Older equipment is often worth keeping
Many dock levellers and lift tables installed around twenty years ago have larger pins and more bearing surface than equivalent equipment made today. If the structure is sound, there is a lot of working life left in it.
Like for like keeps the original design
We refurbish like for like: the same design, restored to the condition and specification it was installed to. Nothing is modified, so the equipment keeps working the way it was designed to.
What a refurbishment can include
- an inspection and assessment of the structure
- weld testing where the assessment calls for it
- replacement of worn pins, bushes, hoses and seals
- hydraulic and electrical work
- replacement parts fabricated by our sister company, Hyforce Engineering, where the originals are no longer available.
The scope depends on the equipment and what the assessment finds.
Why not just upgrade it?
Upgrades that change a piece of equipment's dimensions can create new problems. Adding walls to a lift table, for example, can narrow the deck enough that pallets can no longer be turned. Refurbishing keeps the equipment working the way your site already uses it.
Better for the environment
Refurbishing reuses the steel already in place, instead of scrapping it and manufacturing a replacement.
Refurbish, then keep it serviced
The full offer is a refurbishment followed by a planned maintenance programme, so the equipment stays in the condition we returned it to.