Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has supplied Tarmac Building Products (TBP), one of the UK's largest construction manufacturers, with an efficient new fleet. The new fleet of 13 Kalmar medium fork lift trucks comprises eight Kalmar DCG100-6 forklifts, three Kalmar DCG140-6 forklifts and two Kalmar DCG120-6 forklifts. Each type of forklift is designed to offer benefits for specific environments, making them ideal for loading the range of heavy construction materials used by TBP. The order was signed in September 2014 with delivery in December 2014, the company said in its press release.
TBP is the UK's leading supplier of heavy building products, providing customers with solutions for a wide variety of construction projects throughout the built environment. Based in Wolverhampton, TBP has successfully grown its operations to service the whole of the UK, providing a wide range of building materials and construction solutions including blocks and mortar, screeds and flooring, grouts, plasters and renders, foundry sands, and cement and landscaping products among others.
TBP looked to replace the fleet with 13 new Kalmar medium forklift trucks, used to load and unload products and stock onto distribution lorries for customer deliveries. They required robust and high quality equipment to help ensure the materials handling work is carried out successfully.
The new fleet of machines offers high performance, ergonomics and manoeuvrability. All of the forklift trucks are equipped with the latest generation Stage IIIB engines for lower fuel consumption. The hydraulic system uses variable pumps for heavy lifting, meaning that energy use is restricted to actual performance, while the innovative new EGO cabin increases driver comfort and productivity. The timescale from the initial enquiry to acquiring the fleet was around 16 weeks.