Leading UK Food Group
Chooses Mitsubishi Forklifts
Addo Food Group “Happy As Larry” With Complete Mitsubishi Package
One of the UK’s leading food
ingredients including eggs, meat,
Operators say the intuitive handling’s
companies, the Addo Food Group,
seasoning and packaging from a lorry
precision and predictability – even
says investment in new Mitsubishi
parked on the road and transfer them
in the tightest corners and aisles –
GRENDiA ES forklifts is helping feed
75 yards to the loading bay.
gives them more trust in their control
their ravenous production lines and
maximise production of over 256
million of the nation’s best-loved pork
pies, sausage rolls, pasties and Scotch
“Outside space is very restricted;
there’s very little room to move and
we have very tight corners. Added to
of the vehicle, and this added driver
confidence pays off with faster, more
assured manoeuvring leading to
increased productivity.
eggs.
that, the loading bay itself is also on
an incline, so for us manoeuvrability
Mr Cook continues: “Because there’s
Faced with an ageing fleet, the Dorset
and stability of the trucks are
not a lot of space around here, the
Foods division – where hundreds of
paramount.”
trucks have to be robust and stand
thousands of the UK’s Scotch eggs are
baked and fried – sought out a very
specific type of forklift truck to deal
with their conditions on site. Trevor
Cook, Supply Chain Manager at Addo
Food Group, explained: “The forklifts
each have to unload up to a ton of
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To keep productivity levels high and
the perishable ingredients on the
move, the Addo Food Group opted
for the LPG-powered Mitsubishi
GRENDiA ES FG15N Series forklift
for its compact design and fully
hydrostatic steering.
up to knocks, and with Mitsubishi
we knew we were getting a truck
with a reputation for reliability and
non-stop performance, whatever the
conditions.”