The equipment was supplied by Sidetracker for use with its multi-direction sideloaders to improve materials handling performance. It enables staff to reach PVCu extrusions stored at the end of racking and avoids the need to lower every pack to the ground to extract individual items.

The cage is big enough to accommodate an operator and the longest extrusions and also incorporates a roller which reduces the effort involved in pulling items from the racking therefore only one person is needed on the platform.

The platform was designed to either pick directly into a stillage or into pockets to allow picking to take place in the guided racking aisles up to 9 metres high.