The supply of parts to Claas customers and dealers throughout the UK and Ireland benefits from the opening of the new parts warehouse at Claas UK headquarters at Saxham.
Part of the second phase of the complete redevelopment of the site, which is nearing completion, the new building, which replaces five previous structures, has a floor area of 4,336m² (equivalent to 17 tennis courts).
With a total capacity of 42,000m3 under one roof the new building is more than capable of accommodating the 850,000 individual items that are held in stock, with space to spare for future expansion.
For larger items there is now 45m of cantilever racking and the amount of bulk racking has been doubled, while a mezzanine area holds 70% of the total contents of the previous warehouse over three levels.
All parts are identified and located using a scan and bar code system and a new ‘Serpentine’ row system has been installed to provide improved pick rate accuracy and efficiency.
For greater efficiency and increased flow of parts through the building, the goods in area is two-thirds larger than before, the packing area has been doubled, and dispatch is 40% bigger. The secure customs area for airfreight to Ireland has also been doubled.
The opening of the new parts warehouse follows the recent expansion of the worldwide Claas parts logistics centre at Hamm in Germany.
Here currently a team of 490 employees are working around the clock to ensure that the flow of parts around the world remains at its normal high level during the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic.
