Idriss: The automated system in the new warehouse enables the company to meet its production plans in due time as well as to meet its obligations towards its clients
Jeddah - Within its general strategy to keep abreast of latest global business development, Bahra Cables Co. Ltd., a CPC affiliated company, is getting ready to open a new automated storage facility uses latest technologies in the areas of storage and products classifications.
The new warehouse built on an area of 10000 square meters, and can accommodate more than 19,000 pallets, in addition to 2500 pallets in an air-conditioned and temperature controlled, according to product type, storage area.
The warehouse, as well, has an area of one thousand square meters for storing spare parts for machinery and equipment used in the company's production operations, along with an open area to store more than 5000 of produced cable Drums.
On this occasion, Engineer Talal Idriss, Chief Executive Officer of Bahra Cables Co. Ltd., explained that the new storage system was supplied by the Italian company (SPAN) and uses the latest wireless signal technology for convenient and quick in-and- out automatic service.
The first stage of the new storage will be opened at the beginning of June, while the second stage will be opened by the end of 2012 G.
The state-of the-art warehouse and technology will enable to company to implement its production plans to meet its obligations to its customers, through using the maximum possible area of the warehouse, ensuring that first products go in are first to go out, in addition to reducing the coding number of products and thus provide quick access to the required product.
Moreover, as forklifts will not pass between shelves, as in regular systems, the number of the likelihood of accidents will be reduced dramatically; this is an addition to using strong and rigid shelves.
Bahra Cables Co. ltd., produces high, medium and low voltage cables which are fire resistant and do not emit smoke or toxic and suffocating gases in case of electric circuit shortage.
Bahra Cables Ltd., Co., holds many accreditation certificates including (KEMA, IPH, SASO, LPCB, CSA, BASEC) certificates and others for its products of wires and cables.
In addition, the company obtained OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 14001:2004 certificate, along with ISO 9001: 2008 certificate for its product range of medium and high voltage (up to 132 KV) cables.
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About Bahra Cables Company Limited
Bahra Cables Ltd., Co., was founded in 2008 as an affiliate of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC) and as a joint venture with Electric House, to serve the Saudi Arabian, GCC and other markets. Company's headquarters is located at Bahra Industrial Zone, 25 km from Jeddah. Bahra Cables Ltd., Co., plant for electrical cables occupies an area of 300,000 square meters including the manufacturing, designing and storage facilities. The company is specialized in the production and distribution of electrical cables, and aims to become the main developer for low, medium, and high voltage cables in Saudi Arabia. The company, as well, plans to expand its range of products through manufacturing of various copper products such as copper wires and connectors for to serve electrical manufacturing sector. The company has built advanced production lines to supply high quality products with the highest quality standards, where recently, the company started its own factory for the production of "PVC", a substance used for insulation and cable sheathing. The company uses German technologies in all designing process operations, and look forward to be a major contributor to the region architectural renaissance.
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