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Actavo supplies EnvironmentallyFriendly Modular Unit to Sisk
With Dublin’s Capital Dock becoming a major part of the capital’s strategic development zone, Actavo Building Solutions, a leading supplier of modular buildings, has supplied an environmentally-friendly onsite project office to international construction company, Sisk. The new facility will serve as a hub for Sisk during its contract to build the new Capital Dock scheme on the Eastern end of Sir John
Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin 2. The high quality modular unit features various facilities including offices, meetings rooms and a canteen and welfare facilities for the 540 construction team working onsite (comprising engineers, quantity surveyors, labourers, plasterers, electricians and other key personnel). Meeting Sisk’s commitment to environmentally-friendly practices,
the project office has been designed, built and delivered by Actavo Building Solutions and includes automatic lights, LED lights, dual flush toilets and spaces for construction staff to park their bicycles. The 4.8-acre Capital Dock project is part of the capital’s strategic development zone, which benefited from fast-track planning. It is expected to take three years to complete, includes a proposed 19-storey residential tower at the mouth of the River Liffey, and is the largest new development in Dublin City Centre since the start of the economic downturn in 2008. The project office supplied by Actavo has a floor area of 740m2, and took eight weeks to build, primarily at Actavo’s manufacturing facility in Kill, County Kildare.
Jungheinrich launches a new narrow-aisle forklift Busy times at Jungheinrich Ireland with new product launches and working on various activities associated with the 1916 Centenary Commemorations. As market leader in Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) trucks, the Maynooth based company has launched the new EKX 514/516k/516 VNA tri-lateral stacker truck. Each truck is individually designed to work in new or exisiting narrow-aisle warehouses allowing maximum productivity. With a payload capacity of 1,600 kilogrammes and a lift height of 17.5 metres, the new IFOY 2016 award winning EKX 514-516 electric order picker and trilateral forklift – in short, a “combi” (combination) stacker model comes equipped with state-of-the-art control technology, completely new motor technology and an efficient energy management system. Its intelligent lightweight design makes use of high-strength steels, resulting in a weight reduction of 150 kilogrammes. “This means we can guarantee the
efficient and economical operation of the stacker over two shifts with a single battery charge,” states Dr. Klaus-Dieter Rosenbach, Jungheinrich Board of Management member in charge of Logistics Systems Business. For two-shift operations this eliminates not only the need for extra batteries, but also for charging stations and other expensive equipment, while at the same time reducing manpower requirements. “This is not a mere promise of a two-shift operation without changing the battery – we also back up this claim vis-à-vis the customer.” In other words, if a battery fails to hold a charge for two full shifts, Jungheinrich will replace it free of charge,” Dr. Rosenbach continued. Following success at the annual
National Ploughing Championships over the past several years, Jungheinrich’s dedicated fleet for Event Hire is busier than ever before. The Irish Easter Centenary celebrations and St. Patricks Day Parade were facilited by Jungheinrich’s specialised event fleet and all requirements were met by Ricky Eccles; Jungheinrich’s Event Hire/STR & UE Manager. www.handling-network.com
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