MHD WAREHOUSING
SIVAFROST DOUBLE DEEP-FREEZE STORAGE CAPACITY WITH DEMATIC Sivafrost installed an automated deep-freeze high-bay warehouse into its operation to increase capacity and offer even better quality to its customers – with technology and integration partner, Dematic.
MHD finds out how this Belgian deep-freeze company, Sivafrost, is helping its product manufacturer and retailer clients by using an automated deep-freeze, high-bay warehouse it has developed with Dematic.
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ince 1986, logistics service provider Sivafrost has been the market leader in frozen product storage and packaging – specialising in the field of deep-freeze storage. Today, the successful family business has become an important supply chain partner for a growing number of frozen product manufacturers and retailers across the globe. In an initiative to optimise its frozen storage capacity, Sivafrost installed an automated deep-freeze high-bay warehouse into its operation to increase capacity and offer even better quality to its customers – with technology and integration partner, Dematic. 30 | MHD MAY 2022
The new automated warehouse now stores more than 30,000 pallets, which is double the company’s previous storage capacity of 15,000 pallet spaces.
SIVAFROST MOVES TO AUTOMATED OPERATIONS Sivafrost’s core business is the packaging and storage of frozen food products, working with a diverse range of key customers and major industry players including Colruyt, Dira, Godiva, HerbaFrost, McCain and Mora. To this end, the company has invested in automated packaging lines as well as in innovative logistics solutions and auxiliary services over the past three
decades. Sivafrost has also invested in renewable energy production as part of its focus on sustainability. Sivafrost is now a crucial link in the supply chain for an increasing number of manufacturers and retailers. In order to offer customers better value and services in the future, Sivafrost initiated an automated and optimisation strategy to streamline operations for future growth and increased operational resilience. “Just like other companies, we must constantly deal with opportunities and risks,” Stijn Siongers, Owner and CEO of Sivafrost says. “Naturally, you can also generate
