CBS Arena chooses safety with new MasterMover

The CBS Arena in Coventry has taken delivery of a new MasterMover AT300 electric tow machine.

The innovative solution will help the stadium team transport heavy loads with improved safety and greater efficiency on Coventry City FC matchdays.

The AT300 TOW is simple and easy to use product that possesses impressive towing capabilities of up to 3,000 kg. A single operator can safely manoeuvre and connect securely to any load in seconds, which will help deliver improved productivity in a busy environment.

Before the introduction of the TOW300 bin tug, the arena’s staff faced significant challenges in moving waste bins. Moving bins manually was not only labour-intensive but also posed a considerable risk of injury for staff.

The arena can hold over 32,000 spectators, which, when considering the volume of food and drink consumed at events, generates a significant amount of rubbish that needs to be moved across the facility for collection.

Previously, staff could only move one bin at a time, resulting in inefficient workflows and increased physical strain. This method not only slowed down operations but also heightened the potential for workplace accidents, leading to concerns about employee safety and overall productivity.

Manually moving heavy bins within the arena and across the expansive facility involved navigating tight turns and inclines. Relying solely on the brute strength of staff to control bins on slopes introduced the risk of runaway bins and collisions with pedestrians and parked vehicles.

The product uses its own weight to deliver consistent traction, enabling the effortless movement of loads both inside, outside and on slopes. There are also a range of intuitive operator controls, which helps to deliver complete control when moving heavy loads.

Jack Miles, Sales Executive at Briggs Equipment, commented: “We are delighted to have supplied this new MasterMover machine to the CBS Arena in Coventry. Last season there were an average of 25,000 spectators on a single matchday, which means any equipment solution must be capable of operating in a busy and intensive application.”

“Specifically, the customer wanted a safer & more efficient way of moving the bins around the stadium bowl during matchdays. The MasterMover will enable them to complete more journeys on a steep incline hill, all in a safe and compliant manner.

“This project has been a collaborative one, and I’d like to thank the team at the CBS Arena and Andy Price at MasterMover for their ongoing support.”

MasterMover’s Area Sales Manager, Andy Price explained: “The movement of waste bins is often an area of operations that is overlooked. For staff, it can be a laborious and risky task that often involves pushing or pulling waste bins up slopes and through tight spaces or doorways.“We work with customers across the facilities management sector to provide safer bin towing solutions that make work easier for staff but also drive productivity improvements. By using the TOW300, the CBS Arena has doubled its productivity in waste handling and taken the strain out of the operation for staff.”

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