By investing in a range of MasterMover electric-operated pedestrian tugs, facilities management company Sodexo has now improved handling efficiencies across two NHS sites.
"Since investing in electric-operated tugs from MasterMover, the environment that we work in has become safer and tidier," says Mark Devereaux, Deputy Site Director at University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM), Wythenshawe Hospital. He continues: "The handling efficiencies of our porters, who use the tugs on a daily basis, have improved." Prior to the delivery of a package of electric-operated pedestrian tugs from MasterMover in March 2009, the hospital portering staff at Wythenshawe used a variety of sit-on vehicles, slightly larger than a golf cart, in order to transport clinical waste, general waste, gas bottles and laundry around the hospital. Devereaux says these vehicles were too bulky for its environment and hard to control.
More than 20 porters now use a variety of electric-operated tugs from MasterMover. The turnkey solution provided to the hospital includes eight-off MasterTug MT3-240 electric-operated tugs, which are now used to move clinical and general waste, as well as dirty linen, around the hospital. The MasterTug can pull, push and steer wheeled loads from 50kg up to 25,000kg.