Fruit juicer's favourite
February 1st 2009 Copella Fruit Juices, part of PepsiCo,
is the latest food industry member to
invest in Salvo, Castell's driveaway
prevention system. The safety device
has been fitted to both loading bays
at Copella's factory in Boxford,
Suffolk, safeguarding 50 deliveries
per week.
The loading-bay-safety
technology was said to be the first
choice for the natural fruit juice
company: "Salvo has been successful
elsewhere in PepsiCo," said John
Watson, Copella's health and safety
manager, "so it was logical for it to
be installed here too."
Having reversed their trailer up to
the relevant bay, drivers collect a
Salvo Susie lock from its storage box
inside the warehouse. As the lock is
fitted to the exposed emergency air
line coupling – effectively
immobilising the trailer - it releases a
uniquely-coded key. Drivers hand
the key to the loader, who inserts it
into the control box next to the bay,
allowing the motorised door to be
raised and the dock leveller
positioned. The key remains trapped
in the control box until the door is
fully closed.
When loading / unloading has
finished, the door is closed, the key
released and the lock removed. More articles from Castell Safety International Ltd: | 
