Introducing Inghams Group’s New 5-Star Green Star Facility in Adelaide

ANZ’s largest poultry provider Inghams Group has opened a new warehouse next to its processing plant in Edinburgh, South Australia.

Designed to a 5-Star Green Star rating, the 15,380 sqm fridge and freezer facility has 1,000kw of solar panels installed on its roof. Sophisticated and highly efficient refrigeration systems are projected to slash electrical consumption by half, in comparison to older plants.

These features, plus the site’s proximity next to the company’s processing plant, demonstrate the company’s effort towards reducing carbon emissions.

“Working closely with our property and supply chain partner TMX Global, we have designed a facility under 5-Star Green Star guidelines that will drive operational efficiencies and improve our ability to service customers across Australia and internationally,” Inghams National Distribution Manager Chris Ong said.

Robotics, Zebra has launched new AMRs including FlexShelf, which increases productivity up to three times by augmenting workers with robots that are 60% faster and carry larger and heavier payloads than other robots. The company has also introduced the RollerTop Guide AMR, designed to automate point-to-point materials movement with a mobile conveyor section that can transport items to/from fixed conveyor systems and FetchCore™ Fulfillment software which optimises picking operations.

According to Zebra’s most recent Warehousing Vision Study, 92% of warehouse staff surveyed believe that technological advancement will make the warehouse environment more attractive to workers. To complement its investments in robotics and further automate workflows and augment