SSI Schaefer to deliver automated logistics solution for Schou

Schou, the largest Scandinavian retailer of non-food items, has commissioned SSI Schaefer as a general contractor for its new automated logistics centre in Kolding, Denmark. The company’s business is B2B selling to the majority of Nordic retail chains and foreign retail customers.

SSI Schaefer was selected because of its flexibility in offering and a solution-based approach. The contractor suggested a few key changes to the layout to reach higher project output at optimised costs.

Schou has been supporting its operations from a manual warehouse so far. The company identified the need for automation of the processes considering the recent growth and future expansion plans. Automation will help the wholesaler to save money and efficiently utilise the available facility’s space. Therefore, as soon as the new facility is ready, Schou will move its entire operations and storage there from multiple smaller manual logistics centres.

The new building is divided into seven functional areas completing the cycle from receiving goods to shipping them to customers. SSI Schaefer is contracted to deliver five of these areas and to ensure 39,792 storage locations in the high bay warehouse.

The goods-in area will be equipped with a wrapping machine to pack pallets in plastic for more secure movement and storage. There will also be a NOK (not ok) station in order to efficiently control and correct any minor errors of the goods. The pallets will then be delivered to 42m tall automated high bay warehouse by a conveying system. The goods will be picked up by six SSI Exyz Storage-retrieval machines and placed for double-deep storage.

Schou requested SSI Schaefer to build two functional zones for shipping – a direct automated outfeed and a campaign picking area. The campaign picking area will be utilised for large volume sales or special campaigns. This outfeed is intended for manual picking with forklifts for shipping at 60 positions. However, the positions will be filled automatically preventing out of stock situations. The second outfeed area, located opposite the truck gates, consists of seven conveyors and is intended for direct shipping.

The new warehouse by SSI Schaefer will serve as a full-cycle logistics centre to support the business. The project will be wrapped up and handed over to the customer in summer 2023.

 

SSI Schaefer to deliver automated logistics solution for Schou

Schou, the largest Scandinavian retailer of non-food items, has commissioned SSI Schaefer as a general contractor for its new automated logistics centre in Kolding, Denmark. The company’s business is B2B selling to the majority of Nordic retail chains and foreign retail customers.

SSI Schaefer was selected because of its flexibility in offering and a solution-based approach. The contractor suggested a few key changes to the layout to reach higher project output at optimised costs.

Schou has been supporting its operations from a manual warehouse so far. The company identified the need for automation of the processes considering the recent growth and future expansion plans. Automation will help the wholesaler to save money and efficiently utilise the available facility’s space. Therefore, as soon as the new facility is ready, Schou will move its entire operations and storage there from multiple smaller manual logistics centres.

The new building is divided into seven functional areas completing the cycle from receiving goods to shipping them to customers. SSI Schaefer is contracted to deliver five of these areas and to ensure 39,792 storage locations in the high bay warehouse.

The goods-in area will be equipped with a wrapping machine to pack pallets in plastic for more secure movement and storage. There will also be a NOK (not ok) station in order to efficiently control and correct any minor errors of the goods. The pallets will then be delivered to 42m tall automated high bay warehouse by a conveying system. The goods will be picked up by six SSI Exyz Storage-retrieval machines and placed for double-deep storage.

Schou requested SSI Schaefer to build two functional zones for shipping – a direct automated outfeed and a campaign picking area. The campaign picking area will be utilised for large volume sales or special campaigns. This outfeed is intended for manual picking with forklifts for shipping at 60 positions. However, the positions will be filled automatically preventing out of stock situations. The second outfeed area, located opposite the truck gates, consists of seven conveyors and is intended for direct shipping.

The new warehouse by SSI Schaefer will serve as a full-cycle logistics centre to support the business. The project will be wrapped up and handed over to the customer in summer 2023.

 

Prologis UK expands customer-facing team

Prologis UK has appointed two new customer-facing staff to focus on maintaining and developing customer relationships as demand for logistics property continues to grow.

Will Cassar and Milena Blair will be drawing on their experience in the property and logistics sector to support customers in securing logistics facilities in the locations they need and ensuring their transition to a new property is as seamless and hassle-free as possible. They will be working with a variety of customers, large and small, including many household names such as Royal Mail, boohoo, Dunelm, Eddie Stobart and Tesco.

