JD Sports invests in automated packaging at two UK facilities
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has taken delivery of an automated packaging system at its new distribution centre in Derby, following the “successful” installation of a similar solution in Rochdale.
In 2021, the retailer invested in machinery to automatically create made-to-measure boxes for online orders at its 616,000ft² distribution centre at Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Now, a similar solution will be implemented in JD Sports’ 514,000ft² fulfilment centre in Derby. While the machine in Rochdale – Sparck Technologies’ CVP Impack – can pack 500 boxes per hour, the new system that’s arrived in Derby – the CVP Everest – is “capable of creating and boxing 1,100 single or multiple-item orders per hour”.
Paul Stokes, Head of Automation and Engineering at JD Sports, said: “Having experienced the speed, reliability, and performance of Sparck Technologies’ CVP Impack machine at our Rochdale distribution centre, we are confident that right-size boxing technology is a key capability for the future – offering major benefits in fulfilling e-commerce orders in a cost-efficient and sustainable way.”
Sparck Technologies claims that its automated packaging systems reduce package volumes by up to 50%, cutting cardboard usage by 30%, and eliminating the need for void fill.
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has taken delivery of an automated packaging system at its new distribution centre in Derby, following the “successful” installation of a similar solution in Rochdale.
In 2021, the retailer invested in machinery to automatically create made-to-measure boxes for online orders at its 616,000ft² distribution centre at Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Now, a similar solution will be implemented in JD Sports’ 514,000ft² fulfilment centre in Derby. While the machine in Rochdale – Sparck Technologies’ CVP Impack – can pack 500 boxes per hour, the new system that’s arrived in Derby – the CVP Everest – is “capable of creating and boxing 1,100 single or multiple-item orders per hour”.
Paul Stokes, Head of Automation and Engineering at JD Sports, said: “Having experienced the speed, reliability, and performance of Sparck Technologies’ CVP Impack machine at our Rochdale distribution centre, we are confident that right-size boxing technology is a key capability for the future – offering major benefits in fulfilling e-commerce orders in a cost-efficient and sustainable way.”
Sparck Technologies claims that its automated packaging systems reduce package volumes by up to 50%, cutting cardboard usage by 30%, and eliminating the need for void fill.
Source: logisticsmanager.com