Sidel has been selected to install an exceptionally versatile end-of-line turnkey solution for British Sugar, a leading sugar producer serving the British and Irish food and beverage markets. This customized and comprehensive solution will assist the subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc, which collaborates with 2,300 growers, in meeting market demands and retailer requirements.

As sugar sales continue to rise and consumer expectations soar, British Sugar processes approximately 8 million tonnes of sugar beet each year, yielding up to 1.2 million tonnes of sugar. The company sought a large-scale replacement for its outdated end-of-line system, which had served for over 38 years. This replacement required a cutting-edge solution capable of managing complex multiple SKU configurations and offering a high degree of automation.

To create a world-class product adhering to the strictest standards, British Sugar needed an incredibly compact and flexible case packing and palletizing solution that could fit within limited plant space. This solution also needed to handle various pallet and format types, accommodating everything from single sugar bags to new shelf-ready secondary packaging.

This project represented a significant technical challenge for British Sugar, necessitating a trustworthy partner with top-tier technology. After an extensive period of collaboration, discussions, and design, British Sugar and Sidel converged on a shared vision for the future of their end-of-line solution, marking the beginning of their first partnership.

Flexibility, reliability, and output speed were paramount for British Sugar's desired end-of-line solution, with Sidel's design and equipment focusing on achieving high-speed flexibility through advanced robotics. Sidel is set to deliver a complete turnkey solution from the sugar bagging outlet to warehousing.

James Warby, Project Integration Manager at British Sugar, noted, "We needed a partner with strong engineering and design expertise, as the challenge was more complex due to building constraints and our high level of technical specifications. Sidel’s collaborative approach from the beginning was excellent, they have been agile and transparent where we have had to work together to find solutions, their shared vision of a packaging line with our engineering team, strengthened the trust we had in their capacity for delivering a turnkey solution and led us to decide to partner with them for this project."

Bastien Carcenac, Account Manager at Sidel, added, "To define the right project scope of supply, the British Sugar extended pluridisciplinary team involved in the project always pushed and supported the Sidel team to find the most compact, flexible and efficient solution while ensuring very high standards on all the value chain. We are very proud of partnering with a leading manufacturer made by amazing people such as British Sugar but also of the expert work done by the Sidel team."

This groundbreaking end-of-line solution promises to provide a highly efficient solution for future production management. Two additional installation phases are scheduled for completion by the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024.

Thierry Grassart, Sales Director FHPC Northern & Southern Europe at Sidel, emphasized, "By listening carefully to British Sugar’s needs, we wanted to prove our understanding of their challenges and to demonstrate our expertise in end-of-line solutions that could match their specific expectations. We collaborated to build a strong team and push forward with the project and, as a result of Sidel’s capacity for high technological innovation, we delivered a best-in-class turnkey solution."

 

Source:sidel.com

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