Following the horsemeat scandal of 2013, a spotlight has been cast on the temperature-controlled supply chain. It is now more important than ever that all components of this supply chain work together effectively to maintain set temperatures and in turn, the quality of products.

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Partner Logistics is a leading company in Europe for the provision of state-of-the-art highly automated warehousing, primarily for frozen foods. It currently operates six large-scale deep freeze warehouses – two in the UK (of which one is the UK’s largest), three in the Netherlands and one in Belgium.

The integrated logistics service provider designs, builds and operates cold storage facilities to meet the specific requirements of its clients such as Birds Eye, Lamb Weston, Pinguin and other leading names in the frozen food industry.

Overseeing more than five million pallet movements each year, Partner Logistics fully understand the importance of effective monitoring and maintaining of a low temperature environment in which to store a variety of food products.

In order to control the quality of the products from end-to-end, a rigorous set of systems and procedures are implemented to ensure core warehouse temperatures are kept within strict tolerances at all times, typically operating at -27°C.

Partner Logistics also works with hauliers so that temperature data during transportation to the warehouse is always made available to check that product quality has been maintained whilst also providing this information to its customers.

Following transportation, inside the warehouses, all loading and unloading areas are fully enclosed in order to maintain a consistent temperature and ensure that the product is always kept in optimum condition. This environment is maintained throughout the expanse of the warehouse as the product makes its way through a fully automated system until it reaches its final storage location.

With constant online access to temperature information and automatic alarms direct to engineers and management should there be any anomalies, through the fully integrated and monitored system, products are guaranteed to always leave the warehouse in perfect condition.

This investment in the latest automation, which controls warehouse temperatures and provides customers with accurate product temperature data, ensures that Partner Logistics is playing its part in improving the quality control and efficiency of the frozen food supply chain.

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