A national retailer with over 200 shops has converted an old building into a very efficient recycling unit. The building had no loading facility and a floor at road level. To provide a suitable area for unloading of goods from trucks, Chase Equipment designed and installed a modular dock system with 6 loading bays- 5 edge of dock levelers and one integral dock leveler. The dock covers some 600m2 with anti-slip paint, removable handrails, traffic lights and stairs. Truckloads of materials for recycling are unloaded, and materials sent down a climate for compacting. The system also includes a washing machine to clean trays and pallets used for the supply of food. Additional access to the scheme by forklift is provided by a Titan 7 mobile yard ramp.
Integration of New with Old
It can be difficult to ensure that the upgrading of an old site is done sympathetically such that the new equipment blends in with its surrounding. Chase Equipment Ltd was tasked with supplying a goods lift with handrails and interlocking to match existing black wrought-iron spindles and handrails. Designed and manufactured in house the finished products is indistiquishable from the old rails.
Overall an outdated and manual lift was replaced by a modern hydraulic lift giving full BS EN 1570 compliance with full integration of the lift within an aesthetically sensitive area.
