Tesco approached Rack
Armour Ltd for a solution to their ever increasing racking damage, with over
290 forklifts and lollops operating at one time, damage was an inevitable
occurrence, and with the average cost of a racking leg replacement at £400.00
per upright, effective protection couldn’t come soon enough.
"The New Daventry Grocery Depot
distributes to all UK stores explains Simon Harris, Project Manager at Tesco ,
“with over 5 million pallet movement's each month at this one site, racking
damage does occur , which is detrimental to the warehouse operation”
“To help us to reduce & prevent
racking damage within our operation, Tesco trialled a number of racking
protection t, the trial identified that the Rack Armour product was robust and
easy to install, as well as a cost effective solution to reduce racking damage”.
"We have now had the guards
installed on over 6500 uprights for more than a week, and we have already seen
a dramatic reduction in racking damage, I would whole heartedly recommend this
product to other's looking for a solution that not only works, but is clearly
the most cost effective product available."
Tesco trialled other racking protection, including the
latest products on the market to find the best solution for them, in the end
Rack Armour was the obvious choice for quality, cost, and having the most
established product in the market.
“There are a number of pretenders to Rack Armour’s crown out
there in the market” explains Richard Nelson, Marketing Co-ordinator at Rack
Armour, “and they usually have an Achilles Heel in relation to the Rack Armour guard,
a serious design flaw to these other products are they can easily be dislodged
from the upright by forklifts and lollops, the last thing you want in a busy
warehouse is to find your so called protection lying idle on your warehouse
floor, these stray units have the capability to cause serious harm as
projectiles to both employees and handling equipment”.
Tesco’s is another
blue chip company to be added to Rack Armour’s illustrious list, and they are
in good company, with the likes of, IKEA, DHL, Mercedes Benz, Wal-Mart,
McDonalds, Toyota, Superdrug, Pound land, ASDA, Coca Cola, Nestle and B&Q
whom have all had the guards installed for years.
“Every customer has
different wants and needs from the Rack Armour guard” says Jenny Charlton,
Director of Rack Armour “one customer will rave about the guard being able to
work in conditions as low as -40 degrees, whilst another’s are impressed that
it fits all types of racking and is inter transferable between different
racking systems, it has countless benefits!”
If racking damage is becoming a problem on your site, don’t
delay, contact us to arrange a free site visit and demonstration of Rack Armour
on 01226 784 488.
