Leading modular housing company ilke Homes has reduced factory overheads and boosted output following the introduction of a bespoke solution from lifting specialists Totalkare.
ilke Homes manufacture up to 2,000 steel framed homes a year from its 250,000sq ft factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Modules are precision-engineered along production lines and then loaded onto lorries for despatch across the UK.
Previously, the loading operation was conducted by crane – a painstaking process adding significant time to the process. Totalkare solved this with the provision of two sets of six T8DC cable-free mobile column lifts, complete with rubber in-fill plates. This enables the unit to be lifted so a flat bed transport can reverse underneath before the unit can be lowered and secured in place.
Flexible & Cost
Effective Totalkare's T8DC mobile column lift can lift 7,500kg per column and can be used in sets of four, six or eight depending on the lifting requirement. Highly manoeuvrable, they can be put aside when not in use, making them a flexible, cost-effective solution for any workshop. Following their successful introduction, ilke Homes has invested in an additional two sets of six T8DC mobile column lifts, taking the total number at the factory to 24.
Each set is supported by a Totalkare service plan which includes two service engineer visits per year plus Reports of Thorough Examination. "Using the Totalkare lifts in our production facility has increased the speed in which completed units are despatched to site, while also saving the considerable cost of crane hire," said Rachel Beech, Supply Chain Director for ilke Homes. "Doubling the number of lifts on site allows us to replicate these efficiencies as we optimise our production processes."
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