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CENTRAL HEATING and air conditioning component supplier, Nuawe Ltd has taken delivery of a 7.3m (24ft) van equipped with the Hydraroller loading system.
This is the largest application so far of the principle developed by Hydraroll Ltd, 4/5 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, and it has been fitted to a cargo body made by Super Body Products (Wales) Ltd.
The system involves two removable sections fitted to the van floor and has 1,500 ball bearings supported on air bags.
When the air bags are inflated, raising the ball bearings, loads can be pushed easily in any direction and can be held in place by simply deflating the air bags thus lowering the ball bearings.
The body has been built on a Volvo F86 chassis, and air to operate the Hydraroller system comes from the vehicle's braking system through a separate cylinder and release valve.
Hydraroll is at the design stage with an even larger version of the system for use on 9.1m (30ft) semi-trailers.