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Don’t know what standards yourexisting storage schemes aredesigned to? Fed up of the time ittakes to check the details on astorage firm’s quality credentials?Ever wish someone else had done theleg work on health and safety, use oftrained labour and correct storagedesign so you can sign on the dottedline?
In the first scheme of its type for thestorage industry, our SEMADistributor Group has announced thatfrom 2014, all SEMA DistributorCompany members (SDCs) must beindependently audited on no fewerthan 25 quality measures to retain theirmembership status. Every memberwho has passed the audit will be ableto prove that their products and serv-
ices meet the SEMA QA standard byway of a certificate.When the SEMA Distributor Group
(SDG) was launched in 2011, our missionwas to bring together those distributormembers of the storage industry whowanted to collectively raise standards.And of course, no-one has better access toSEMA technical information than SDCs.
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SEMA’S DISTRIBUTOR COMPANYQUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME SAVES YOU RISK AND TIME!
SEMA (Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association) Distributor Group Chairman Jonathan Bennett talks about how the SDG’s new quality assurance schemebenchmarks the standards you should expect as a given!
West Country based logistics com-pany Gregory Distribution is usingParagon routing and schedulingsoftware to help it win new busi-ness. The new system uses Paragon’sIntegrated Fleets route planningsoftware, with HERE (formerlyNAVTEQ) street level mappingand INRIX-based road speed data toextend its functionality and accuracy.Gregory Distribution uses the systemstrategically for modelling routesacross its business, which spans awide range of industry sectors andsees vehicles transporting groceryproducts, milk, raw materials,consumer goods and industrial itemsthroughout the UK and into Europe.“Following a thorough and com-
petitive selection process, we choseParagon's routing and schedulingsoftware system to be at the forefront ofour business development and existingbusiness re-engineering processes.After viewing the quality of the solu-tions from the case study testing phase itbecame clear that Paragon was the idealpartner to support our varied and diversetransport operations,” says GavinHaines, General Manager - BusinessDevelopment, Gregory Distribution. Paragon’s Integrated Fleets software
enables vehicles and drivers at multiplesites to be treated as a single integratedtransport resource, so that movementsfrom different depots can be com-bined into efficient routes that reduce
overall empty running. The systemwill be used by the company’s businessdevelopment team at its Cullomptondistribution centre in Devon.“We chose Paragon Integrated Fleets
with street level mapping and roadspeed data as it provides the ideal toolsto test ‘what if’ scenarios for both single-and multi-depot operations, which isessential in both winning new businessand delivering further efficiencies to ourexisting customers,” says Gavin Haines.“Working with the Paragon team duringthe implementation and training phasesshowed clearly that they understand ourbusiness requirements. We believe thatusing Paragon for our strategic analysisof transport operations is an integral partof our future business development.” Gregory Distribution works with a
wide variety of customers, fromlocal companies to large, multi-nationalorganisations. Today, it serves 400 cus-tomers based regionally, nationally andinternationally and has 450 trucks doing40 million miles a year, 1250 employeesand an annualised turnover in excess of£130 million. “We are delighted to haveGregory Distribution join our growingUK customer base,” adds WilliamSalter, Paragon’s Managing Director.
