Providing the 'Chill Factor' for Alabama Food Distributor
The Challenge to the Customer
Contingency planning and Aggreko
ingenuity paid off for an Alabama-based grocery distribution center
following a main refrigeration failure. The distribution center was
facing at least three weeks of downtime for a space holding more
than $8 million of refrigerated products.
“The priorities were to resume normal operations as quickly and
cost-effectively as possible,” said the director of risk management
for the facility.
Aggreko's Solution
Aggreko’s emergency response capabilities were
put to the test when asked to provide temporary
cooling capabilities for more than 240,000 sq.ft (22,300
sq.m) of the refrigerated warehouse.
The Benefit to the Customer
From the first contact on a Sunday afternoon, design and
analysis of logistical possibilities occurred within 24 hours, as
well as mobilization of equipment to replace more than 1,300
tons of cooling capacity. Aggreko's temporary
temperature
control solution adequately and easily
provided cooling for five different temperature zones ranging from
31° to 50°F (-0.6–10°C), and 28,000 to 81,000 sq. ft (2,600–7,525
sq.m) areas.
“This was a flawless total turnkey operation,” said the risk
management director. “Aggreko’s planning and execution allowed my
team to concentrate on our business continuation and recovery.”