40多年的制造歷史，Sidetracker的側載機在搬運長的與棘手的負載上，仍然走在創造性與可靠性的前列，其也保持著家族式所有的性質。

　　Sidetracker是多向叉車的制造專家，適用于您有長的與棘手負載的搬運需求。其有40,000多種標準模型系列，如果不適用于特殊情況，我們仍可為您設計與制造。

　　Sidetracker叉車與傳統的叉車相比，其裝載貨物可運作于通道寬度減少73%的極窄通道場合。

　　Sidetracker的側載機具有難以置信的靈活性，意味著貨物的運送、搬運與倉存都最有效的利用空間，按照最安全的指示。

　　我們生產可謂最廣泛系列的多向叉車以適用于眾多不同的場合，能夠幫助您的利益最大化，若要進一步提升您的獲益，我們也能夠提供不同的空間。

　　所有的側載機可通過軌道牽引，不僅減少了堆垛通道的寬度，使得循環作業更加快速，而且也保護了產品與相關設備免受損壞。

　　我們的用戶反饋通過適用Sidetracker的產品，使得倉存容量增加了兩倍，節約時間達到95%。按照這種方式適用有價值的資源戲劇性地提高了效用，這是以前所達不到的，最終帶來了更具競爭性與增加的獲益性。

Celebrating over 40 years of manufacture, Sidetracker Sideloaders are still at the forefront of innovation and reliability when it comes to moving long and awkward loads and is still in the same family ownership.

Working for the Production Engineering Research Association in the 1950s on projects to improve productivity, Chairman Peter Dobson saw a need for efficient materials handling equipment in factories, particularly where long loads were involved. Eventually, he patented designs for a multi-directional transport system and then in 1963 formed the company. The first trucks, built part-time in an old stable, were un-powered models which had to be pushed, but they did incorporate a multi-wheel design which allowed them to move sideways as well as forwards and backwards. The first year's turnover was £700.

The first fully powered production model was sold to Chesterfield Transport Department for use in the bus maintenance workshop. It was a four-way model and had a ton capacity. This was followed by models with greater load capacities and higher lift heights, and a guided narrow-aisle system was also developed.

Reliability

In 1976 the company, by now in a purpose built factory, produced its first fully multi-directional model which incorporated many of the design principles that are still applied today. Since the earliest days reliability has been one of the most important considerations, because it was recognised that unlike general purpose pallet trucks - a high proportion of customers would only operate a single Sidetracker and they would usually not be able to hire a short-term replacement quickly if anything serious went wrong.

It is this design principle that led to the inclusion of dual power systems on every model, which enables them to operate without loss of load capacity or lift height, even if one power unit is removed for repair. For the same reason, the trucks continue to use electro-hydraulic control systems rather than electronics, which can still be adversely affected by rough surfaces and the treatment trucks typically receive.

While the company has avoided innovation for its own sake, many technical advances have been developed and incorporated over the years. The rail guidance system designed 35 years ago was probably the first in the UK, and recently the company developed a multi-direction truck with joystick controlled all-wheel steering.

The rugged simplicity of the battery-powered Sidetrackers also means they are able to operate outdoors, and many customers use them as multi-purpose load handlers rather than solely for narrow aisle warehouse duties. The specification of the latest models makes them ever more versatile: load capacities now reach 15,000kg and lift heights can be over 10m.

The advantages of the multi-directional Sidetrackers are well understood in sectors where handling long loads is a standard rather than an unusual procedure such as steel stockholders and window profile manufacturers where Sidetrackers operate in aisles from 1.5 metres wide with loads as long as 21 metres.

Space saving

Over the last few years the manoeuvrability and space-saving capabilities of the multi-direction Sidetrackers have caught the eye of less typical customers. Polestar Varnicoat, one of the UK's leading gravure printers, uses two trucks to carry printing cylinders and stillages up to 4.5m long around the works, passing along corridors and through openings that could not be negotiated by conventional lift trucks. They also have special pivoting forks to enable them to carry stillages or individual cylinders of various lengths.

For household removals and storage specialists, Michael Gerson, the arrival of a Sidetracker has allowed an extra 108 storage containers, each 370ft3 capacity, to be stored on its restricted site in North London. The truck is designed to lift the cases, which weigh up to three tonnes, to 8.1m.