There can't be much that the Galantes don't know about timber. The Chiese valley family have been working with locallysourced timber since the 19th Century.

Ties to the area are deep rooted, but it hasn't always been an easy road. In 1993, a fire caused by a malfunctioning machine destroyed half of the plant.

The company had just been restructured and the damage was enormous. Rebuilding from scratch, they were back up and running within months, and without laying off any workers.

Today they get the most out of the site with the help of a 120v electric ELX sideloader from Baumann.

The model is the most compact of its kind ever produced, measuring less than four metres in length and 750mm in deck height. Used to maximise the available storage space (the site is 24,000m2) but certain areas require the flexibility of the small turning radius.