Purchase of Combilift C4000E Forklift for HMS Victory Conservation Workshops

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The National Museum of the Royal Navy awarded a contract to Locators Limited for the purchase of a Combilift C4000E forklift to support the conservation project of HMS Victory.

The forklift is required to handle large quantities of materials, including palletised loads, timber baulks, and free-standing objects, in the Historic Ships Workshops at the museum's Portsmouth site.

The specified model is a C4000 ET electric forklift with a 4000kg capacity at 600mm load centres, a quad mast with 7600mm lift height, 2835mm closed height, and 1890mm free lift.

It includes a fully enclosed wide cabin with glass, wipers, and heater, a fully adjustable deep suspension seat with retractable seat belt and back-up alarm, solid rubber front tyres and super elastic rear tyre, an 80v 620Ah battery with auto-fill, an 80v 80Ah 3-phase high-frequency charger, 1200 x 150 x 50mm forks, a 1200mm platform depth with rubber mats, a hydraulic fork positioner, and a 6000mm spreader bar with two standard forks.

The contract value is AUD 82,500.