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Chiltern Cold Storage & Distribution Doubles Up with Atlet
Specialist cold store operator Chiltern Cold Storage & Distribution Ltd, has expanded its fleet of Atlet warehouse trucks with another two Tergo UHS double-deep trucks and five Presto PLP powered pallet transporters to work in a new cold store built to cope with additional contracts. The company configured the new 5568-pallet warehouse for double-deep operations to maximise storage capacity after considering other racking options. The new trucks bring the fleet at CCSD to seven reach trucks, sixteen ride-on powered pallet transporters and eight pedestrian-operated powered pallet transporters and extend a relationship with Atlet that started over ten years ago.
The new cold store has 5568 pallet locations, adding another 70 per cent to the existing on-site storage capacity. Racking is arranged four-high with a top beam at 8.5m. The company estimates that the facility, which has 80 per cent of racking configured for double deep, offers about 40 per cent more capacity than a similar size building with standard pallet layout. When it came to selecting trucks for the new operation the company naturally looked at other options as well as approaching Atlet. One of the key factors was the support offered by the potential suppliers.