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Please find below news of a new parking and storage system for motorbikes and scooters, the Park & Slide from Movetech UK.

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Chris Macpherson, Chapelfield PR, e: chris@chapelfieldpr.com, t: +44 (0)1204 842818

New parking system from Movetech UK creates extra storage for bikes / 11.07.12

A new patented parking system from Movetech UK, the Park & Slide, promises to create more storage space for motorbikes and scooters in a domestic garage, potentially reducing the opportunity for damage and adding an extra element of security.

The motorcycle turntable and slide unit was developed when a motorcycle enthusiast was finding it difficult to manoeuvre his machine into and out of a hard-to-access parking area. Through an ingenious combination of runners and a turntable the motorcycle can be turned to face the exit then pushed into the desired parking position. The turntable can then be locked as a further safety precaution.

The motorcycle and scooter unit was recently showcased alongside the original standard car unit at the Northern Indoor Classic Car Show in Manchester, where classic car and motorbike enthusiasts were quick to see the benefits of the system when storing several vehicles safely.

David Houghton, Technical Sales Director of Movetech UK, is delighted to be introducing the Park & Slide to the domestic market. "Bike owners, especially classic bike enthusiasts and racers, often have more than one bike as well as a family car. Storage can be a problem, and this is where the Park & Slide comes into its own," he comments.

"The original concept for the Park & Slide system was for a car unit, which was developed to combat the lack of space in so-called ‘double' garages that in reality do not allow two cars to be driven in and parked easily.

"But Park & Slide now comes in many shapes and sizes. As well as the car and motorcycle units, the domestic range includes specialised vehicle and ATV parking products, ideal for the home owner and for new build housing developments.

"There are also units that enable narrow, awkward spaces in commercial car parks to be used to their full extent."

More information on the motorcycle Park & Slide unit is available from Movetech UK on tel: +44 (0)1204 537 688, email: parkandslide@movetechuk.com or from the website at http://www.parkandslide.eu.

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PHOTO: The Park & Slide from Movetech UK allows cars and motorbikes to be parked and stored securely in a domestic garage. (Image(s) available from Chris Macpherson, email: chris@chapelfieldpr.com, tel: +44 (0)1204 842818).

Editorial contact:
Chris Macpherson, email: chris@chapelfieldpr.com 
Chapelfield Associates Limited, 27 Abercorn Road, Smithills, Bolton BL1 6LF,
t: +44 (0)1204 842818, www.chapelfieldpr.com

Product contact:
David Houghton, email: parkandslide@movetechuk.com 
Movetech UK, part of the British Turntable Group, Emblem Street, Bolton BL3 5BW, UK
t: +44 (0)1204 537681, w: www.parkandslide.eu

About Park & Slide

Invented in the North East by business colleagues Ken Riley and David Carr, the first Park & Slide was developed to allow two large vehicles to fit into a standard ‘double' residential garage.

Not being able to get his second car into the garage without damaging it, Ken Riley asked David Carr to help him find a solution. Initial concepts started with a large slide that allowed the first car to be pushed against the garage wall to create more space for the second car. This concept resulted in the standard narrow wheel base car unit.

Further development of the product has led to a comprehensive domestic range that includes specialised car, motorcycle and ATV parking products, and a commercial solution for inner-city parking that provides a cost-effective alternative to automated parking systems.

Movetech UK has been granted exclusive distribution rights for the Park & Slide in the UK and twenty countries in mainland Europe, including France, Germany and Spain.

About Movetech UK

Movetech UK is part of the British Turntable Group, which has been developing and manufacturing rotary, vertical and linear movement solutions for a wide range of industries since 1959.

Movetech UK's products include a range of turntables for heavy industrial through to light display use; air film equipment that incorporates leading-edge Hovair air film technology; and JUNG lifting jacks and machinery skates. In addition to the standard range of products Movetech UK provides bespoke solutions to customers' individual specifications.

Heavy duty revolves, up 20 metres in diameter and 48 tonnes capacity as standard, are used in automotive design studios and showrooms; in national test laboratories; for car parking and HGV access; and for revolving stages, bars, dance- floors and auditoria.

Revolves, transporters and tuggers, air bearings, machinery skates and jacks are used extensively in the aerospace, nuclear and automotive industries to improve efficiency and speed up production and assembly flow-lines, and throughout the industrial sector to lift, move and manipulate large, heavy and awkward loads safely in any direction.

Movetech UK exports to more than 140 countries and is accredited to BS EN ISO 9001: 2008; other accreditations include the health and safety standard, CHAS.

Issued by: Movetech UK, part of the British Turntable Group., Emblem Street, Bolton, Lancs, BL3 5BW, UK
General enquiries: t: +44 (0)1204 525626; e: info@movetechuk.com; w: www.movetechuk.com 
Registered in England Company number 666055