Welcome to Narrow Aisle - Home of the Flexi Lift Truck

THE Flexi is a conventionally styled forklift that is easy to drive, and that works in about half the aisle of a conventional forklift. The concept from the beginning was to bring a flexible VNA (very narrow aisle) machine to the marketplace that is priced more competitively with conventional forklifts and reach trucks when compared to any other VNA product currently available.

The Flexi is designed to operate in an aisle as narrow as 3’ plus the depth of the pallet. It is capable of picking both sides of the aisle from either direction and can actually leave the aisle to unload trucks at the dock. By significantly decreasing the aisle width, 30-50% when compared to reach trucks and conventional lifts, the user significantly increases his cubic utilization of his existing space. In many applications the trailer to rack capability results in savings due to fleet and personnel reductions. Simply stated, the Flexi let’s you store more, in less space, at a lower cost. The savings are very real.

The Flexi was originally designed and manufactured by Narrow Aisle, Ltd. in England (for more information go to www.narrowaisle.co.uk). It has been in production there since the late 1980's. Due to the extremely high cost of manufacturing in England, in the year 2000, Peter Wooldridge, Managing Director of Narrow Aisle, Ltd., began a search for more economical production. That search brought him to the United States. Several manufacturers in the States were interested in the product. When we met him we convinced him that the best alternative was to have it made by our associates at Tai Piin Industrial Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. We incorporated a new company, Narrow Aisle, Inc. and introduced the truck to the American market at the ProMat show in Chicago in February of 2001. Narrow Aisle, Inc. currently owns the manufacturing and marketing rights in North, Central and South America. Our associates at Narrow Aisle, Ltd. are responsible for marketing in Europe and Africa and Tai Piin Industrial Co., Ltd. is responsible for marketing in Asia and Australia. As of the current date, over 3,000 units have been manufactured and are in use in various countries all over the world.

The Flexi may be the best looking forklift ever made and the easiest to operate. The unique rear loading of the battery allowed design engineers to shape the sides of the truck giving it a very streamlined look. The look is also very functional because when combined with the front wheel drive and front wheel steering there is no rear end swing and less product damage when compared to conventional forklifts. The cantilevered overhead guard provides unobstructed forward visibility. Narrow Aisle, Ltd. recently received the Design Achievement Award for 2004 for the Flexi, an award presented by the Fork Lift Truck Association in England. The overall design makes it easy to operate.

The Flexi is shipped to dealers and end users in the Americas from our 60,000 square foot facility in Dallas, Texas. The owners of Narrow Aisle, Inc. have been in the forklift industry since 1978 and have represented a major Japanese manufacturer of forklifts in Dallas since January of 1980. Since that time they have historically been the largest dealer in the country for that manufacturer. We understand what you expect from a forklift supplier and deliver it; good pricing, prompt availability of trucks, strong parts support, and fair treatment of warranty claims. You are urged to come visit us here in Dallas to meet our support staff and to tour our facility.

The Flexi is designed and manufactured for the world market and uses the best components available in the process. You can count on name brand components like the GE EV100LX controller, Advance DC motors, Sauer Danfoss pumps, mast rails from Hoesch in Germany for use on triple stage masts, and quad masts from Lift Technologies. These are just a few examples.