Aug 06, 2008
Raising the Roof at MCG
Posted by : ueb555
Raising the Roof at MCGIN 2007 the Paarden Eiland-based Metal Closures Group (MCG), foundthat their finished goods warehouse could not hold sufficientstock. The warehouse was 9 metres to the rafters and had fixedracking for 569 pallets. Production capacity also needed to be increased, and the warehousewas the only area available for expansion. The problem of increasing storage capacity while at the same timereducing the storage volume was given to site engineer AndrewCousins and logistics manager Alfie Danster. Their solution was to raise the roof on one portion of the buildingand create a storage area. A mezzanine floor was installed overpart of the existing warehouse and the ground floor was used toaccommodate the new machinery. Storax Mobile Racking, supplied by local company Barpro Storage,was installed in the remainder of the warehouse volume. The storagecapacity of the mobiles is 855 pallets compared to the 569 palletsthat could be stored previously. This represents a 50% increase ina warehouse where the volume had been reduced by just under 40%. Capacity could have been further increased if the roof of theexisting warehouse had been raised. However, it was agreed thatthis additional capacity was not required. Raising the roof was not a simple matter, and the poor winterweather didn’t help. Keeping the storage and productionprocesses operating while the building work was taking placerequired a huge amount of patience and managementskill. The project was completed in February this year. Warehouse foreman Ivan Fredericks is delighted with the results.“I am over the moon with the mobile racking. It is easy touse, I have sufficient additional capacity and can access anypallet quickly by moving the mobiles. Stock control has greatlyimproved,” he says. “I have labelled the pallet slots and all stock must be putaway as nothing can be left in the open aisle. I have also beenable to consolidate all my stock in one place. Previously I wasusing three offsite warehouses,” he says.
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