To align with the maxim of “Use Nigeria Buy Nigeria,” Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) team has built a Ground Support Equipment from scratch
The equipment, a fuel bowser was conceived and built at the SAHCOL Engineering and Maintenance workshop
It would be used to fuel Aviation Ground Support equipment in Lagos.
It is also the first in the history of aviation of ground handling in Nigeria to be created from scratch from locally sourced materials.
TThe production of the equipment is aimed at leading to higher efficiency of safe and fast service delivery which is what SAHCOL stands for.
The 3,000 liter capacity equipment can be operated both manually and electronically using battery.
The equipment which can be towable has all the features of all known imported Fuel Bowser.
It was with modified to fit the Nigerian environment.
The Bowser is designed to be rugged and comfortable for use by the handlers to dispense rapid fueling in a safe and spill free manner.
Prior to this innovation, efore fuel bowser amongst other Ground Support Equipment were purchased from aviation ground handling Ground Support Equipment manufacturing companies in Europe and other western countries.
This production has helped to overcome the problem of incessant waiting shipping and clearance of Ground Support Equipment to the country.
According to the Corporate Communications,
Assistant Manager,
at SAHCOL, Vanessa Uansohia, “the construction of this bowser has saved the company the cost of sourcing for foreign currency to purchase imported equipment.
” As much as the tow fuel bowser is an equipment that is overlooked as not been as important as other heavy duty ground support equipment, it is of great significance for a hitch free refueling of Ground Support Equipment on the ramp.
“To remain profitable and true to her esteemed clients in terms of service delivery in delivering uninterrupted and punctual service and handling in all of SAHCOL’s stations nationwide, the engineering team put their intense training to use by producing the Fuel Bowser from scratch”.
