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Harrison Solway take<br />

‘fast- track’ Krone<br />

Trailers as pallet<br />

numbers rise<br />

Harrison Solway, the Hull based<br />

distribution and warehousing<br />

specialists have recently expanded<br />

their trailer fleet with the addition<br />

of six Profi Liner curtainsiders from<br />

Krone, which, says the company<br />

are needed to keep up with the<br />

continuing increase in pallet<br />

movements for their customers<br />

throughout the <strong>UK</strong>, Ireland and<br />

Europe.<br />

A founder member of Pallet Track,<br />

the <strong>UK</strong>’s fastest growing pallet<br />

network, Harrison Solway is now in<br />

its 15th year and says the company<br />

is growing all the time. Much of<br />

the work is for a national supplier<br />

of modular bathrooms, although<br />

virtually all types of palletised<br />

cargo can be handled by Harrison<br />

Solway’s nationwide distribution<br />

fleet and 120k sq ft of secure<br />

warehousing. The company can<br />

store and control up to 10,000<br />

pallets at any given time.<br />

“We have built our operation on<br />

sound practice and reliability. It’s<br />

what our customers and the industry<br />

expect.” says Director Lee Solway,<br />

“Key to this is having the flexibility to<br />

handle a cross-section of customer<br />

requirements with speed and<br />

efficiency, while ensuring maximum<br />

safety and load security at all times.<br />

We can accommodate customers<br />

with as few as 5 or as many as 1,500<br />

pallets per week, but whatever the<br />

throughput , the level of service<br />

must remain the same. ”<br />

To this end, Harrison Solway<br />

required a curtainsider which<br />

enabled them to load through the<br />

roof from either end of the trailer as<br />

well as through the rear and sides,<br />

using forklifts or cranes according<br />

to the product. Furthermore, the<br />

company required additional<br />

internal loading height, multiple<br />

strapping points for load security<br />

and the facility to strap from inside<br />

the curtain when it is closed. The<br />

objective being to increase load<br />

safety, add flexibility and speed up<br />

turnaround times.<br />

“Initially, we hired a Profi Liner to test<br />

things out and after three months<br />

we were convinced that this was the<br />

way to go.” adds Lee Solway, “The<br />

advantages over a conventional<br />

curtainsider are numerous.”<br />

Krone’s Multi Lock strapping system<br />

is, according to Lee Solway, an<br />

outstanding feature which keeps<br />

every load ‘safe and secure’. The<br />

sliding roof meanwhile, adds a<br />

further advantage by opening from<br />

both ends.<br />

“Our policy is to keep in tune with<br />

new systems and technology.”<br />

continues Lee, “This is important,<br />

not just to remain ahead of the<br />

competition but to ensure we deliver<br />

the very best service to our diverse<br />

client base. For example, the<br />

systems we use to support our ‘Justin-time’<br />

delivery network include:<br />

- end-to-end traceability (real<br />

time, track and trace); specialist<br />

consolidation; contract packing<br />

and stock auditing. Moreover,<br />

our vehicle fleet is equipped<br />

with satellite tracking and in-cab<br />

communications to ensure tight<br />

control and fast response whenever<br />

it’s needed.”<br />

“Our trailers too, need to fit<br />

this policy and Krone was<br />

certainly more than able to<br />

match up to all our safety<br />

and loading requirements.<br />

During initial consultations,<br />

Krone worked closely with<br />

us and provided in-depth<br />

advice, which enabled<br />

us to reach our optimum<br />

specification. Also worthy<br />

of note is the fact that we<br />

only had to wait 6 weeks<br />

for delivery. Fast- track by<br />

any standards.”

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