Both Will and Milena will be responsible for working closely with customers at all 22 Prologis Parks in the UK to deliver successful outcomes, help navigate market conditions, solve problems and provide flexibility, and support for bids and pitches. They will also be responsible for engaging with customers around initiatives such as PARKLife, training programmes and green transport schemes.

Will Cassar is joining Prologis’ Capital Deployment team and will focus on helping to grow the company’s Customer Led Development business. In his previous role at CBRE he acted for some existing Prologis’ customers, such as Dunelm, and also has experience of working with real estate teams at Geodis, LG Electronics, General Electric, and leading online retailers.

Phil Oakley, vice president, Customer Led Development at Prologis UK, said: “Will brings a great deal of experience to support us in expanding our Customer Led Development business across the UK. Having worked with Prologis and some our customers previously, he has first-hand knowledge of our high standards when building and maintaining customer relationships. I look forward to working with Will and I am convinced that he will be an asset to the UK team and the wider business.”

Formerly at ADP, Milena Blair joined Prologis in November 2021 as of Real Estate and Customer Experience manager for London and the Southeast. Her role focuses on developing and strengthening customer relationships within the region, the development of Prologis Essentials business lines, and helping to build the PARKLife experience for the benefit of customers in the region. She has a particular focus on community outreach, social responsibility and sustainability.

Stuart Davies, real estate and customer experience lead at Prologis UK, said: “Milena is an important addition to our team, and she brings a wealth of experience in areas such as client management, customer care and supporting the introduction of new business lines. These attributes are already proving to be important assets and we are delighted to have Milena onboard.”

Whittan celebrates trusted storage brands

“Trust defines brands and is earned, not bought” is a headline from the Edelman Trust Barometer special report issued during the pandemic, where respondents said that trust is second only to price when purchasing a new brand.

For Whittan, a leading UK storage manufacturer celebrating 70 years as a trusted supplier of storage products and solutions, these findings reinforce its customer insights. Whittan research over the years has consistently shown that trust and an established reputation affect both purchase decisions and marketing efficiency.

Whittan says it is a pacesetter in storage products and solutions. Many of its well-known storage brands have been around for decades, earning the trust of their customers and a reputation as a leading UK manufacturer and supplier. Whittan pioneered the first pallet racking system using a bolted rather than welded frame. It has industry-wide recognition of its manufacturing standards, locally and internationally.

Its storage products and solutions can be found supporting leading industry and household brands, businesses and organisations across sectors and industries, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. Many of its brands – such as Link51, Apex and Polypal UK – are ubiquitous in their markets, maintaining a reputation that is unparalleled in their sectors.

The brands have been refreshed over time and the products have kept pace with the demand and adaptation of storage and space. Throughout, Whittan have says it has remained true to its mission to provide quality products and solutions to the storage and logistics industry.

Whittan is best known for its wide range of lockers, shelving and adjustable pallet racking solutions which it supplies for a multitude of applications and specifications. From creating the space to house 13.5 million litres of Macallan single malt, storing defence equipment on board a Royal Navy submarine, protecting Stella McCartney’s couture archives, to providing secure storage lockers for offices, schools and gyms – they are present in warehouses, retail, stores, offices and organisations across industries and sectors.

As Whittan celebrates seven decades of expanding storage capabilities and maximising opportunities with Link51, it brings an outstanding range of trusted storage brands. These include Link51 and Apex, providing the design, manufacture and installation of racking and shelving products; HiStore, for mezzanine floors; market-leading display and storage solutions for retail sectors from Polypal UK and an extensive range of lockers and workplace products from Probe and Link Lockers. Storage Direct, the online retail destination for UK-manufactured storage products and solutions, stocks products for warehouse, industrial, office, retail and home environments.

However, the trust in Whittan does not rest solely on the reputation of its heritage storage brands. It also stems from its commitment to quality local manufacturing, sustainability and a move towards net-zero. All Whittan products are manufactured locally in the UK. It has an extensive UK-wide network where experts are on-hand to help with queries and handle simple to full turnkey environmentally-efficient installations. This means that they are never far away from installation sites, eliminating delays and disruptions to timelines while cutting down on carbon emissions.

