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History / Testimonials
The carpet business was established in 1990, trading from a converted
old cinema. Originally mostly remnants were stocked, but as the
business grew so did the amount of roll stock, until at least 70
rolls of carpet and 30 rolls of vinyl were regularly stocked. This
created the problem of lifting or winding heavy rolls onto wall
stands and free standing racks.
The Easylift was first constructed about 10 years ago from an idea
developed by Norman Fry to help load rolls onto racks and reduce
the risk of injury to the staff employed by his business.
The main factor in the daily use of the machine was the continued
health and safety aspect of staff in loading heavy rolls of carpet
and particularly vinyl onto the display stands. Rolls, 4l metres
wide and 30 metres in length, weighed anything up to 240 kg and
put staff at risk of injury and, in today's climate, the potential
for an injury claim and time off work.
The original design of the machine has been extensively improved
over the years. The daily use of the machine provided much information
on how the machine could be of use within the carpet industry and
was further developed until we had the final design, which we have
now manufactured.
The Easylift has been designed and constructed so it can be used
safely. After being in daily use for nine years all the health and
safety hazards have been identified, the risks have been assessed,
the machine extensively tested and certificated by a person with
authority and the Easylift made as easy to use and safe as possible.
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