Experience is the best teacher as Andrew Sykes, the UK market leader in portable air conditioning units, has found. When the company bought three SC 190 lightweight powered stairclimbers from manual handling equipment specialists, Stanley Handling, they soon decided to buy more. The SC helps ensure operatives are able to carry out professional and safe deliveries.
Area Manager, Nigel Gill says: "We recognised the need for manual handling equipment at the end of 1999 and made an initial purchase of 3 SC 190s from Stanley Handling.
"Since then we've placed further orders and now have 34 in our fleet. I've personally placed orders for 23 and would certainly consider purchasing more when necessary.
"At Andrew Sykes we pride ourselves on being Britain's largest hire fleet of portable air-conditioning units with a solid professional reputation. Using Stanley Handling's SC 190 helps to safeguard our reputation, as one operative is able to carry out professional deliveries efficiently and in less time.
"Each member of Andrew Sykes skilled team of operatives has a SC to carry out manual handling operations of the air-conditioning units. I have spoken with a number of operatives who have reported the SC as being very user friendly.
"We are very impressed with the quality of the SC's and also with Stanley Handling's support and on-site training".
SC 190 is a unique, highly portable stairclimber that enables a single operative to move heavy and awkward loads to 190kg up and down stairs and around tight landings and winding staircases. It makes a major contribution to the health and safety of employees manoeuvring bulky loads. Its one-man operation also means more cost-effective deliveries whilst its reliability ensures that goods arrive in perfect condition.
Robert Stanley, Managing Director of Stanley Handling, comments: "We have done business with Andrew Sykes for a number of years and we look forward to continuing our business relationship. With over 50 years experience we know we are leaders in our field but it is always a positive endorsement of that fact when people place repeat orders for our manual handling equipment".
For more information, please contact :
Mark Stanley at mark@stanleyhandling.co.uk or tel 01582 767711 fax 01582 765994