In 2021, Whittan launched a group-wide rebrand, consolidating all its storage brands, products and solutions within one unified approach to provide extended capabilities in storage.

Stephen Pickering, Whittan Group Head of Marketing, explained the rebrand: “Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. It’s important to us that the trust we have earned over the decades is not lost. All our brands embody our values of integrity, accountability and honesty. By consolidating our brands, we have strengthened our innovative solutions, heritage and reputation.

“70 years on, we continue to build on our trusted reputation in the tradition first established at Link51’s original location at Brierley Hill, in the heart of England’s industrial Black Country. Across Whittan, we are committed to bringing the power of storage to help businesses large and small and make space work harder by providing the most innovative, flexible and future-proof storage solution possible.”

Whittan celebrates trusted storage brands

“Trust defines brands and is earned, not bought” is a headline from the Edelman Trust Barometer special report issued during the pandemic, where respondents said that trust is second only to price when purchasing a new brand.

For Whittan, a leading UK storage manufacturer celebrating 70 years as a trusted supplier of storage products and solutions, these findings reinforce its customer insights. Whittan research over the years has consistently shown that trust and an established reputation affect both purchase decisions and marketing efficiency.

Whittan says it is a pacesetter in storage products and solutions. Many of its well-known storage brands have been around for decades, earning the trust of their customers and a reputation as a leading UK manufacturer and supplier. Whittan pioneered the first pallet racking system using a bolted rather than welded frame. It has industry-wide recognition of its manufacturing standards, locally and internationally.

Its storage products and solutions can be found supporting leading industry and household brands, businesses and organisations across sectors and industries, spanning the length and breadth of the UK. Many of its brands – such as Link51, Apex and Polypal UK – are ubiquitous in their markets, maintaining a reputation that is unparalleled in their sectors.

The brands have been refreshed over time and the products have kept pace with the demand and adaptation of storage and space. Throughout, Whittan have says it has remained true to its mission to provide quality products and solutions to the storage and logistics industry.

Whittan is best known for its wide range of lockers, shelving and adjustable pallet racking solutions which it supplies for a multitude of applications and specifications. From creating the space to house 13.5 million litres of Macallan single malt, storing defence equipment on board a Royal Navy submarine, protecting Stella McCartney’s couture archives, to providing secure storage lockers for offices, schools and gyms – they are present in warehouses, retail, stores, offices and organisations across industries and sectors.

As Whittan celebrates seven decades of expanding storage capabilities and maximising opportunities with Link51, it brings an outstanding range of trusted storage brands. These include Link51 and Apex, providing the design, manufacture and installation of racking and shelving products; HiStore, for mezzanine floors; market-leading display and storage solutions for retail sectors from Polypal UK and an extensive range of lockers and workplace products from Probe and Link Lockers. Storage Direct, the online retail destination for UK-manufactured storage products and solutions, stocks products for warehouse, industrial, office, retail and home environments.

However, the trust in Whittan does not rest solely on the reputation of its heritage storage brands. It also stems from its commitment to quality local manufacturing, sustainability and a move towards net-zero. All Whittan products are manufactured locally in the UK. It has an extensive UK-wide network where experts are on-hand to help with queries and handle simple to full turnkey environmentally-efficient installations. This means that they are never far away from installation sites, eliminating delays and disruptions to timelines while cutting down on carbon emissions.

In 2021, Whittan launched a group-wide rebrand, consolidating all its storage brands, products and solutions within one unified approach to provide extended capabilities in storage.

Stephen Pickering, Whittan Group Head of Marketing, explained the rebrand: “Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. It’s important to us that the trust we have earned over the decades is not lost. All our brands embody our values of integrity, accountability and honesty. By consolidating our brands, we have strengthened our innovative solutions, heritage and reputation.

“70 years on, we continue to build on our trusted reputation in the tradition first established at Link51’s original location at Brierley Hill, in the heart of England’s industrial Black Country. Across Whittan, we are committed to bringing the power of storage to help businesses large and small and make space work harder by providing the most innovative, flexible and future-proof storage solution possible.”

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