Handling

HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Handling equipment is a term used for items that can assist with moving, lifting or storing goods and equipment within the workplace.

Action Handling have a great range of products that can carry out handling tasks across all aspects of a Companies operation from conveyors, pallet trucks, scissor lift tables, work positioners, ratchet straps and drum & cylinder handling equipment.

Different handling tasks require different types of equipment and sometimes off the shelf items will not be suitable, so Action Handling are able to provide bespoke solutions for their customers. Always seek out expert help and advice to ensure that your employees are provided with the best possible equipment for the process at hand.

PALLET TRUCKS

The most common places to find pallet trucks are on manufacturing floors and in warehouses. There are different styles and types of pallet trucks for moving different pallets around from point to point. They are also often used in the backs of delivery vehicles for positioning pallets for ease of loading/unloading. Use our telephone, email or live chat feature to contact our sales team if you're not sure what lifting equipment you need, and they can help you make the right choice.

SCISSOR LIFT TABLES

Many types of workspaces are appropriate for scissor lift tables. Because of their versatility, they can be applied to a variety of jobs. On a production line, they are an invaluable addition to assist in lifting goods between packaging zones. At the start or finish of a production line, mobile scissor lift tables can also be utilised as an aid to help move goods to a desired height. Heavy-duty products are better suited for static scissor lift tables. Before proceeding to the next section of the production process, they also enable the user to operate on equipment for maintenance or assemble purposes safely.

CONVEYORS

There is a wide and a great variety of types of conveyors that are available from Action Handling. The simplest form is gravity roller conveyor that can be supplied with steel or plastic rollers. Complete systems can be designed to move goods around your premises for assembly, order picking or vehicle loading. Belt conveyors with electric drive motors can propel products and equipment along sections of the workplace and move up gradients to achieve different work levels for your operatives. Ball transfer sections, gates, end stops, and guarding can all be supplied. Sections can be manufactured to be used with a huge variety of size and weight capacity options.

DRUM & CYLINDER HANDLING AND STORAGE

The transportation and storage of drums & cylinders can be particularly difficult by nature of their respective physical sizes and the possible hazardous contents they carry. We supply both manual and electric means of carrying out this movement and lifting of drums & cylinders. Safe and secure storage of the items is also of great importance, so we are able to provide the best types of rack, pallet or cupboards to house these items when they are either full or empty.