La Provençale

2024/02/16

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Our customer

La Provençale in Luxembourg employs 1,100 people and is the largest centre for food wholesale and distribution in their region. More than 140 refrigerated trucks deliver food products to restaurants, bakeries, commercial kitchens and canteens with high-quality gourmet products. Over 35,000 items are delivered both within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and to the neighbouring regions of Germany, Belgium and France.

Initial situation and customer requirements

Storage capacity was to be increased along with improving storage efficiency on the same floor area: Constant growth and with limited storage space were the reasons for investing in a new storage facility.
New orders are usually placed at very short notice, so quick order picking is essential.
The constantly changing product range requires a flexible storage solution.
Up to 2,000 orders must be processed every day.

Project brief

The BITO Solution

BITO PROflow Pallet live storage

» BITO pallet live racking with feed-through frames at the lower level provide goods for manual picking.

Lighting

» Beams with integrated lighting were fitted.

The pallet racking integrates product picking and buffering

» The upper levels of the pallet racking system are to be used as a buffer storage area for further pallets.

On-site application and key features of our storage solution

Goods are picked on the floor level of the pallet racking system.
Dairy products and other fresh produce are provided in FIFO order in a live storage system.
Frozen products are stored in an automated warehouse and in pallet racking.

Customer benefits

In what way has the BITO solution helped our customer to realise their full potential?

Order picking has become more efficient.
Low space requirement despite the huge variety of items.
High degree of flexibility because product assortments in the live storage lanes can be quickly adapted to market demands.
The picking area and the storage area are close together – goods can be replenished quickly and efficiently.
Short throughput times, which is especially important for fresh produce.
Integrated lighting along the beams ensures good visibility and readability, which means less picking errors.

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Products used

These systems are in place

Solutions for palletised loads

BITO Pallet live storage racking

Pallet live storage systems are ideal for fast-moving products. Sufficient replenishment quantities guarantee constant product availability. All items are in direct access at the picking face. Loading and retrieval are carried out in separate aisles which guarantees organised storage processes, with each lane being dedicated to a single reference line.

Solutions for palletised loads

BITO Pallet racking

Conventional pallet racking is a versatile storage solution for loads of different sizes and weights. The system enables direct access to all pallets and is suitable for storing large quantities of a small product assortment as well as smaller quantities of an extensive product range.