Morris Material Handling was recently called upon by Mowlem Major and Special Projects, to design and install a unique special material handling equipment system for a New Acute Hospital in South Cleveland.

Morris designed six retractable runway systems to transport hospital maintenance equipment in and out of the hospital building and between the hospital rooms. The systems are designed to be easy to maintain and operate. The versatile runways span up to 4 and 8 metres in length and are able to run through doorway openings, which can be opened and closed with ease. Stored inside the hospital building they are protected from external weather conditions and allow the building to have a clean exterior face. Mounted from supporting steelwork inside the building each runway is fitted with Morris' market leading, S3 hoist which is suitable for any application where headroom is low and encompass state-of-the-art technology which protect the equipment and it's operator, extend the equipment's life span and enhance performance. The cutting edge features of the S3 include, advanced condition monitoring, load limiters, thermal protection and fan cooled motors.

Morris have installed two of the six runway systems and commissioned one of them and the remaining systems are to be installed later this year on completion of the hospital building.

The specialist experience of Morris Material Handling's in-house engineering was essential for the project's success and this was one of the reasons that Mowlem turned to Morris to supply the system. Pat Duggan Procurement and General Manager, Mowlem Major and Special Projects said, "We are very pleased with Morris' design."