October 30, 2008 - The Bristol Port Company, one of the top ten ports in the UK, has just announced the appointment of Cooper Specialised Handling to manage its reach stacker support operations. The five-year contract, worth in excess of £1m, is for the supply of four 45 tonne Konecranes reach stackers.
The Bristol Port Company awarded the contract to Cooper SH over their competitors due to the significant cost saving initiatives and specialised service support provision the company was able to offer. Improved servicing standards and lifetime cost considerations were paramount in the final decision. To meet the port’s requirements Cooper SH made bespoke modifications to the trucks, which included re-designing the depth and access of the steps to correspond with existing port design and fitting an Eco Drive system to manage fuel consumption.
The Bristol Port Company is a privately-owned port and handles bulk goods such as coal and grain and boasts a successful container operation. The Port also handled over 600,000 cars last year and has a total throughput of 12 million tonnes. The Bristol Port Company’s turnover was £75m last year and has grown steadily year-on-year.
To fully understand The Bristol Port Company’s specialist requirements Cooper SH undertook a series of thorough site surveys. Rory Fitzgerald, General Manager for Operations said; “We are really pleased with the overall package supplied by Cooper SH, they resolved any minor issues and with the use of low maintenance technology we can save up to 30% on servicing, plus the load sensing hydraulics can save us an extra 15-30% on fuel consumption.”
Container handing is a specialist operation which involves goods being unloaded from container vessels using ship to shore gantry cranes. The Bristol Port Company’s new fleet of reach stackers supplied by Cooper SH will handle the containers once transported by Mafi Trailers to the container yard. The machines’ design incorporates sophisticated technology and custom modifications that reduce lifecycle costs whilst simultaneously increasing performance. The load sensing hydraulics help to achieve up to 30% lower fuel consumption with improved lift speeds and the auto transit system helps to achieve optimal boom position whilst transiting boxes, reducing mechanical strain on the truck and tyre wear. In addition, the GSM support system ensures that engineers can remotely diagnose faults to help minimise downtime, whilst the port can utilise this for data capture allowing machine performance to be measured.
David Cooper, Managing Director of Cooper SH added, “The Bristol Port Company were really switched on to our total cost of ownership message and we worked in partnership with them to make this a reality. In addition, we have deployed support in the form of a local engineer on call, made available parts stock on site and introduced technological innovations to the fleet, all helping reduce the total cost of ownership for The Bristol Port Company.”
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Cooper SH is the UK’s sole national distributor of Konecranes Lift trucks, MAFI terminal and RoRo tractors, operating across the UK and Northern Ireland. Independently owned, the company offers total solutions for forklifts from 6 to 60 metric tonnes and 25t to 45t terminal and ro ro tractors. It provides strong products and a reliable service to customers who operate in the toughest applications across freight, ports, inter-modal terminals and other heavy lifting industries.
Media contact:
Sue Tupling
Cooper SH
T. + 44 (0) 1785 247588 / + 44 (0) 7703 023026
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Company Contact:
David Cooper
Managing Director
Cooper SH Limited
Holly Farm Business Park
Honiley
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 1NP
United Kingdom
T. 01926 484633
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W. http://www.coopersh.com
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