Storax’s Poweracks mobile solution helps Ceres Fruit Growers increase storage capacity
In the high throughput distribution environment of perishable produce, Ceres Fruit Growers, South Africa, looked to increase its storage capacity while maintaining full product accessibility and improving air circulation. The mobile racking solution, Poweracks by Storax, Charleston, S.C., helped Ceres Fruit Growers increase storage capacity, decrease operating costs and improve product shelf life.
“For over 20 years, we have been utilizing Poweracks in our produce distribution facilities, which has allowed us to increase our practical storage capacity by 75-80% and decrease our energy costs due to improved air circulation,” says Deon Schickerling, electrical and refrigeration manager at Ceres Fruit Growers. “We have numerous aisles moving simultaneous, which provides not only full accessibility to each pallet location, but [also] the speed we need in our high turn environment.”