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SSI Schaefer: waking giant
We meet SSI Schaefer’s UK general manager, Dutchman Jaap Vos, who has ambition to use the recession as a means to grow his company’s market share.
Well known as a supplier of racking and shelving in the UK, Andover-based SSI Schaefer has started recently to make a serious name for itself in the world of automated warehousing. As we brave out the recession, SSI Schaefer is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to up its influence in areas outside of its traditional UK comfort zone.
Netto growing fast with Olivo
Mark Glover, Netto’s warehouse and distribution manager, commented recently that: “Olivo containers save the business a fortune in distribution costs."
Since Olivo containers are already in use for the distribution of frozen products in Denmark from Netto’s automated distribution centre at Koge, it made sense for them to be integrated into the similar distribution system in the UK. By using Olivo containers it is not necessary for Netto to have the complications and expenses of multi-temperature distribution trailers; they simply use single temperature chilled vehicles with the Olivo containers carrying the frozen goods.
EnerSys energises handling for Culina
EnerSys has designed and installed the warehouse truck charge and change area for Culina's latest chilled distribution centre at Haverill. The materials handling package includes Hawker Perfect Plus batteries with LifeTech high frequency chargers, advanced computerised management systems to optimise battery utilisation and equipment to eliminate manual handling.
"When we looked at plans for Haverhill we wanted something different," says Jim Seymour, Warehouse Manager at Culina, Haverhill. "EnerSys worked with the truck supplier to deliver a solution to remove manual handling from battery changing and a management system that takes all the guess work away during charging. Looking at whole life cost benefits we believe the new system will save money over the five years of the contract."
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