Financial loss as a result of forklift damage to stock is becoming an increasing issue across many industries as the current economic climate puts pressure on businesses to cut overheads whilst increasing production. Whether it’s puncturing the load when forks are incorrectly aligned with the pallet, crushing the load if it’s loaded onto the forks with too much force, or the load slipping off the forks entirely – it can lead to expensive product replacement or at the very least costly rework.
However much of this expense can be avoided with the right preventative measures in place, such as adequate training, a safe well-designed warehouse setup – and protective forklift bumpers.
Contact Attachments Ltd, based in Newtown, Powys, is seeing a rise in demand for GenieGrip® forklift protective products. Demand is such that Contact are now seeing the range – which proved popular across the UK from the outset – receiving international interest, as industries globally continue to seek solutions to the avoidable wastage issue eating away at their bottom line.
GenieGrip® products are a range of protective bumpers and guards constructed of a strong and durable rubber compound manufactured in high visibility yellow, with a range of sizing to accommodate most forklift forks tines. Various features include quick and easy installation methods to minimise downtime, anti-slip treads, non-marking and oil and chemical resistant materials, and the capability to cope in pretty much any temperatures – from -40°C through to 110°C – making them ideal for overseas environments.
David Manuel, Technical Sales Executive at Contact Attachments said:
“The GenieGrip® range has proven to be extremely popular since we began stocking it twelve months ago with demand continuing to rise, highlighting the fact that damaged products caused by forklift forks is an increasingly common issue across most industries. We’re finding that we’re now shipping products internationally as well as nationwide, and our latest bulk order of the GenieGrip® Cushions – a forklift fork buffer designed to absorb the impact of products against the bare metal back of the fork tines whilst also preventing friction – is in the process of making its way overseas to Israel.
“We’re delighted to stock such a reliable and trustworthy product which brilliantly complements our range of forklift attachments, offering our customers affordable and reliable protective fork solutions to help to minimise damage and associated costs.”
Contact Attachments offer standard and bespoke material handling solutions to businesses of all shapes and sizes in the UK and overseas. For more information, visit: www.forklift-attachments.co.uk or call 01686 247093.