Crane and forklift combo brings benefits for engineering firm
Fitting their new Volvo FM13 four axle rigid with both a Hiab crane and a Moffett truck-mounted forklift is helping to improve productivity at civil engineering contractor Maltaward.
The company provides a range of services to the construction industry across the UK from its main base in Horsham, West Sussex, and depots at Gatwick Airport, in Birmingham, Nottingham and Leeds. Key activities include the production and sale or hire of temporary barriers used to protect roadworks and building projects.
Working in tandem, the Hiab XS 288 EP-3 HiPro crane with its 25 tonne/metre capacity can be used to load and unload heavy items, such as concrete barriers, which the 3.0 tonne capacity Moffett M8 30.3W forklift can then move into place.
Says Hiab: “This improves productivity by avoiding the need for any other piece of equipment to be made available at the delivery point. As soon as the vehicle arrives on site both pieces of kit can be put to work in a matter of minutes. Further flexibility in the use of the Moffett has been achieved by fitting a mounting kit onto the semi-trailer towed by their new Volvo FM11 6×2 tractor, allowing it to be swapped between this and the rigid Volvo truck.”
Jim Treacy, Maltaward’s general manager, said: “We find that the Hiab and Moffett are both very good products. They do the job we require of them very efficiently and the Hiab back-up and service support is excellent.”
