Littlewoods
26 mobile dock lifts – to enable handling of large stillages at level-access regional DC’s
26 mobile dock lifts – to enable handling of large stillages at level-access regional DC’s
Online retailer Littlewoods previously ran one of the largest private home delivery operations in the UK. Business Express delivered 45 million packages p.a. around the UK, roughly 500,000 of which were large items, such as flat-pack furniture, bed sets and audio equipment.
Transdek was commissioned to supply 26 mobile dock lifts, with 3.3-metre long platforms, to enable the handling of these bulky goods at the majority of Littlewoods’ regional depots, which don’t have raised docks. Previously, these stillages were delivered via the Central Sortation Centre so they could be stripped down and loose loaded.
Transdek’s lifts enabled Littlewoods to deliver 500,000 bulky product a year straight to its regional depots, saving 24 hours on delivery times for these items, as well as the cost of double shipping. The Transdek lifts were built with special, slimline platforms to enable easy access for pallet trucks carrying the two cubic-metre stillages.
