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August 16, 2010 - The UK’s largest independent supplier of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, Cooper SH, has launched Eco Drive to save fleet owners £11,000 in fuel costs by helping them to monitor driver behaviour.
Eco Drive is part of Konecranes’ mission to make heavy lifting machines more environmentally friendly. Having covered all angles of machine specification to reduce CO2, Konecranes has turned its focus to driver behaviour to ensure they operate machines in the most effective way.
“The operator is the most likely variable factor in machine environmental measurement,” claims David Cooper, Managing Director of Cooper SH.
“Operators believe that throttling the engine to maximum speed will gain optimum hydraulic performance. This practice actually sees slower working machines burning more fuel than necessary, which only amounts to larger fuel bills,” he explained.
Eco Drive works via an onboard computerised system that provides real-time information on the individual performance of the operator. It records driving time, use of hydraulics, number of lifts, idling time and fuel used to give an overall picture of performance.
“By monitoring driver behaviour, managers can get the most fuel efficiency out of their handling equipment. We have noticed an eight per cent improvement in a machine’s fuel consumption simply by introducing Eco Drive. This is 58 tonnes of reduced CO2 over the lifetime of one machine alone – a total cost saving of £11, 000,” continued David Cooper.
Eco Drive forms part of a central policy for Cooper SH, making customers more commercially and environmentally aware of the carbon footprint from mobile container handling.
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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
E.
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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