Enhancing Farm and Rural Construction Operations in Ireland

The client is a family-operated agricultural enterprise in Ireland, managing livestock farming, feed storage, and on-farm construction activities. Daily operations require constant material handling—feed bales, pallets, fencing materials—often under wet ground conditions and seasonal workload peaks.

Operational Challenges

Previously, the farm relied on tractors with front loaders and aging forklifts.

Key challenges included:

• Limited lifting height for modern storage systems
  Traditional loaders could not efficiently stack feed or materials.
• Low precision in confined farmyards
  Maneuvering large tractors increased the risk of damage and delays.
• High labor dependency during peak seasons
  Manual handling and inefficient equipment slowed daily operations.

Material handling accounted for up to 35% of daily operational time during busy periods.

VANSE Solution

VANSE delivered compact telescopic handlers optimized for agricultural use:

• Compact footprint for narrow farmyards
• High visibility cab for precise handling
• Multi-attachment support (forks, buckets, bale clamps)

The telescopic handlers became multi-purpose farm machines, operating year-round.

Quantifiable Results

Following adoption, the farm achieved:

• ≈28% improvement in daily material handling efficiency
  Faster feed movement and storage operations.
• Labor savings of ≈20% during peak seasons
  Reduced manual handling and fewer support tasks.
• Improved storage density
  Vertical stacking increased usable storage capacity by ≈15–18%.
• Equipment reduction
  One telescopic handler replaced:
  • 1 tractor with front loader
  • 1 small forklift

Conclusion

For Irish agricultural operations, VANSE telescopic handlers provided a practical, efficient solution that improved daily productivity, reduced labor pressure, and supported modern farm infrastructure needs.