The distributor of the Italian Simply supermarket chain expands its distribution centre with pallet racking

About Centro 3A SPA

Centro 3A SPA is the distributor of the Despar brand for Piedmont, Liguria, Valle D'Aosta and the province of Varese. It offers a broad assortment of food products at the best possible price, in supermarkets where particular attention is paid to quality and friendly service.

Due to the growth experienced by Centro 3A SPA in recent years, its Asti warehouse (in Northern Italy) has been expanded several times to meet the enterprise's needs. Mecalux has supplied 8 m high pallet racking that amount to a storage capacity of 7,826 pallets.

Features of the pallet racks

A pallet rack system is suitable when storing a large quantity of pallets with many different SKUs. One of its main advantages is its adaptability to any type of load, weight and volume variable.

The direct access to all the products provides high flexibility when managing goods and preparing orders. In addition, it guarantees perfect stock control, since each location is assigned to a single SKU.

On lower levels, picking is carried out directly from the pallets and reserve products are deposited on upper levels, making the required merchandise available at all times.

An underpass cuts crosswise through the racking and facilitates the flow of movements, in addition to acting as the emergency exit. The remaining levels on the top of the passageway have electro-welded mesh to prevent the accidental fall of materials.

Advantages for Centro 3A SPA

• Top capacity: the Centro 3A SPA warehouse has a storage capacity of 7,826 pallets, suitable for supplying its supermarket chain.
• Elevated productivity: direct access to the merchandise guarantees a more flexible goods and a massive flow of incoming and outgoing products.
• Adept picking: pallet racking facilitates orders directly prepared from the pallets housed in the lower level.