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Choosing Equipment
Which truck, tug or cleaning machine actually suits your loads, aisles and shift pattern.
Choosing Equipment
Cold Store and Food-Grade Handling Equipment: What Changes
Below 0°C, standard equipment fails in ways that look like bad luck but are entirely predictable. Here is what to specify for chilled, frozen and food-grade areas.
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Choosing Equipment
Warehouse Racking and Aisle Widths: Matching the Truck to the Rack
Aisle width decides which truck you can run — and truck choice decides how many pallet positions fit in the building. Get the pairing right before the racking goes in.
8 min read
Choosing Equipment
How to Choose Forklift Capacity: 1.5t vs 2t vs 2.5t vs 3t
The number on the data plate is not the weight you can lift. Load centre, mast height and attachments all take a bite out of it — here is how to size a truck properly.
8 min read
Choosing Equipment
Scrubber vs Sweeper vs Combined: Picking the Right Floor Cleaning Machine
Sweepers pick up dry debris, scrubbers wash and dry, combined machines do both in one pass. Matching the machine to the soil type is what decides the outcome.
6 min read
Choosing Equipment
Electric Tugs vs Forklifts: Moving Heavy Loads Safely Indoors
If the load is already on wheels, a forklift is often the wrong tool. Electric tugs move up to 70,000 kg with one pedestrian operator and no lifting at all.
7 min read
Choosing Equipment
Pallet Truck vs Stacker vs Counterbalance: Choosing the Right Truck
Four machine types, one decision. Lift height and aisle width settle it faster than any spec sheet — here is the selection logic we use on site surveys.
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