Reorganised Rustler's secure additional business with Sainsbury

Produce World packers, Rustler Produce recently secured additional retail business giving them sole supply of onions for  Sainsbury. To meet the new tonnage requirements Rustler Produce  management team employed Herbert Engineering to carry out a major  reorganisation of their existing packhouse to assure the increased throughput.  The project had the added complication of still having to supply regular produce to their major client throughout extensive refurbishment.  Rustler reviewed the operational activities and equipment in an effort to reduce wastage and improve efficiencies at the Chatteris site. With multiple factors to be considered, and product specifications supplied Herbert Engineering was able to review and provide a number of options for Rustler to consider. The Herbert design team completed the layout working closely all the time with Rustler to give maximum efficiency and throughput with the new packing equipment. Numerous operational and timeline factors were involved and Nigel Potter, Herbert's Installation Manager is extremely proud of the final result the to the customer.

Jamie Cross, Product Manager for Produce World who oversaw the project throughout comments “The Rustler team at the Chatteris plant are really pleased with the Herbert installation team who provided a comprehensive service throughout the project. They communicated regularly and worked on changes in the project in a flexible way whilst retaining a clear focus on the final deadlines. They also ensured we had the continual productivity of supply that had to be maintained”.

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