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GLTC gives SAPICS 2018 a lift
In support of the supply chain industry, Goscor Lift
stry, Goscor Lift
Truck Company (GLTC) was the Bronze Sponsor
onze Sponsor
ith
of SAPICS 2018, which coincides with
the 50 anniversary of the
th
organisation.
“GLTC is very involved with the supply y
chain industry, so we felt that it was
Serco to help time to be more closely affi liated to
SAPICS and add value to supply chain n
Spar with load management professionals attending The conference, which
the conference,” explains Darryl Shafto,
securing Managing Director of GLTC. took place in Cape Town
Shafto states that materials handling
equipment, such as forklifts, plays a in June, showcased the
newest technologies
Courtesy www.bizcommunity.com major role in the supply chain and relating to supply chain
logistics industry. GLTC is the sole
Serco, in conjunction with its load distributor of leading forklift brands in management.
securing partner Loadlok, has southern Africa, allowing the company
developed a captive shoring system to off er a full basket of materials handling equipment and
warehousing solutions to its customers.
for Spar in the Western Cape. “Since 1984, we have carefully hand-selected our suppliers
to ensure we represent only the best manufacturers to provide
THE PROTOTYPE system has been the African market with the ultimate quality materials handling
on trial in a 16-tonne truck body for equipment,” concludes Shafto. •
several months and there are plans
for further pilot projects with one
of the retailer’s other distribution Engen to increase automated
centres. parcel lockers points
Securing of loads is an ongoing
challenge for transporters and Spar Courtesy www.bizcommunity.com
has been investigating solutions to
improve the securing of loads in its Engen, which is already taking one-stop convenience to new
trucks because of shortcomings in levels with its 24-hour automated parcel lockers, is set to treble
conventional shoring bars. Serco’s the number of collection and drop-off points across its network.
Colin Atkinson says conventional
shoring systems are often TO DATE, tens of thousands
inconvenient to operate and there of parcels have been delivered
is no place for the bars to be stored and collected via the DSV
when not in use. They are thus often ByBoxes, set up at Engen service
removed from the bodies and are stations countrywide thanks
misplaced or damaged. to a partnership between the
The captive shoring system, petroleum company and logistics
introduced by Serco, cannot be group, DSV Global Transport and Logistics.
removed from the vehicle and is The company will more than double the current 69 ByBoxes
simple to use and versatile. The by the end of the year to keep pace with growing demand and
aluminium shoring bars are fi xed extend the delivery service.
to the inner sides of the body and The automated parcel lockers, designed in response to the
travel along a surface mounted on a growing popularity of the buy-and-collect trend, off er a secure,
horizontal rail. Vertical tracks include convenient way to send or receive parcels. When shoppers order
a special turntable to enable the goods online, they can select the ByBox delivery option to their
bars to be stowed above the load, nearest locker. Parcels, sent the following day, are scanned in by
eliminating any need for them to be drivers at the selected ByBox terminal. The correct one opens
removed. • automatically and the customer gets an SMS with a PIN number
so they can then access the relevant locker to collect. •
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