Concreting your future: Integrated Hydraulics Solutions bring mobile drive-thru stations to Builders Merchants
Integrated Hydraulics Solutions (IHS UK Ltd) are set to launch their first ever mobile drive-thru station for building materials such as concrete and screed. Established in 2015, IHS bring a wealth of experience and expertise across different manufacturing sectors. With success stories in bespoke machinery builds, tailored to match the exact requirements of the job, IHS have turned their attention to drive-thru innovations as their next endeavor.
Drive-thru areas are regularly seen across the country due to their ability to streamline the ordering process for any industry whether this be fast food or petrol. This process has recently been launched in the UK within builders’ merchants, giving users the ability to visit self-service batching plants where they can receive their exact requirements at the push of a button.
IHS UK have taken this idea one step further with the creation of the conqueror XL trailer. A brand-new concept that gives companies all the functionality and benefits of a stationary drive-thru plant but with the bonus of being able to easily transported between different sites. The Conqueror XL gives builders merchants the opportunity to be at the forefront of the industry with a streamlined, seamless, and simplified purchasing process with the unique ability to be easily moved around the country when the requirement arises. This also drastically reduces the expenditure of the company as there is little need to purchase a stationary drive-thru unit at every branch.
The mobile conqueror XL can be programmed to handle a variety of mixes due to its top-loaded bins and separate systems to house liquid mixtures such as accelerators, retarders, air entering agents and modified latex for more specialty jobs. IHS UK have also ensured the conqueror XL is as eco-friendly as possible as their trailer has no wastage with exact measurements for any job no matter what the size. Concrete mixed in the batch process is of the highest quality, meeting the EN-206 standards.
The conqueror XL trailer only requires one operator for the entire process from delivery to end of transaction. The vehicle itself holds an 1800 litre water tank, holds material for 10m³ of concrete and boasts an impressive 12-20m³ per hour throughput. At its core, the conqueror XL trailer is designed to be an innovative way for builders’ merchants to provide the exact materials their customers require, in the most efficient way, whilst also considering the cost margins for the business themselves.
Nick Doe, Director at Integrated Hydraulics Solutions stated ‘I think this could be a game changer in the UK builders merchant market. Customers want the easiest transaction possible and not at the expense of efficiency or a diminished final product. Our Conqueror XL trailer not only ensures that the customer is left with the exact product they require, in the most streamlined manner, but the builder’s merchant themselves can solidify their company as an industry leader, whilst at the same time saving unnecessary costs on multiple stationery drive-thru plants’.
