Box Handling Equipment, Tote Lifters and Container Handling Systems

Improve the safe lifting, lowering and positioning of boxes, totes, crates and rigid containers with box handling equipment from MJ Products. Our manually operated box lifters help reduce repetitive lifting, bending, reaching and above-shoulder handling across warehouses, distribution centres, manufacturing facilities and retail environments. From individual Euro containers to tall stacks of totes and specialist HogBoxes, we can provide a standard or bespoke box handling system that works with your existing trolleys, dollies, shelving and operational processes. Selected systems can handle loads of up to 275 kg, depending on the model and configuration.

Box Handling Equipment for Totes, Crates and Containers

Totes and containers are widely used across industries where bulk or medium-sized items need to be stored, transported, or handled efficiently.

Designed for a wide range of totes and attached-lid containers, such as HogBoxes, our TL Series Lifters provide an intuitive solution that significantly reduces – or even eliminates – manual handling of box-type loads.

Available in versions for single, double or multiple stacked containers, with bespoke sizes and configurations to fit your existing equipment, our tote lifters make loading and unloading faster, safer and more efficient.

Typical sectors include:

  • Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare – Moving medicines, lab samples, or medical supplies safely and securely.
  • Retail – In-store stock handling, replenishment and storage of products.
  • Manufacturing & Assembly – Handling components, parts, and sub-assemblies on production lines.
  • Distribution & Logistics – Efficient storage and transport of goods in warehouses, depots or delivery vehicles.

As our equipment is UK-made, manually operated and lightweight – they can also be safely used in stores and other public areas, with reduced safety precautions compared to electric-powered devices.

By handling multiple containers at once with no extra equipment, they ease workloads, improve time efficiency and enhance workplace safety.

Special Features

TL series lifters consist of a slimline trolley and forks to slide underneath or on the outer part of a container, which can lift from lipped edges or from the underside, depending on the style.

Special features can include drop-down shelves for multi-purpose use with miscellaneous load types and fold-away steps for additional height access for picking and replenishment.

Ideal for:

  • Tote bins
  • Loadhog HogBox Half-Pallet ALC
  • Open top picking crates
  • Stackable boxes
  • Attached-lid containers (ALC’s)
  • Toolboxes and trays
  • Pre-loaded container trolleys

Box and container applications

Our box handling systems can be configured for:

  • Euro containers and plastic totes
  • Attached-lid distribution containers
  • HogBoxes and retail merchandising boxes
  • Open picking crates
  • Stackable trays and bins
  • Toolboxes and component containers
  • Wide or unusually shaped boxes
  • Loads transported on dollies and wheeled trolleys
  • Supported cartons and packaged goods

Depending on the application, the equipment can engage beneath the load, support it on a platform or work with suitable container lips and edges.

This allows the handling system to be designed around the load and working process rather than forcing operators to adapt to unsuitable standard equipment.

Choosing the Right Box Lifter or Tote Handling System

The right box handling equipment will depend on the size, weight and construction of the load, together with the required lifting height and working environment.

Individual box and tote lifting

Compact box lifters can raise individual totes, crates and rigid containers from a trolley, dolly or floor-level position.

Bringing the load to a more comfortable working height can support safer picking, packing, inspecting and component-handling tasks.

Multiple tote handling

Where several containers need to be moved together, a multi-tote system can reduce the number of separate lifting movements required.

Subject to the total weight and stability of the load, the lifter may be configured to handle two or more stacked containers in one controlled operation.

Tall-stack destacking

Tall tote stacks can create awkward handling positions as operators work from above shoulder height down towards floor level.

A tote box lifting system can lower the stack gradually, allowing containers to be removed at a safer and more consistent working height.

This can be particularly useful in warehousing, distribution, retail replenishment and picking operations.

Wide boxes and supported loads

Some loads cannot be handled safely using forks or standard container interfaces.

A deck or shelf configuration can provide a stable supporting surface for wider boxes, tool cases, packaged components and other suitable loads.

Case Studies

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Products

HB3 HogBox Container Lifter

Lifting Range

75 - 675mm

Capacity

275kg

HogBox Container Box Tote Lifter HB1S

HB1S HogBox Container/Box Lifter with Foldaway Shelf

Lifting Range

75 - 675mm

Capacity

275kg

TL8 Double Tote Lifter with Detachable Shelf

Lifting Range

200 - 2000mm

Capacity

135kg

TL7 Euro Tote Lifter

Lifting Range

200 - 1000mm

Capacity

250kg

TL6 Tote Lifter with Deck

Lifting Range

140 - 1140mm

Capacity

250kg

TL4 Wide Tote Lifter

Lifting Range

235 - 1445mm

Capacity

135kg

TL3 Double Tote Lifter

Lifting Range

125 - 1525mm

Capacity

135kg

TL2 Double Tote Lifter

Lifting Range

845 - 1440mm

Capacity

125kg

TL1 Tote Lifter

Lifting Range

210 - 1810mm

Capacity

135kg

VanMate loading whacker into van

Customised VanMate solution for Openreach Civils

Lifting Range

Capacity

VanMate drum lifting kit Euro Car Parts

LKQ Euro Car Parts – VanMate – Portable delivery solution for oil drums

Lifting Range

Capacity

Dunelm – Innovation of efficient retail total handling solution

Lifting Range

Capacity

LKQ (Euro Car Parts) – Destacking of tall stacks of totes

Lifting Range

Capacity

Butternut Box Reel Lifter

Lifting Range

Capacity

TTP Labtech – Low Level Access Lifter

Lifting Range

Capacity

ABG International winch lifter

ABG International – Enhanced lifting for faster builds

Lifting Range

Capacity

Patented DuoPump Lifting Technology

Uses our patented DuoPump technology for fast lifting of the load with an intuitive single pedal operation for lifting and lowering.

Lightweight, ergonomic and user-friendly
Various wheel and trolley configurations

Lifting ranges from 600mm to 2400mm

Capacities up to 400kg SWL

Standards

Our products are designed and manufactured in-house, using the latest manufacturing techniques, CE/UKCA Marked and rigorously tested to ensure compliance with all relevant standards.

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