Fresh
Mark saw an opportunity to save on distribution
and transportation costs in the long run by
building a distribution facility on land they
already owned adjacent to their processing
plant. In fact, the property they wanted to
build on was their existing employee parking
lot, which posed additional challenges when
they were considering expansion.
Fresh
Mark and Tippmann Group had worked together
on projects in the past, when Tippmann expanded
their Canton, Ohio facility on two separate
occasions. The success of those projects gave
Fresh Mark the confidence to call on Tippmann
again when the time came for the new distribution
center addition to their plant in Salem, Ohio.
Tippmann
helped negotiate a deal with a neighboring
property owner to purchase additional land
next to the Fresh Mark plant, so there would
be room to re-locate the employee parking
lot. After the relocation was complete, construction
started on the new distribution center and
conveyor system to transfer the finished boxed
ham & bacon cases from the plant to the
D.C.
The
routing of the case conveyor within the existing
plant was completed on third shift installations
with no plant shut downs during the project.
The existing truck drive was also maintained
under the new elevated case transfer tunnel.
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