Stainless Steel Drum and Barrel Handling

Effortless Drum Handling Starts Here
Hygienic, safe, and custom-built stainless steel drum lifters—engineered for precision, built to perform in demanding environments.

• Hygienic Stainless-Steel Design – Perfect for use in clean-room, pharmaceutical, and food-grade environments with full wash-down capability.
• Safe and Ergonomic Operation – Minimise manual handling risks with user-friendly equipment that enhances workplace safety and reduces injury.
• Handles All Drum Types – Designed to lift, tilt, rotate, and transport a wide range of drums and barrels, including 200-litre steel, plastic, and fibre drums.
• Custom-Built to Your Requirements – Bespoke drum lifters and attachments built to suit your specific load sizes, materials, and handling processes.
• Manual and Powered Models Available – Choose from a range of manual, electric, and battery-powered lifters to match your operational needs.
• Proven in Demanding Industries – Trusted by clients across the food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and manufacturing sectors for safe and reliable drum handling.
• Compact and Space-Saving Solutions – Ideal for tight production areas without compromising on lifting capacity or functionality.
• Durable and Corrosion-Resistant – Built with high-grade stainless steel for long-lasting performance in demanding industrial environments.
• UK Engineered and Manufactured – Designed and built in the UK to exacting quality standards with expert after-sales support.
• Wide Range of Attachments – Includes drum clamps, grippers, rotators, and tipping units to handle complex lifting tasks with ease.

Need a Safer, Smarter Way to Handle Drums?
Speak to Packline today about our stainless-steel drum lifting and handling solutions, tailored to your exact process and industry needs. Whether you’re lifting, rotating, or tipping, we have the right solution for your operation.

Ideally suited for clean room environments, the Stainless Steel Compac range of Drum and Barrel Handling Equipment from Packline, is popular both here and worldwide, proving to be a winner with customers operating in the following industries:-

• Food and Drinks
• Dairy
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical
• Chemical

The purpose-designed compact framework, positioning of handlebars and addition of an optional joystick control and remote control device provide improved manoeuvrability and ease of use for the operator. The incredibly small footprint makes the Compac Lifting Machine highly manoeuvrable and a natural choice for today’s narrow production lines and demanding lifting requirements.

Taking account of the latest UK health and safety standards and EU directives, additional safety features have been incorporated to further protect operating personnel and satisfy the increasing demands of insurance companies.

Safety Features include:-

• Safety two-button function prevents the operator from inadvertently dropping the load.
• Emergency Stop Button.
• Overload limit – prevents exceeding SWL and accidental damage.
• Electro-mechanical brake holds load at required height in case of power failure.
• Rear swivel castors with safety foot guard and brake.

Designed to lift, transport and position loads, the Compac has been the name associated with top quality, reliable, stainless steel lifters for many years; and the latest model, the Mk5.1 has been developed following extensive market research into the lifting and handling needs of today’s modern production environment.

The Compac is flexible in design, ergonomic, operator friendly, easy to use, and, with its range of features and functionality it meets the needs of today’s lifting requirements.

Primarily manufactured from stainless steel, the Mk5.1 Compac is ideal for industries where hygiene and resistance to chemicals is of paramount importance including Food and Dairy, Medical, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics.

With a small footprint and easy operation, the Compac can be used in the confined work spaces and narrow production lines found in many of today’s modern manufacturing environments.

Available in two standard models with maximum lifting capacities of 150kg, and 300kg, along with a variety of frame configurations and a comprehensive range of interchangeable attachments, the Compac is an ideal choice for most lifting applications. A full design and manufacture bespoke service is also available.

Engineered and tested to our own exacting quality standards, the Compac has been designed to provide a low maintenance, reliable and robust machine that has been built to last.

The Compac Lifting Machine is designed and manufactured in the UK. Considering operator safety at all times, the Compac has been designed to meet the latest international Health & Safety directives, CE and UKCA approved with supporting risk assessment, technical files and documentation.