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Rapid Spray marks 10 years
withToyota forklifts
An Australian plastic tank and spray equipment manufacturer has clocked up a decade with
Toyota forklifts at its factory and warehouse in the Hunter Valley region of New SouthWales.
Rapid Spray currently has four Toyota 8-Series
LPG counterbalance forklifts and one Toyota BT
reach truck in operation at its head office and
manufacturing plant in Singleton.
Rapid Spray’s workplace health and safety
manager Geoff Ford said one of the many
advantages of using Toyota forklifts is the ability
to have the equipment modified to suit their
needs.
“A lot of the work carried out by our forklifts
involves lifting the plastic tanks we manufacture
here on site from steel or aluminium moulds,”
Mr Ford said. “They are irregularly shaped and
need to be handled carefully without clamping
to avoid damaging them when they are being
moved.”
To meet this requirement Rapid Spray’s Toyota
forklifts are fitted with attachments that have a
chamfered edge to protect the plastic tanks and
moulds.
“The local Toyota Material Handling Australia
(TMHA) branch at Beresfield have always fitted
these attachments prior to delivery, and it really
makes a huge difference for us knowing our
products will be protected when in transit,” Mr
Ford said.
“The Toyota forklifts are reliable, economical to
run and have all the features you need to get
the job done. The operators are all very happy
to be using them each day too.”
Aside from its Toyota LPG-powered forklifts,
Rapid Spray also has a BT RRE160R reach
truck on duty in its warehouse.
The BT RRE160R reach truck’s increased
ground clearance and larger diameter load
wheels with braking function means it can
operate both inside warehouses and outside in
driveway and delivery areas where conventional
counterbalance forklifts are normally used,
removing the need for customers to have two
different types of forklift.
“It’s really well suited to our inner warehouse
and outer warehouse area,” Mr Ford said. “To
maximise storage space we made the aisles
narrower than usual, and the BT reach truck
can get into tighter spaces than a regular forklift
can. It’s perfect for our needs.”
Allan Peacock, area sales manager at Toyota
Material Handling’s Beresfield branch, said
Rapid Spray were one of the first companies to
use this type of forklift in Australia.
Mr Ford said the good relationship with all the
staff at TMHA Beresfield was a key reason for
chalking up a decade with Toyota.
“We’ve enjoyed a really positive relationship
with Allan and the rest of the team. From sales
to regular servicing and any other requests,
they’ve always been really helpful and great to
deal with.
“It’s a two-way relationship too as we’ve been
happy to help them out by hosting forklift
demonstrations for prospective customers here
on site on occasion.”
Australian owned and operated for over
20 years, Rapid Spray manufactures and
distributes a wide range of water and diesel
tanks, cartage units and spray equipment for
the agricultural, mining and industrial, and fire
fighting industries.
