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- Volumes:
- 1.2m cases on average a week
- Number of lorries:
- 250
- Number of staff:
- 820 (including warehouse and office staff)
- Warehouse size:
- 625,000 sq ft
- Pallets:
- 15,000 on average received per week into ‘goods-in’
- Delivery formats:
- 95% on pallets, 5% on roll cages
- Drop off points:
- 5,000 (from 3,000 accounts)
- Dock levellers:
- 60 (for trailer loading and unloading)
- Warehouse floor:
- Spans 17 acres
- Roof:
- If flattened, would cover an area of 56,450 sq m
- Pallet racking:
- Consists of 47,000 bulk and picking locations
Additional stats
- Steel:
- Steel used in the walls and roof cladding would cover an area of 71,000 sq m
- Back-up generator:
- 7m long which can support entire warehouse facility for 24-hours, should it be subject to a power cut
- Technology:
- All pickers use most advanced version of VoicePick
- All operators use radio frequency terminals and scanning within the warehouse
- Warehouse operates SC Manager – state-of-the-art fully computerised warehouse management system
- Inside of warehouse:
- Could accommodate over 700 single-decker London buses if parked adjacent to one another!
- Sprinkler tanks:
- Two sprinklers hold 2 million litres of water
- Sprinklers:
- Approximately 20,000 within the roof racks and offices
- Lights:
- 350 warehouse lights (130kW) including ‘Intelligent’ lighting system that measures the light level and then adjusts accordingly.
- Warehouse facilities:
- Include restaurant offering food across all shifts, a gym and a Learning Centre.
Stoke-on-Trent Warehouse Stats
- Location:
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Number of lorries:
- 58
- Number of staff:
- 400 staff
- Warehouse size:
- 165,000 sq.ft
- Cases:
- Frozen average case per week: 120,000
Chilled average case per week: 140,000
Milk average case per week: 52,000 - Warehouse floor:
- Chilled 80,000 sq.ft
Freeze 55,000 sq.ft
Harlow Warehouse Stats
- Location:
- Harlow, Essex
- Number of lorries:
- 40
- Number of staff:
- 150 staff
- Warehouse size:
- 80,000 sq.ft
- Cases:
- Chilled average case per week: 130,000
Milk average case per week: 17,000
