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Chivas Brothers Favours Hyster Lpg Forklift Trucks in Paisley

Chivas Brothers, the Scotch whisky and premium gin business of Pernod Ricard, has taken delivery of a new fleet of Hyster forklifts, including lp gas models, at its Paisley bottling operation. Barloworld Handling, which supplied the new forklift trucks, provides fleet management services for Chivas Brothers’ operations throughout Scotland, covering more than 100 units.

The Chivas Brothers’ headquarters in Paisley near Glasgow is a major whisky production site, where up to 13 million cases are produced every year. Brands, such as Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet, are bottled onsite following years of ageing in maturation warehouses located throughout Scotland.

Barloworld Handling provides a range of handling solutions in the dry and finished goods warehouses at Paisley.

Robert McLean, dry goods manager at Chivas Brothers’ Paisley site, said: “We have up to 35 lorries to unload each day, which contain palletised cases, empty bottles and labels that must be stored, picked and then fed into the bottling hall. The forklift trucks are an important part of this.”

In the finished goods warehouse, Hyster H2.50FT Fortens Advance+ lp gas forklift trucks operate in the intense storage and loading operation. The 2,500kg lpg gas forklifts are used for loading up to 60 lorries and containers a day, which can increase to over 100 during busy periods. Fitted with either forks or push-pull attachments to handle loads on slip-sheets, Chivas Brothers says the Hyster forklift trucks were favoured by its drivers in pre-order trials.

Gary Gibson, finished goods manager at Chivas Brothers, said: “The drivers like the comfort, visibility, manoeuvrability and performance of the Hyster trucks. Simple features, such as the reverse horn button on the rear handle, make a big difference.”

The Fortens Advance+ lpg forklifts feature Hyster’s DuraMatch transmission, which delivers direction changes without using the brake pedal or stopping the truck, reducing brake and tyre wear in the continual forward/reverse operation says Hyster.

Gary said: “The Hyster trucks are used intensely and have proved reliable. The Fortens trucks in particular are tough, but I believe that it is Barloworld’s service that is responsible for the high performance received across the site.”

Barloworld is the UK distribution partner for Hyster and provides a range of handling solutions for Chivas Brothers’ operations throughout Scotland, including access platforms, cleaning equipment and Pyroban protected explosion proof forklift trucks for drain, fill and vatting operations and maturation warehouses.

Contact Barloworld Handling on 0800 137449 www.barloworld.co.uk

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