Narrow Aisle Ltd has introduced a low-cost, entry-level Flexi AC model to its range of articulated forklift trucks.

The Flexi AC NANO has been designed for customers in the high street and SME sector who want to save costs on their light- to medium-duty storage and handling applications by using a truck that can work in 1.6 m aisles and operate both inside and outside the warehouse.

The Flexi AC NANO truck can lift loads weighing up to 1.6 T to heights of up to 5 m and can offer optimum pallet put-away and retrieval in aisles as narrow as 1.6 m.

The NANO has a high-voltage, heavy-duty battery system with on-board charging, while the use of highly efficient standard components - but with a lower capacity than those offered in other high-performance Flexi variants - allows the NANO’s build costs to be minimised.

The Flexi AC NANO retains many of the key Flexi features including front-wheel drive technology.

"With the new entry-level Flexi AC NANO, we are offering a cost-effective alternative to the high-performance Flexi models that are available," says John Maguire, sales and marketing director of Flexi Narrow Aisle.

"The NANO is perfect for those companies that do not operate around the clock or demand a high level of handling performance but would still like to take advantage of the space and materials handling cost savings that Flexi articulated truck technology offers."