New lift spells an end to back-breaking work

摘要

An innovative solution for lifting gully and drain covers has been developed by Penny Hydraulics in conjunction with Atkins Highway Services to eliminate the need for manual handling of these heavy grids. Trials with the prototype completed by Atkins' Somerset Highways Commission suggest that staff can now clear more gullies in the same period, more safely and with no need for manual handling. Atkins' Somerset Commission has now placed an order to equip its entire fleet of gully tankers with the new device, known as the Penny Hydraulics Grid Lift. "We are committed to significantly reducing the number of work related injuries year on year and the Grid Lift is really going to help," says Simon White, Network Contract Commission Manager at Atkins Somerset. "It lifts the full range of covers in an effortless and controlled manner and has ended repetitive manual handling. From what I can see there is nothing else like it on the market."