Unloading Containers and Trucks at Draper Tools Limited - using Vaculex ParceLift and Vaculex TP

Draper Tools Limited is a family-run company, located in Hampshire, supplying hand tools to industry. It occupies three local warehouse locations amounting to over half a million square feet. Supplying products in all major tool categories including automotive, DIY, gardening, construction, engineering and hobby, leisure and other non tool lines.

At the warehouse in Chandlers Ford containers regularly arrive with loose loaded cargo.

Earlier the unloading was done manually by 5 operators. It was heavy and caused an unpleasant situation.

Operators suffered from strain and didn't stay very long in this working position.

The former handling situation

Unloading: Manuall lifting onto pallets
Operators: 5
Situation: Poor ergonomics and time consuming caused unhappy operators and high costs.

The new handling situation

Unloading: Manually, assisted by Vaculex ParceLift onto a Caljan telescopic belt conveyor.
Pallesting: Assisted by a Vaculex TP
Operators: 3
Situation: Very happy operators at an attractive working position. And fewer operators, three instead of five.

Results

1. Happy operators. No complaints of wear or strain.
2. Reduced level of sick absence
3. No transfers of suffering people into new positions
4. No staff turnover. Operators now find their tasksvery attractive and stay in their positions.
5. Everyone, men and women, with a normal physiquecan now work in this position.
6. Less operators. Three operators, instead of five.
(No one had to leave)

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