St Pancras Upgrade with dock levellers and loading bay equipment from Chase

Chase Equipment Ltd have recently completed a project for Eurostar at the spectacular and newly refurbished St Pancras station.

Solving the problem of how best to utilise a loading bank with a height of just 900mm - significantly below normal which precluded the use of standard loading bay equipment - Chase provided bespoke 6m long levellers, designed to ensure gradients were kept within regulation.

The levellers were a small part of a modular dock scheme designed and manufactured by Chase, totalling some 64m2 which also included an insulated, clad wall with roller shutter doors to secure the front of the customs controlled area.

Elsewhere on the development, Chase were tasked with designing a raised platform area with island unit to assist in loading foodstuffs into trailers pulled by electric tugs. Setting up a simulation in their Midland factory and heavily testing the system in conjunction with Eurostar prior to build, ensured that the most cost-effective solution could be designed. An antislip surface was specially developed and included, to ensure safe footing for operators, even in the wet.

Chase’s design expertise was further tested when a simple scissor lift that they provided to London and Continental Station Properties required added safety features. Required to move materials from the loading bank to the ground level, Chase designed and incorporated interlocking drop-arm barriers on the lift and upper bank, in addition to installing a small ramp complete with handrails.

Chase’s MD, Derek Sweeney commented, “Although only a small part of the near £800 million re-development, we are proud to have been involved in developing innovative solutions for what has become a major international destination in it’s own right.”

For further information on Chase Equipment visit www.chaseequipment.co.uk

Understanding your loading equipment service needs

All loading bay equipment should be inspected regularly to ensure it continues to operate safely as the consequences of a failure (where fork trucks and heavy weights are involved) is potentially very serious. It's therefore important to choose a company that understands your loading equipment service needs on the basis of years of experience designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing all types of loading bay equipment.

Chase Equipment Limited, based in the West Midlands is the only company in the U.K that designs, manufactures and installs its own complete range of loading bay products from ramps, through dock levellers to complete solutions including modular docks and is therefore uniquely placed to service the needs of companies who wish to safely maintain their existing equipment.

From a basic service through to complete overhauls or upgrades to keep equipment legal to current regulations Chase are the preferred choice for a wide range of customers – those with one mobile yard ramp through to national contracts for regional distribution centres where all the loading bay equipment is serviced including the doors on a contract basis.

Changing requirements can lead to the need to change your loading equipment For example you may want to change dock leveller lips to cope with new trailer configurations or fit longer levellers into existing pits - Chase Equipment have the knowledge, the experience and the in-house capability to satisfy your needs.

For further information on Chase Equipment visit www.chaseequipment.co.uk