new untested processes on a full site all at once. We’ ll take an approach where we collaborate with our customers, our people and understand what the risks are. We manage the risks and if the worst happens then we always have a back-up plan.” Another vital part of NewCold’ s mantra is trust. Maharaj believes this to be essential to NewCold’ s strategy.“ Due to the way our logistics and cold storage business is set up, our customers need to believe in and be educated on the automation we have. When you look at the advancements of technology, we have spent a considerable amount of time educating and making sure that people fully understand what it’ s all about— there has to be the trust there.”
With an intent to reduce the impact its operations have on the environment, NewCold has begun to optimise the cold supply chain and introduce innovating concepts. Due to its facilities being tall, it allows the buildings to embrace storage technology with a high stock density. The company’ s stacker cranes in the cold store operates in the dark, with
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