www.avantauk.com 41 New Retail Operations Centre (R.O.C.) Middlewich After an extensive property search, Jet2 successfullyacquiredunit 11 of TritaxSymmetry Park in Middlewich. The unit is 149,000 sq ft and is perfect in size and location for the client’s intended use of the facility – A dedicated centralised Retail Operations Centre (R.O.C.). The R.O.C. is the centralised location servicing eleven regional UK airport locationswith sealed carts of in-flight retail goods. This includes the storage, sortation, picking and despatching of gifts, fragrance, and snacks in sealed carts to be sent to the in-flight regional operations teams. This iswith theaimof delivering the right products at the right time for customers and thus improving overall customer experience, eliminating stock out situations. There will be circa three thousand carts in circulation e.g., split between own vehicles, on aircraft and at the R.O.C. Creating an End-to-End Logistics system. This is thefirst centreof its kind in theUKaviation industry taking in house control enabling Jet2 to stock, manage and distribute millions of in-flight retail products for passengers to consume. This major development offers Jet2 more control over the operation and offers significant cost savings. Avanta UK Ltd worked very closely with Jet2 and in conjunction with Hatmill (Supply Chain & Logistics) equipped the premises internally and externally with a comprehensive turnkey package to enable Jet2 to have a fully operational facility. These works / Services included: • Full Principal Contractor Role – Including site set up and the running of the site for a set period. Please see Principal Contractor - Avanta UK for further details. • Sprinklers – Design, Supply & Installation with tanks, pump house • Concrete Pads for Services and further civil works. • Full External Perimeter Security Fencing • High Specification ANPR barrier for access and egress to main car park • Mechanical & Electrical Works throughout including the Jet2 IT department’s data requirements. • All CCTV, Fire Alarm, Intruder Alarm, and Wireless Access Points • Feature Reception desk • Gunnebo Access Gates • Access Control Systems – In line with current airport security specification. • Additional Access and Roller Doors to suit the operation. • Cut Out and Glaze Viewing Area from Office to Warehouse • Full Ground Floor Facilities Fit Out, including. o Break Out Areas o Canteen Facility o Toilets o Locker Rooms & Shower Facilities o Reception o Multiple Meeting / Training Rooms – Subdivided by Operable Walls o Glass Partitioned areas – double and single glazed. o Hygiene Wall for Locker Room Facilities o Flooring – hard wearing durable vinyl in ground floor facilities area and carpeting within ops office and first floor. o Furniture – in Bespoke Jet2 colours o Ceilings • Full Fit Out of First Floor Office Suite – taking a typical class A fitout to class B to personalise the facility for Jet2. o Created Multiple Meeting Rooms, Offices & Open Plan Area o Office Furniture o 2x Supply and installation of acoustic meeting POD’s o Created Viewing Area from Office to Warehouse with 54mm thick fire rated glazed screen. • Created additional large storage area with vertical personnel access ladder and safety handrails. • Carton Live Storage Area – Bespoke solution designed in conjunction with Hatmill. 50x Pack stations (3x distinct types) Constructed using carton live storage bays (Shelving bays with angled roller beds). Stock is pre-loaded to the rear of the unit on FIFO basis and the operator picks from the front of the unit and uses a fixed workbench to consolidate and pack into totes and carts. • Circa 100 Linear metres of Single Skin Steel Partition to subdivide the warehouse • Created a Two-Tier Control Room Suite with a fire rated Mezzanine Floor and Steel Partitioning including toilet pods and full fit out with bespoke furniture. • Secure Bunded Warehouse Area with two security X Ray scanners and laser alarm ceiling • High Bay Pallet Racking Area for circa two thousand pallets with bespoke smoke baffles to meet insurance requirements. • Safety Barriers & Protections including the industry leading polymer barrier system – ASAFE supplied and installed to protect personnel and property. • Function as Principal Contractor for PHASE 2 – Automation. Utilisation of Vanderlande Adapto Shuttle System - Intelligent shuttle-based automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) with built-in sorting and sequencing capabilities. • Responsibility for delivery of all Health & Safety objectives throughout both phases.
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