Supermarket order fulfilled
December 1st 2011 Fast moving temporary
building supplier solves
storage issue
APS Salads is the leading supplier
of fresh, high quality tomatoes to
retail and food service customers.
For over 60 years its ethos has been to
grow and source delicious tomatoes
grown in the most environmentally
friendly way possible.
Working closely with large retailers
means that APS Salads needs to have
systems and suppliers in place to react
quickly.When a recent order from one of
the four major supermarkets was much
higher than anticipated, APS found it was
short on production space to
accommodate the increase. Turning the
order down was clearly not an option so
the company needed to find additional
warehousing space quickly to house the
packaging that was stored in its
production area. New machinery could
then be bought into the production area
to start processing the order.
Solution
After being advised by its trusted property
partner, Poachin, APS Salads considered
leasing space off-site or using a temporary
building. Once it was decided to pursue
the idea of a temporary building Aganto
stood head and shoulders above the other
companies in how they handled the
enquiry process from start to finish, says
APS.With Aganto, it is one of the
company's owner directors who handle
each project from start to finish. Not only
does this inject an unrivalled level of
expertise from day one, but it enables
decisions to be made quickly and
accurately - something that was critical
for APS to meet the expectations and
timelines of the major supermarket.
Aganto designed a solution for APS
Salads that was two interlinked buildings
10m wide by 20m long by 4m high. The
structure was linked to the production
area for forklift and personnel access and
vermin proofing was applied to ensure
the packaging was kept clean and dry. As
space was limited the structure had to be
built over a grid and to overcome the
issue of potential water ingress. Aganto
had a bespoke cover manufactured and
fitted over the grid.
Benefits
APS Salads was able to meet the large
supermarket order quickly and to the
required high quality standard.
Philip Pearson, group development
director explains: "I worked closely with
Andy Butters, one of Aganto's owner
directors from day one and benefitted
greatly from his in-depth industry
experience and ability to make accurate,
problem solving decisions on the spot.
The project site manager took care of the
operational side with excellent health and
safety adherence combined with a
professional, skilled and calm ability that is
rarely seen.We put a lot of emphasis on
finding trusted suppliers so we can meet
the high quality standards and fast lead
times demanded by our customers. After
working with Aganto on this project they
will certainly be added to our list of
partners who continue to help us be the
successful company we are today." More articles from Aganto Ltd: | 
