Innovative solution for Waitrose
October 1st 2008 Expertise from Atlet is
reported to have helped
Waitrose boost
productivity and eliminate
manual battery handling
at its Aylesford DC. Atlet
designed and oversaw the
entire handling
equipment and battery
change project, and
supplied a new truck fleet.
"Atlet was not the
cheapest, but the truck
supplier with the lowest
price could not do all that
we wanted," says Colin
Robson, engineering
manager at Waitrose. "We
looked at the overall offer
including products and
service and after assessing
it all, Atlet came out on
top. They were very
creative. The result was
that we worked together,
to draw up the truck
specification and to
design the space and
battery change area to
work in the most
economic way for
maximum efficiency."
Atlet recommended a
specially designed version
of its Forte UNS reach
truck with a very small
turning circle. Ultimately
Waitrose specified 8 Atlet
Forte UNS reach trucks,
24 Tempo PPL low level
order pickers, 12 XLL rideon
powered pallet
transporters, 5 Nissan
counterbalance trucks and
a number of hand pallet
trucks to provide a
comprehensive range of
storage, handling and
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