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This section provides in-depth information about some of our Materials Handling products.
Advantages of Using a Pallet Truck
Every day pallets and materials are moved around warehouses, factories, manufacturing plants and other sites. Often, forklifts are used to aid the worker in these movements, however forklifts are large and need a lot of training to manoeuvre. Pallet trucks are a safe and convenient way of moving pallets and materials around your site, but that’s not all that they are useful for…
Design Your Own Sack Truck
Create The Perfect Sack Truck To Meet Your Specific Requirements And Buy It Online With Our Easy To Use Sack Truck Builder.
Piano dollies & trucks - everything you need to know
Piano trucks, or dollies as they are more commonly known, are square or rectangular compact platforms mounted on castors or wheels.
Floor cranes
A floor crane is a sturdy, robust piece of materials handling equipment that can lift, lower and move heavy loads in a similar way to any other crane.
Dray pads | cellar pads | drop bags
Here we will take a look at our range of dray and cellar pads explaining their application and the benefits of choosing the right type of dray pad and how this can help your business in the long term.
How to move kegs, casks and barrels easily and safely
Attempting to use standard sack trucks to move kegs and barrels is asking for trouble and is definitely not recommended as they are often lacking the key features and benefits that a specific AluTruk® keg handling sack truck offers.
Skoots moving systems
Skoots® are a hydraulically controlled portable moving system. They enable products to be lifted from the floor, using hydraulic jacks, and onto castors which allows safe, easy movement in any direction.
Platform trucks and trolleys for moving heavy bulky loads – up to 1000kg – safely and easily
A platform truck is simply a large, flat, open platform with four wheels and a handle. The platform size and the material it is made from, combined with the wheel type determine the load that can be transported.
Turntable trucks – moving loads made easy
A Turntable Truck (also known as a Platform Trolley, Flatbed Trolley or Turntable Trolley) is a special type of flatbed truck or trolley, which uses some type of turntable system allowing the wheels to turn in unison, thus making it simple to change the direction that the truck is travelling in.
Mobile safety steps
Mobile Safety Steps (also variously referred to as warehouse steps, aircraft steps, industrial mobile steps, access steps or platform steps) are used in place of ladders to allow a person to work safely at height.
Folding sack trucks
Quite simply a folding sack truck is a fully functional sack trolley that can be folded up and collapsed down, making it really easy to store or transport when space is at a premium.
Multi-position sack trucks
In order to have an efficient work environment, the right tools are needed to allow you to manoeuvre products and loads, easily and quickly. Multi Position, or Convertible Trucks, are specialised sack trucks that can be used manually to carry loads in a variety of positions.
AluTruk film carts
AluTruk Film Carts and Film Trolleys & Trucks are especially designed to move sensitive, valuable equipment easily and safely. Made in the UK to the highest quality standards means they are robust and long lasting performers, delivering excellent value for money and never fluffing their lines!
Board trolleys
A board trolley (also called a panel trolley, plasterboard trolley or sheet trolley) is designed for transporting large sheets of materials such as plywood, plasterboard, drywall or panelling. Board Trolleys come in a range of styles and sizes, ensuring that they are versatile to use for a range of purposes on a range of different sites.
Skoots – your moving solution
Skoots are a hydraulically controlled portable moving system that lifts product off the floor and onto castors, allowing easy movement in any direction to the users desired location.
Moving and handling kegs?
For several years now, The BIL Group have supplied breweries nationwide with our acclaimed AluTruk range. Small batch brewers right up to some of the biggest names in the industry use the AluTruk sack truck range as a tried and tested day to day solution for transporting kegs of all sizes.
AluTruk – carrying water the AluTruk way!
The Water Bottle AluTruk® is the ideal solution for manual handling within the water cooler industry. They create a safe and efficient solution to manoeuvring water bottles over short or long distances.