- ASDA
Asda’s most technologically advanced purpose built Distribution Centre to date, serving stores across the UK. The planning and design development took place over a number of years due to the size and scale of its complexity, meeting planned business growth well into the distant future. The site is over a 1,2 million square feet with automation systems spanning multiple floor levels encompassing the overall footprint.
ALTC SHPK were chosen in partnership to help and guide delivery of the project through the Build, Commissioning, Test and Handover Programmes, forming a key part in the overall ASDA Project Engineering Delivery Team. ALTC SHPK had the capabilities and proven staff experience to fulfil a number of engineering and management functions throughout the lifespan of the project, these ranged from Principle Contractor, Project Management, Project Engineering through Health and Safety Compliance and CDMC roles. ALTC SHPK also played a major part in the planning and engineering design phases along with selecting and providing key ancillary equipment supplies to the project.
During the design phases ALTC SHPK were asked to research new technologies and implement proven development strategies into the specific final system concept, these included the use of robotics to de-layer palletised stock, product descrambling and automatic tray loading systems.
In fulfilling the client brief, the ALTC SHPK team ensured the project was kept on track, met all of the legislative specifications, the testing objectives and met the as designed throughput volumes. The ALTC SHPK team supported and led regular review sessions with the client’s project team together with the main and third-party contract participants. This included monitoring and addressing matters arising from the project delivery programmes and the management of the overall project finances and variation orders, delivering the project on time and in budget.
Acceptance testing played a key part in the role of the onsite ALTC SHPK team. They acted on behalf of the client to ensure the solution was fit for the proposed purpose and was able to meet the required demands both for today and tomorrow’s business growth. Post go live, as issues arose, the ALTC SHPK team would support the operation to ensure all matters were dealt with promptly and with minimal disruption to the business operation.
As part of the daily/weekly/monthly tasks completed by the onsite ALTC SHPK team, any specific data including KPI’s was captured in report format and presented to the client. The ALTC SHPK team pro-actively managed areas of concern direct with the automation provider and/or third-party contractors where required, to include defect handling and snagging resolve.
Today ALTC SHPK are still supporting ongoing developments and continuous improvements at site together with life cycle replacement planning assessments to ensure the client is able to continue maximising its capital intensive investment.
- ASDA 2
ASDA had requirements for changes in its supply chain. A current distribution site required the installation of a waste conveyor to remove waste cardboard from the picking floors.
ALTC SHPK were chosen as the CDM Principal Contractor to oversee this project from concept to installation. The project lasted for a total of 8 weeks, were ALTC SHPK’s acted as project manager, site manager and Principal Contractor during the different phases of the project.
ALTC SHPK developed and reviewed several solutions to this project, working with potential suppliers and the client throughout the process. The tender process was managed by ALTC SHPK on behalf of the client to ensure that the client received full value for its money and the best solution for this project. All mechanical and electrical services, fire/sprinklers and cctv were all managed as part of the project by LES.
There was a priority to ensure continous ongoing of the operation during installation and commissioning. Through regular project meetings between the client and site manager this was maintained within minimal disruption.
The ALTC SHPK engineers managed commissioning and go live support of the waste conveyor to ensure the client could get full use out of the new solution in a short period of time.
