Retail medium format stores - Leader price

Major discount chain Leader Price found baler solution to handle their waste

When discount retail food chain giant, Leader Price, was looking for an efficient waste handling solution to replace their current rotocompactor, they chose Bramidan balers.

Challenges

  • stop Inflexible roto compactor solution
  • stop High maintenance costs
  • stop Multiple collections every week

Machines chosen

Vertical baler model X25 AD and B20

Bale weight: 

X25 AD = 200-300 kg - cardboard

B20 = 200-250 kg - cardboard

Benefits

  • done Direct savings of 30% on equipment
  • done $700 saved annually on maintenance
  • done Increased value of cardboard

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Significantly cheaper maintenance with a baler

With more than 700m2 sales area the retail food chain Leader Price has a huge flow of convenience goods and waste from unpacking these. They used to have roto-compactors for all their cardboard and plastic waste. A time consuming and expensive solution.

Leader Price buyer, Mr Cresson, says: “Rotocompactors are an expensive investment requiring a full service contract as the machines need to be checked every quarter. That’s another 700€ per year for each unit”.

To that can be added the expense of consumables – 1,100-liter plastic bags are used for both plastic and cardboard waste and must be replaced regularly.

Meeting logistical needs

The logistical challenges were also becoming critical. Leader Price staff faced ongoing problems stacking the rounded cardboard bags. As storage capacity is limited, this necessitated an increasing number of collections.

Working conditions were also seriously compromised with the rotocompactor, as the machines need water to prevent dust from spreading inside the warehouse while cardboard is being smashed. “This solution was no longer viable environmentally, given possible water shortages,” Mr Cresson explained

Bramidan cardboard baler next to fire extinguisher and finished cardboard bale

The solution – and 30% saved!

By choosing the Bramidan B20 and X25 AD balers, Leader Price was able to cut down costs on new equipment by 30%. Maintenance costs were also significantly reduced as the super-reliable balers only require servicing annually.

On the production side, Bramidan balers have contributed to an increase in the value of cardboard, since the material is no longer moistened with water. Moreover, Leader Price stores can now stack up to three bales in their warehouse. This reduces the average number of collections to one a week.

Today, both cardboard and plastics are being compacted with the same machine, resulting in significant space savings as the footprints of the B20 and X25AD are much lower than the rotocompactors.

Best of all, staff are now enjoying better working conditions. The new balers are less noisy than their predecessors and drier too – eliminating the odor problems associated with mould.

Clear benefits

For Leader Price this waste solution offers clear benefits: A rational investment with savings on many levels – from maintenance costs to increased revenues for waste materials. They also had more available space for storage and improved working environment.

We cut down costs on new equipment by 30%.

— Mr. Cresson, Buyer, Leader Price

Facts about:

Leader Price

With a 700m2 sales area - slightly above the average floor area of its competitors - Leader Price is two to four times bigger than traditional discount operations. Today, the company has more than 550 stores throughout France and aims to have over 1,000 outlets operational by 2014.

Facts about:

Leader Price

With a 700m2 sales area - slightly above the average floor area of its competitors - Leader Price is two to four times bigger than traditional discount operations. Today, the company has more than 550 stores throughout France and aims to have over 1,000 outlets operational by 2014.

If you have any questions, please contact us

phone +45 7517 3266
mail  sales@bramidan.com


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