UNITED KINGDOM

Selco Builder’s

The company has seen rapid growth in recent years and its network of trade-only self select warehouses has grown to 28 outlets with further expansion planned.

Background

selco.jpgBuilder’s merchant, Selco, was formed as Sewell & Co (Timber) Ltd in 1895, changing its name to Selco in 1982.

The company has seen rapid growth in recent years and its network of trade-only self select warehouses has grown to 28 outlets with further expansion planned.

Selco has utilised Hyster® equipment for a number of years and has recently taken delivery of new Hyster forklift trucks to meet the requirements of its expanding branch network.

How did Hyster Help?

  • Provided Selco with a standardised fleet across 28 sites
  • Helped to maximise storage space with a bespoke two stage mast fitted to the Hyster® Fortens® trucks
  • Provided full national service support through its local distribution partner

Benefits

  • Reliability is delivered by the dependable Hyster® trucks, and supported by a planned maintenance programme, which helps ensure they work to their potential
  • Space has been maximised in confined areas thanks to the bespoke 5500mm two-stage mast, fitted to the H3.0FT trucks, which was developed specifically for Selco by Hyster’s
  • Special Product Engineering Division (SPED)
  • Productivity is enhanced and tyre and brake wear reduced by up to 50%, thanks to the unique DuraMatch™ transmission on the Fortens® trucks, which incorporates Auto-Deceleration (ADS) and Controlled Power Reversal features which helps productivity, and reduces tyre and brake wear
  • The reach trucks have a conventional 5500mm triplex mast for use inside the stores where they are used to stock the aisles. All the aisles are a minimum of 3100mm wide to ensure plenty of space for customers handling goods and for the reach trucks to manoeuvre
  • Driver fatigue is reduced thanks to the ergonomically designed Hyster reach truck cab, which has many features, that make the truck easy to operate, such as mini-lever controls
  • Driver control is more easily maintained thanks to a speed delimiter fitted to the trucks
  • Downtime is minimised and customer demands met, thanks to the full national after-sales and service support provided by Hyster’s local distribution partner

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