FEATURE LOADING BAYS & DOORS
Loading up a more streamlined operation S
irdar Holdings, the Wakefield-based yarn brand, has utilised the design
and installation services of dock and loading bay manufacturer, Thorworld Industries, as it continues to successfully streamline loading at its UK hub. As part of a scheme to improve logistical
efficiencies around the West Yorkshire operation, Sirdar has recently defined its site’s loading areas into incoming and outgoing divisions. The company has dedicated the function of four pre- existing loading bays to dispatching goods from its facility, and has created a new loading bay provision to manage incoming deliveries – a resource that has been designed and installed by Thorworld Industries, with supply overseen by James Corfield at Darmax. “We decided to devise a more streamlined incoming and outgoing delivery system across our site,” explains Bob Taylor, engineer at Sirdar, “one capable of significantly reducing the time our operatives need to cross the area from loading dock to sorting bay - a distance of approximately 200m. “We chose to dedicate our four existing
loading bays to processing outgoing materials, and then create an additional incoming loading bay, and position it
adjacent to the sorting area itself - effectively reducing the distance operators had to walk, often with the added elements of pallets and hand-trucks.” The team at Sirdar felt that this concept
would not only enhance efficiencies by 50 per cent, but also improve health and safety within the loading environment; reducing the distance people walked, and amount of time operatives spent manoeuvring loads. “To put the new equipment we’d
envisaged in place, we needed to find a UK-based supplier capable of delivering, both in terms of design and installation,” Taylor continues. “We discovered Thorworld and felt that with its expertise the company could create a solution that would meet our exact needs.” Taylor and his team were looking for an apparatus design that would be compatible with existing warehouse floor levels and would not require extensive external excavation work. By working with supplier, James
Corfield, an apparatus design was specified with an indoor ramp and platform, that would safely and effectively provide pedestrian access to the metre-high loading dock for operatives carrying loads or using pallet
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trucks. The design required only minimal preparatory ground works to be performed – to level the outdoor pavement – so the exterior dock could be successfully and safely installed. “We’re delighted with the finished result,” Taylor reports. “Everything fits perfectly and works exactly as we hoped it would. We’re very happy with the equipment, its design and performance. Our operatives are pleased with its function, and it is delivering in terms of our original objectives; to reduce operative manoeuvring, step-up health and safety, and improve all-important working efficiencies.”
www.thorworld.co.uk T: 01246 260981
t is all too easy to take industrial roller shutter doors for granted, but having one become unreliable or fail completely can have significant consequences for the operations of a business. The worst-case scenario for a door failure is likely to be if the door
is stuck in the closed position, in which case an alternative route would have to be implemented if operations are to continue. This would lead to process disruption and a possible drop in efficiency levels. Of course it is also problematic if the door becomes stuck in the open position. Security would certainly be compromised in many cases; also, bio-security would be compromised with external doors, because there would be free access for birds and possibly ground animals, including vermin. A stuck internal door could mean hygiene standards would not be maintained between sections of a facility. A stuck-open door could also allow heated, cooled, conditioned or filtered air to escape, leading to a very expensive energy bill. Aware of all these possible scenarios and the inevitable consequences, sara LBS has developed a robust, multi-facetted approach to ensuring the reliability of its industrial doors. Firstly, manufacturing quality is built into each unit. Secondly, its design and installation teams are trained to accept nothing less than perfection. Thirdly it recommends a rigorous maintenance programme that will keep the door in good working order and catch any developing issues before they become serious problems. Starting with high quality product solutions, each component of each door is carefully selected to meet the exact needs of the application. As well as the door itself, sara LBS can supply motors and
drives, light curtains and automated controls, safety edges to protect personnel, vehicle guidance systems and other ancillary components. sara LBS can also support sectors with specialist needs, such as food processing, pharmaceutical and cleanroom, automotive, manufacturing,
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