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News Release from: Riggs Autopack | Subject: Redemption Food
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 November 2007
Hired food depositors lead to rapid
growth
Being able to hire reliable and efficient filling and depositing equipment quickly, combined with proactive support and expertise, has helped a north east based food firm expand rapidly
The on-going relationship between The Redemption Food Company and Riggs Autopack grew alongside the development of the strong Redemption presence within the airline and railway industry Central to this expansion was the initial hire of two semi-automatic Model 1000 depositors used to deposit a range of soups, sauces and dressings, where it was crucial to have equipment that had a quick changeover time and excellent cleanability
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 5 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The modified machinery is now being used to fill 4kilo buckets and 200g pots with a range of 30 standard soup lines and 50 different bespoke sauces, dressings and mashed potato directly from modified tote bins.
The depth of knowledge that Riggs Autopack showed has left a lasting impression on the Redemption operations manager, Mark Crow, who said: "We were very impressed with the Riggs attention to detail and ability to understand exactly what we required from the offset.
The equipment is simple and easy to use, which has made training trouble-free and in turn has allowed us to keep up with demand and increase our throughput".
Lancashire based Riggs Autopack is known and trusted by a widening group of customers for its flexibility and product reliability.
The Model 1000 depositors are suitable for a broad range of applications and come in bench-top and floor standing models either semi-automatic or fully automatic.
Riggs Autopack sales manager, Bob Lumb commented: "The attributes of the Model 1000 series make it ideal for companies such as Redemption because of their ease of operation and rapid cleaning in place and maintenance programme.
Redemption required a system that was flexible and interchangeable and we were able to utilise the hire machinery to meet these needs".
For its part, Redemption is pleased with the results that it is having.
''The decision to choose Riggs was the correct one,'' said Mr Crow: ''We are extremely happy with the way the equipment is working - the automation is allowing us to diversify further into different markets and the Riggs specialist expertise has proved invaluable to us.
We will not hesitate to go back to Riggs for future needs and would recommend them to others''.
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