September 2009

Goscor Lift Truck Company (GLTC) recently introduced the Bendi range of forklifts to the local market.

GLTC MD, Darryl Shafto, says the increasing cost of warehousing has seen a growing demand for narrower aisles which ideally suits the Bendi with its ability to articulate and operate in narrow spaces.

“Even in widths of just 1,8m, the Bendi articulated forklift helps the operator work faster, safer and more accurately. We have also had reports from our Bendi users that racking damage is also reduced,” says Shafto.

He adds that the Bendi, because it can pick indoors and load outdoors with equal dexterity, precludes the requirement for two machines thus enhancing efficiency. “The Bendi can load a truck straight from the rack avoiding the double handling of pallets,” says Shafto.

“The typical reach truck requires aisles of 2,5 to 3m for storage and racking, but reach trucks typically have small, harder wheels and low ground clearance, making outdoor use impractical. But the Bendi, because of its unique counterbalanced design and its ability to articulate, is able to handle a similar load to a common forklift truck and work in aisles that are much narrower and space saving.”