Materials handling industry demands insight into productivity
Crown’s partnering arrangement with
SSI Schaefer Systems International provides
world-class solutions for New Zealand warehouses
Globally, the materials handling industry is under pressure to improve productivity and reduce costs. Like never before, Crown Equipment sees this as an opportunity to work more closely with customers to define and develop customised systems for total productivity optimisation that help them run better, more efficient operations.
Crown Insite™ is Crown’s approach to optimising productivity by using data to give customers insights about the truck, operator, application and fleet. Crown Insite collects, integrates and analyses data, both inside and beyond the fork truck, providing customers with increased knowledge about their productivity and efficiency.
For more than 50 years, Crown has focused on delivering innovation. Now more than ever, Crown sees the evolution of materials handling solutions moving beyond the lift truck into an area where data can be correlated and used to make smarter and faster decisions. As a leader in materials handling solutions, Crown pairs its problem-solving expertise with customer needs and support, assisting customers with not only the interpretation of information, but also a long-term plan specific to their individual fleet management needs.
Strategic partner
This total integration approach is further enhanced by Crown’s partnering arrangement to represent SSI Schaefer Systems International in New Zealand. German-owned SSI Schaefer provides world-class pallet storage solutions and specialist logistic design.
According to the annual ranking of the largest materials handling systems suppliers by Modern Materials Handling, a US publication, SSI Schaefer has emerged first on the list of the top twenty for the third year running, with US$2.51 billion in revenue, up from US$2.41 billion in 2007.
With 53 subsidiaries in 35 countries and 16 production sites worldwide, SSI Schaefer is the largest and most experienced supplier and manufacturer in the world of industrial storage systems.
“One of the greatest strengths of Crown New Zealand’s association with SSI Schaefer is that, along with its global presence, they have a real thirst for innovation,” says Crown’s managing director, Mike Fogarty. “Like Crown, SSI Schaefer is not a follower, but an industry leader. The business relationship is a really great fit, with both companies dedicated and focused on getting the job done properly. With our highly experienced local design expertise in New Zealand, we can tap into Schaefer’s vast resources and knowledge and develop fresh initiatives. You only have to look at Schaefer’s involvement with high-profile projects like the CocaCola Amatil rack clad site in Mt Wellington or BMW’s multi-tier shelving system in Highbrook to see the level of their capability. This is adding real value to our customers.”
Seismic, international and OSH standards
All storage systems are designed to meet and exceed Australian, international FEM (European Federation of Materials Handling) standards and OSH requirements, as well as being fully compliant with the New Zealand seismic design code NZS 1170.5:2004 and erected to FEM 10.3.01 erection tolerances.
With an exceptional understanding of seismic standards and engineering requirements to meet NZ conditions, linked together with Crown’s expertise in materials handling and after-sales support, this relationship has already been of benefit to other blue chip New Zealand companies such as Foodstuffs, Morgan Furniture, Talley’s, Goodman Fielder, Heinz Wattie’s, Sanitarium and Fonterra.
Given the current economic climate and conditions, there couldn’t be a better time for companies to explore advanced and more efficient materials handling and storage methods. Crown and Schaefer could be the ‘perfect partners’, providing the right lift truck combined with the right storage system that will give your company a totally integrated materials handling solution … and that means a much greater bottom-line profit.
For further information,
contact: Mike Fogarty,
Email: mike.fogarty@crown.com, Website: www.crown.com