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Andover Trailers' German-built Goldhofer low loader impressed the judges who thought it an immensely strong, high quality entry from a wellknown manufacturer.
Built for Strathclyde heavy haulier Cadzow, this all-wheel-steer, modular, multi-axle trailer is capable of carrying virtually anything from very long light loads to short, heavy cargoes.
King pin loading is infinitely variable depending on its module arrangements and there are reversible, extending wheel wells to take giant dump trucks too. The neck couples to the two-axle front bogie, to any of the decks or to the rear bridge with no need for adaptors and a detachable goose neck and drop deck gives high payloads with a wide array of different uses.
Built to a high standard and looking very tough, this low loader earned good marks overall from the judges.
Hampshire manufacturer Miles Nunn's fork truck transporter looked impressive too and gained high marks for its design and payload potential.
Its tidy hydraulic double ramp earned more points with its low (4°) loading angle and inner floor that lifts by 8° to load onto the forward deck.
The judges also liked the manual roof-opening system for taking tall fork lifts on board and the opening rear frame option for difficult loading.
Last year's Innovation winner Nene Trailer Services aimed for this year's Specialist award with its tidy Extendadek.
The judges thought the design simple yet effective and marked it up for build quality too.
Its mechanically extending deck system seems to make loading/unloading relatively easy: a concept that will appeal to many potential users such as contractors moving plant or shifting harvesters in season, then pulling C&U loads between times.
With animal welfare in the news there was a lot of interest in Houghtons Parkhouse's Professional three-tier lifting deck livestock transporter.
The judges appreciated the way the design is aimed at minimising animal stress during loading: internal ramps of old have been replaced by a modern stacking system.
Based on a steel skeletal frame, the Professional has a superbly engineered monocoque aluminium body encapsulating the two decks that raise electro-hydraulically via Houghtons' own twin-pump system.
Safety items include an electro-hydraulic valve lock on the main ram, a pressure reducer on the index ram, and an interlocked dual lowering valve to ensure the decks will only lower with the locks in position.
Our judges were also impressed by touches like the veterinary access to all levels, a drinking system
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