Background
Pifco
who market a range of electrical appliances including
Carmen, Haden, Mountain Breeze, Pifco and Russell Hobbs
were acquired by Salton Inc. Salton introduced their main
brand George Foreman into the range and as a result sales
in the past two years have increased 200%. In the meantime
manufacturing in the UK has ceased and all products are
now imported.
The company already has extensive off site storage facilities
but to increase efficiency and reduce handling decided
to consolidate and centralise storage on the existing
site at Wombourne in the West Midlands to accommodate
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Activities
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We measured the free available land adjacent to the
existing warehouse, and determined a footprint and layout
to maximise use of the land whilst providing logical
integration with existing buildings, facilities and
traffic flow taking into account both the slope of the
site, ingress and egress. We investigated Salton’s
forecast storage and throughput requirements and then
the building height options and costs, also MHE and
racking configurations and costs in order to identify
the optimum height. Detailed site and internal layout
options were prepared for client and agreed, these concepts
were then passed to client’s architects to progress
the build and equipping.
Invitations to Tender were prepared for both racking
manufacturers and mechanical handling equipment suppliers.
Negotiations took place with prospective suppliers,
orders placed and commissioning timetables agreed.
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Outputs
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The design and justification of a clear cost effective
warehouse solution to meet Salton’s future requirements.
· Provided for phased future extension of the warehouse.
· Successful negotiation of supply of racking and
mechanical handling equipment significantly below original
cost estimates
· Support of the fast track build programme, completed
on time and within budget |
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Results
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Distribution centre located in the optimum location with
the existing site integrated with existing facilities.
· Highly cost effective warehousing solution utilising
the high cube and providing an uncluttered warehouse design
on the limited land space available.
· Optimised height and foot print dimensions relative
to building costs, racking capacity and MHE configuration.
· Optimised position on the site to simplify traffic
movements
· Interior design optimised ergonomics
· Competitive prices negotiated for racking and
handling equipment plus on time completion |
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