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Securing the Load with Hestal’s CargoMaster Strap Lift System Hestal, a member of the BPW Group, manufactures innovative, high quality trailer body technology including sliding pillars, roof systems, aluminium flatbed platforms, doors and door furniture.
A more recent offering to the range is CargoMaster, the company’s patented cargo strap lift system which automatically lifts back into the roof when not in use. The user friendly CargoMaster, which can be retrofitted, meets both pallet network and automotive delivery demands. A guided roller bearing carriage runs the full length of the trailer roof maximising haulage capacity, with a side pulley trolley improving side loading. It significantly improves unloading times. Both easy to operate and cost-effective to maintain, the system uses readily available industry standard ratchet straps and extremely robust bungee cords. By fully encasing loads and strapping them directly to the vehicle chassis, this versatile system can secure loads of varying shapes and sizes. With a strong focus on safety, the CargoMaster reduces health and safety infringements and load securing incidents. The system also has many in-built safety features to protect drivers, such as strap retarders,which prevent the straps releasing too quickly and causing any harm.
These wide straps are tensioned with a manual ratchet and attached to both side raves with a rave hook. Unlike the standard strap design, the wider straps spread the tension load over a wider base reducing the chance of damage to vulnerable loads. Strap sizes vary depending on the operation.
Highly rated by both transport operators and drivers for its performance, safety features and versatility out on the road, CargoMaster reduces unloading times for faster deliveries and meets DVSA requirements.
bmi trailers wins Manufacturer of the Year at top Business awards County Tyrone company bmi trailers, who are Ireland’s largest manufacturer and supplier of waste ejector trailers, have been praised for their highly innovative design and manufacture of their state-of-the-art trailers. Headquartered in Dungannon, the company won the much sought-after category Manufacturer of the Year (Under £25m) at the Inside Magazine Made in Northern Ireland Awards, up against some very stiff competition.
Through a wide range of multidisciplinary skills, excellent design, engineering skills and offering a bespoke waste spec design and
In keeping with their forwardthinking, proactive mentality, the company lead the way with innovative new designs on both trailers, sheeting systems and waste compaction vehicles and equipment. With dealers located in Denmark, Sweden, France and Holland, bmi is able to service a much larger customer base. Managing Director Brendan McIlvanna told us: “We’ve been growing every year since ’99 and our ambition is to strengthen our position as one of the UK’s leading trailer manufacturers and to continue to lead the way in innovation, sales and service.”
Formed in 1999, bmi trailers is the longest established manufacturer and supplier in the UK and Ireland for waste ejector trailers and pride themselves on being the leading supplier of Walking Floor trailers within the UK. Their success to date is built on their service and after sales commitment, their well-built durable products and by constantly listening to their customers’ requirements and then tailoring their solutions based on this feedback.
Today, across Ireland and the UK, they employ almost 100 people. While their largest market remains in GB, they have also branched into Europe and the rest of the world, including Australia, Africa and the United States.
He added: “We are delighted to have won this award, it is a great recognition of our team’s hard work and dedication, and of course, our high standard of manufacturing capabilities.” build, bmi trailers help companies to develop their capability while keeping them at the forefront of technical and industrial innovation. bmi trailers, who celebrated 21
years in business this year, is a truly incredible home grown success story, experiencing steady annual growth since the company’s genesis in 1999.
The awards judges were impressed with the way bmi trailers innovate rather than imitate, and how the company has built a reputation for quality, service and aftercare of its waste transfer trailers.
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