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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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