THE VAN RACKING SPECIALISTS
A complete racking system in a construction machinery service’s Ford Transit
Not just builders but all construction-related businesses need vans, as their work is always done on site away from base. The construction industry requires a ready supply of tools, equipment, spares and consumables to complete each day’s work without stoppages and delays.
The 2014 Ford Transit L2 H2 seen on this page is owned by a company that installs and services machinery and equipment for the construction sector. The customer expressly asked Syncro System to install shelves on both sides of the van and to create a work bench that could be used from outside. Let’s take a look at the solution devised and installed by Syncro.
Protecting the bodywork with Syncro System liners
Before examining the racking as such, let’s do things in the right order, just like all Syncro System racking centres. Let’s start with the liners, which are needed to protect the van’s original bodywork against dents and scratches and that have to be installed before the racking and accessories.
In this Ford Transit for a building machinery service, the floor is protected by a marble-look plywood floor liner. The plywood base is incredibly strong, being formed from multiple plies of birch wood held together by phenolic adhesive. This type of plywood is also used to make boats and is totally resistant to damp. The marble-look surface offers an excellent grip and is very easy to clean too.
The side walls and the top section of the doors are lined with steel panels whose key characteristic is strength. Even in a violent collision, racking attached to these panels remains in place, protecting the van’s original walls, the contents of drawers, lockers and shelves, the van’s passengers and other road users.
A racking solution based on shelves for this Transit
Every Syncro racking system is fully customised to meet the needs of the user. Racking may therefore consist of different types of storage or, as in this case, only of shelves, arranged to make full use of all available space. This Transit L2 H2 owned by a building machinery service has 17 shelves, with 12 arranged in two columns along the left wall and the other seven in a column on the right wall.
All the shelves in this van are “configurable”: they come with a non-slip mat in the bottom and space dividers that can be positioned to form separate compartments for a more efficient organisation.
In addition to the shelves, the van also features floor-level compartments. The two located over the wheel arches have been turned into practical storage by the addition of bottom profiles at the front. The compartment nearest the bulkhead has been fitted with hooks and straps to keep cargo inside.
The shelf at the top of the right-side racking differs from the others, being specially designed to carry removable plastic containers.
A custom solution with a work bench accessible from outside the Transit
This Ford Transit for a building machinery service features a special solution requested by the customer: a robust work bench standing on a cabinet of five metal drawers. It’s position makes this unit unique. The work bench is arranged facing outwards from the van’s sliding side door. It also features raised side and rear edges to stop material falling off inside the van. The drawers too open towards the outside of the vehicle. The bench and drawers are obviously designed to be used from the ground.
Details make the difference in this Transit: how to position accessories for maximum functionality
The choice and arrangement of accessories in a van is an important detail that can make a really big difference to efficiency. The main requirement is obviously that accessories must satisfy the needs of the van user!
This 2014 Ford Transit L2 H2 is equipped with:
- cleaning accessories: a handwash kit with a water tank and tap and a liquid soap dispenser on the left rear door. This choice of position allows the user to draw off water without risk of spillage inside the cargo compartment. He can also clean his hands before closing the doors and climbing into the cab. A paper roll holder is located on the side panel of the left racking where it is readily accessible.
- cargo retaining accessories: three spray can racks and a multi-purpose metal pocket have been fixed to the racking side panels. Frequently needed items can therefore be kept where they are easily accessible without having climb into the van! Cable holders have been fitted to a section of Syncroblock bar on the bulkhead to allow cables and hoses to be transported tidily and in clearly visible positions. These holders can be moved along the bar to whatever position is most convenient for the user. If requirements change, the same bar can be used to mount a wide range of other accessories from the Syncro range;
- fold-away vice bench: a robust bench, complete with telescopic support, is installed at the back of the right-side racking for use from outside the van. This patented Syncro product can be equipped with a vice or used simply as an additional work surface.
Seen something that could be useful to you? You can trust the experts!
Syncro System racking centres have the experts you need. Since 1996 we have specialised exclusively in van racking and over 100,000 vans have passed through our workshops for transformation into mobile workshops.
If you need to make your own Ford Transit more efficient, take a look at liners for the Transit, racking solutions for the Transit and roof racks for the Transit.
If you work in construction, you can also browse examples of the many van racking systems Syncro has installed for colleagues in the same trade.
In any case, get in touch soon and benefit from a free consultation at your nearest Syncro dealer!
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