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[June 2005]
Super Pushers are Modern Option for Ibstock
Ibstock Brick Ltd - subsidiary of Ireland's CRH and the UK's leading clay brick and paver manufacturer - has recently taken delivery of two Super Pushers from Nu-Star Material Handling Ltd (Ednaston, Derbys, England). The two units were ordered for Ibstock's Sharpthorne site near East Grinstead, West Sussex.
The Super Pushers are used to push up to 24 dryer cars all at once in the drying tunnels where the bricks are slowly dried before going into the kiln. A full line of kiln cars weighs approximately 38 tonnes.
Previously, an old petrol powered Gravely tractor unit was used to carry out the hourly tunnel push but, due to the age of this machine, spares were becoming increasingly difficult to source and a battery powered solution was preferred in order to prevent any health and safety issues related to exhaust gases.
David Roe, Ibstock's Mobile Plant Supervisor commented: "We searched for a long time for a replacement for the old Gravely tractors and tried a number of alternatives. Following trials we decided to take delivery of two Nu-Star Super Pushers and to date they have given excellent service and cope with the arduous conditions very well".
The Super Pusher is part of the Nu-Star range of battery powered electric tug units which can be likened to a general purpose tractor unit for pushing/pulling and steering a wide range of rolling loads in many industrial applications. Nu-Star offers a consultancy service, coupled with a bespoke design and manufacturing service, to deliver the most cost effective solution. All solutions are available to purchase or contract hire direct.
www.nu-starmhl.com
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