Paragon Software SystemsJane Geary
Tel: 01306 732600Email: [email protected]
‘Maximising efficiencyand process cost reduction ’is the overriding messagefrom SSI Schaefer to allmanufacturers attendingSouthern Manufacturing2014.SSI Schaefer, the UK and
world’s leading provider ofautomated materials handlingand integrated storage solu-tions, returns to Farnboroughto provide manufacturers withhands-on advice and guidanceon a range of innovative, yetpractical Lean Manufacturingprocesses and practices toboost productivity and reducecosts. The company will befocusing on materials han-dling, assembly andcomponent containers, com-ponent presentation and linefeeding.Aaron Thornton, National
Field Sales Manager, SSISchaefer, said: “Every ware-house manager andproduction line manager islooking for ways to max-imise efficiency and improveproductivity levels whilstdriving costs down.However, all too often thereis a lack of time or resourcesto justify the changes neededto develop a streamlined,flexible solution to achievingsuch gains.“The integrated approach of
the Lean ManufacturingGroup brings together awealth of disciplines, experi-ence and expertise needed to
devise and implement tai-lored, practical and efficientlean manufacturing solutionsto help manufacturers improvetheir efficiency, competitiveposition and profitability. Inessence it’s about workingwith people, upskilling work-forces and providing themwith the knowledge to moveforward with their own leanjourney.”With a product offering
ranging from a single plastictote through to high bay ware-housing systems and almosteverything in between - all ofits own manufacture - SSISchaefer is a solutionsprovider that offers unrivalledin-house expertise in thedesign, build, installation andmaintenance of major, andoften bespoke, production anddistribution centre operationsacross a broad spectrum of
commercial and industrialsectors.Typical products range
from storage and transportcontainers, with more than2000 different types ofplastic totes, modularshelving, carton live storageand racking, fully automatedpicking solutions, conveyorand container transport sys-tems and rack-cladautomated storage andretrieval systems. Havingdeveloped its own warehousemanagement systems andwarehouse control systems,SSI Schaefer is also at theforefront of automation ITprovision.
SSI SchaeferTel: 01264 386600
Continued from front pageUsing the SEMA Distributor
Quality Assurance Standard(DQAS) as a baseline, we set out tobenchmark criteria that SDGmembers must achieve so they candeliver clearly defined qualitystandards to end-user companies.
To kick start the audit process in2013, the SDG recruited and part-nered with external quality assurancecompany, QCS International to auditall 30 or so SDG members everythree years. Last year’s pilot schemeproved successful and the pro-gramme is on target to audit everySDG company before May. An SDG company is assessed by
QCS International in two key areas; itsprocess control of actual projects onthe ground and proof of controlledadministration. Companies mustachieve 60% or above to pass andthose achieving 90%+ are awarded theHighly Commended status. A pre-assessment of the member’s qualitymanual is followed by an on-site audit.So what if a member doesn’t make
the grade? SEMA believes in a processof continual improvement andalthough it’s not happened to amember yet, should an SDG be seen tobe failing, the QCS-led audit will helpa member to produce a satisfactoryimprovement plan to meet the DQASstandards. If when re-audited fourmonths later, the company still fails tomeasure up, then the membership is
declined, and to re-join, they mustimprove and re-apply.In every industry, rogue practices
are likely to exist. The SDG audittakes away that element of risk and setsits members apart from the rank and file.Each audit certificate is proof to the cus-tomer that their new storage systems willbe correctly designed using new prod-ucts, are installed by trained and qualifiedteams to meet HSE standards and thatthe SDG member is correctly insured.Log on to sema.org.uk/sdg and watch
a short video on the benefits of choosingan SDG member. A list of regionalmembers can also be found. Whenbuying storage systems, ask to see theSDG member’s audit certificate. If you’dlike to find out more about becominga member, call the SEMA office on0121 601 6359 or visit sema.org.uk
SEMATel: 0121 601 6359
sema.org.uk
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SEMA’S DISTRIBUTOR COMPANYQUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME SAVES YOU RISK AND TIME!
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The SEMA Distributor Quality Assurance Checklist
3Are the HSE’s correct health & safety measures are in place? Are riskassessments and method statements (RAMS) issued on every job?
3Is the distributor company using only SEIRS trained and qualifiedinstallers?
3Are projects correctly designed to the SEMA Code of Practice?Will the project be able to display a SEMA load notice?
3Are you sure your racking is brand new? Is the resale of used rackingpromoted?
3Does the company have appropriate insurance policies and work to upto date industry standards and legislation?
Choose an SDG member for storage systems thatare correctly designed to SEMA codes of practiceand are installed by trained and qualified teamsto meet HSE standards.
When buying storage systems, ask to see theSDG member’s audit certificate.
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