The busier the stockyard, the larger the stacks and the more working at heights, which results into bigger risks. Vacuum technology offers a safe solution!
Aerolift offers safe lifting solutions for working at heights. The busier the stockyard, the larger the stacks and the more working at heights, which results into bigger risks. Vacuum technology offers a safe solution.
Years ago in 2003 Stent already saw the possibilities and advantages of vacuum handling in the foundation industry. Spreader beams and chains suspended from a gantry crane had been successfully employed in the process for years. But the problem for Stent lay not in the task of lifting the beams. It was the risk of life and limb in working at height to secure the chains. A busier stockyard resulted in a larger stack of piles and more working at height. A situation the company felt compelled to address. With the vacuum lifters of Aerolift they drastically reduced the amount of working at height to load its precast concrete piles onto lorries for delivery.
Eddie Keenan, Stent’s health, safety and environment manager at the time said: “… we just wanted a slicker and safer system of work with the aim of reducing or if possible, eliminating the need for working at height (Construction News, 2003, pg. 31).
Factory manager Chris Wilson: “Now that we are used to it, I would say it’s twice as quick to offload the transfer car and to load the lorries.” (Construction News, 2003, pg. 31)
In May 2003 there was an article about the in Constructions News (Construction News, 2003, pg. 30–31). Check out the complete article about Stent’s experience with vacuum technology.
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