# Mechan to supply bespoke rail traverser for DIRFT III terminal

Mechan has secured a contract with Winvic Construction to supply a bespoke rail traverser for the new £29 million DIRFT III Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal in Northamptonshire, UK. The traverser will be installed and commissioned in April 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-01-26
- Where: Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 140 tonnes
- Products: rail traverser
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Mechan](https://endata.com/companies/22648.md)
- [Prologis](https://endata.com/companies/18022.md) (partner)
- [Winvic Construction](https://endata.com/companies/33870.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [logisticsmatters.co.uk](https://www.logisticsmatters.co.uk/article/rail-traverser-to-keep-operations-smooth-at-dirft-iii/), 2021-01-26: "We are really pleased to secure a contract for the DIRFT III traverser, after successfully completing a competitive tendering process"
- [ukconstructionmedia.co.uk](https://www.ukconstructionmedia.co.uk/news/dirft-iii-features-specialist-rail-traverser/), 2021-02-08: "We are really pleased to secure a contract for the DIRFT III traverser, after successfully completing a competitive tendering process and we look forward to working with Winvic on this key project."

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