.com tainers a week with up to 20 pallets in ripening rooms is now a lot better,” said
The RackCare system uses the latest to allow users to easily control inspections, each container,” said Andrew Joyce, Site Andrew Joyce. “We have been so
Manager at Fyffes Wakefield. “The pleased with the LayerMaster that we
LayerMaster ensures product is handled have recommended it to other Fyffes
quickly and safely with minimum use of depots in Livingstone and Basingstoke,”
RAVAS MOBILE SCALES SAVE TIME, MMONEY AND MANPOWER
resources.” he concluded.
The versatile LayerMaster can lift a B&B Attachments is the exclusive
RAVAS Mobile Weighing Scales display the weight of every pallet or container RAVAS mobile scales can link directly to
third of a 2400mm high pallet at a time or distributor of Kaup attachments in the
RAVAS mobile scales integrated in forklift lifted. This saves time, manpower and floor WMS or ERP software packages, via
alternatively just a single layer of boxes, UK and Ireland and Lift-Tek Elecar
trucks, warehouse trucks and hand pallet trucks space. A ‘mobile scale’ is integrated in the fork existing wireless networks. This transforms
thereby enabling the load to be quickly masts. The company has developed
construction of the pallet truck, stacker truck or lift trucks into platforms for gathering infor-
broken down or built up by clamping unrivalled resources in the attachments
fork lift truck and provides instant weight infor- mation on material flows, next to their basic single or multiple layers. It can be adjusted
industry during its 25-year history. The
mation to the operator upon lifting goods, function of materials handling equipment. for a wide range of products including acknowledged leading supplier of tech-
containers, pallets, and so on. It is no longer nec- This unique piece of added value is one of boxed and frozen goods, glass and plastics nical support, casual hire, contract hire,
essary to drive back and forth to a fixed floor the reasons why the market for mobile scales containers, tinned products and plastic field maintenance and inspection pro-
scale with every pallet or container. The weight is booming. OIML certified legal for trade
trays. As it makes contact with the load on grammes, B&B Attachments operates
is available on the spot, optimising processes versions and explosion proof options are
all four sides it requires minimal force to from two sites in Newbury Berkshire
and process information. The information from available for many models and applications.
lift, thereby eliminating any possible and Cramlington Northumberland.
these mobile scales enables companies to realise
damage to the packaging or product.
immediate cost savings, to make their intralogis- RAVAS UK Ltd
Designed for easy and quick removal, B&B Attachments Ltd.
tics cheaper and more efficient, to raise the Tel: 01628 418161
the LayerMaster fork lift truck mounted Tel: 01635 232000
quality of their products and services, and there- Email: nicola.whittle@ravas.com
system can quickly be moved to any loca- www.bandbattachments.com
fore increase client satisfaction. www.ravas.co.uk
tion within a warehouse thereby helping
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