Three tier battery bank
May 1st 2010 Co-operative Food Retail Logistics
called on EnerSys to help optimise
the warehouse space at its new
distribution centre at Birtley in
County Durham by minimising the
area required for charging warehouse
truck batteries. The solution was to
build a three-tier battery bank - with
potential to go even higher - served
by a unique electric-powered
changing cart, believed to be the
first of its type in the EU to work
without hydraulics.
This novel installation forms part
of an advanced battery management
system to meet Co-operative Food
Retails Logistics' key objectives of
best practice and sustainability.
Sophisticated charging and
allocation procedures as well as
remote diagnostic facilities ensure
optimum performance over an
extensive projected working life for
the batteries and warehouse trucks.
"This new installation continues
the policy employed at our other
sites and provides a good benchmark
for the group," says Chas
Shepperson, national MHE fleet
manager at Co-operative Food Retail
Logistics. "We have a strong
relationship with EnerSys and they
went out of their way to listen and
devise what we wanted." More articles from Enersys Ltd: | 
