Fedefarma trusts POLYPAL to fit out its most innovative logistics centre
Client
Fedefarma, a pharmaceutical distribution cooperative, leader in Catalonia and in the Top 3 of the Valencian Community, has 8 automated logistics centers that operate 365 days a year and make up to 4 daily deliveries through more than 600 routes. They handle up to 70,000 catalog references and 36,000 in stock.
Need
Thanks to the growth that Fedefarma has been experiencing in the last ten years, the pharmaceutical distributor has prepared its logistics for the expansion it expects to continue having. The cooperative has created a new warehouse in Palau-solità i Plegamans (Barcelona) that will act as a regulatory center for the 7 warehouses it currently has, and in this way, continue to improve quality indicators to provide a perfect order service to partner pharmacies.
Solution
During the design of this warehouse, Fedefarma particularly emphasised quality and being able to offer partner pharmacies added value services, such as to facilitate pharmacy offices placing orders online. This cooperative’s new centre is a truly logistic challenge conceived to respond to the entire medicine value chain.
To achieve this, on a built-up logistics surface of 19,400 m2, POLYPAL installed:
Adjustable pallet racking:
- Storage capacity: 4,146 pallets
- Load unit: EURO pallet of 800 x 1,200 mm
- Maximum load: 1,000 kg/unit
- Safety and protections:
- Rear safety mesh to prevent goods from falling onto adjoining pedestrian and work zones.
- Frame protectors on the exposed ends of picking rows and evacuation tunnel frames.
Live storage:
- Storage capacity: 2,820 boxes
- Load unit: boxes of 400x220x590 mm
- Maximum load: 10 kg/unit
Picking shelves:
- Storage capacity: 5,700 boxes
- Load unit: boxes of 400x800x500 mm
- Maximum load: 30 kg/unit
“We have a long history of working with POLYPAL, a known and reliable player in the market of storage systems. They have also added value by offering to finish the racks in our corporate colours. It looks fantastic.”
Francesc Miret (Fedefarma Director of Operations)
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