Teamwork and collaboration

Eurocell was recently awarded Warehouse Initiative of the Year at the 2021 Supply Chain Excellence Awards.

The award is in recognition of the significant innovation and technological advancements introduced in a new 260,000ft2 warehouse, manufacturing and head office facility in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

The enlarged warehousing capability includes a non-standard mobile racking system and an materials handling equipment (MHE) solution that interacts seamlessly with the racking. To support the operational effectiveness within the warehouse, a new electric powered fleet and 20 charging stations were introduced on site to provide a better working environment for staff, as well as further driving the company’s sustainability credentials.

Eurocell also enhanced its manufacturing capacity, including the commissioning of new extruders and a foiling capacity that now exceeds 500,000m per week.

The new warehouse investment future-proofs the business, and promises to deliver higher standards of operational efficiency by maximising the storage capacity available in state-of-the-art racking, and introducing modern equipment to improve picking and replenishment times.

It will also support the company’s sustainability objectives with a closed-loop recycling system that collects, re-processes and re-uses post-consumer and post-industrial PVCU waste with which to manufacture new products.

Mark Kelly, CEO at Eurocell, said: “Serving the needs of our supply chain is a top priority for the business and we have been able to aptly demonstrate how we will continue to do this effectively and efficiently in the years ahead, thanks to the forward-thinking and significant investment we have made at the new Alfreton site.

“The warehouse project was designed, fitted out, stocked and became operational within a 12-month timescale, despite the challenges of Covid, and is testimony to the teamwork and collaboration across the whole business.

“This is part of an ongoing programme of investment into all aspects of the business that will see us continue to push ahead with our growth ambitions based on product, service and sustainability excellence. Demand for our PVCU systems across the repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) market is growing, and we are committed to ensuring that our product development, manufacturing, and warehousing capacity will always meet our valued customers’ expectations.”