The five year contract to Cooper SH (worth in excess of £1m), is for the supply of four 45 tonne Konecranes reachstackers with servicing and lifetime cost considerations, plus bespoke modifications to the trucks.This included re-designing the depth and access of the steps to correspond with existing port design and fitting an Eco Drive system to manage fuel consumption.
Special handling for Bristol
After turning to a specialised handling company for its reachstacker operations, privately-owned Bristol Port is now looking at savings of up to £ 90,000 per annum.
