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Materials Reclamation

Materials Reclamation

De-mobilising Warehousing and Stores


Tags: Collaborative Working Value - Corporate Social Responsibility Customer Engagement Depot Stores Management Infrastructure Supply Chain Management


When Alstom were planning to de-mobilise their Peterborough stores, they turned to Unipart Rail to manage the process.

It's worse than moving house - but the same principles apply: what to keep, what to sell and what to skip. And with our technical know-how, we assess all the materials to ensure that all that CAN be re-used are brought back into the supply chain and, where required, serviced or refurbished back into A1 condition.

In Peterborough, our team of 8 worked with an Alstom colleague to deal with:

  • 230 pallets of materials
  • 11 Artic loads of materials brought back into the supply chain
  • 9 x 20yd skips of waste (separated into Electrical, Metal, Concrete and Mixed)

We managed to finish the process in just 14 days - handing the empty facility and cleared yard back to Alstom well within the targeted 22 days.

Rich Jackson, Unipart Rail Contract Delivery Manager, said "We often de-mobilise stores, and with such a vast range of materials it's good to be able to draw on Unipart Rail's wide knowledge to identify the materials - some of which can be very old or specialised that could be critical assets for the industry."

Olivier Quindos, Sourcing & Supply Chain Director at Alstom UK&I said "Unipart Rail worked closely with the Alstom Operations team to identify those materials that are recoverable and re-usable for future Network Rail schemes . Unipart Rail provided a safe and professional service which was delivered ahead of the agreed schedule".

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About this author
Dave Tilmouth

Head of Marketing Communications

I'm Head of Marketing Communications for Unipart Rail, so I get to be involved in lots of exciting stuff across Traction & Rolling Stock, Infrastructure and road traffic. My colleagues know me as someone who has a perspective on everything, as well as being a bit of an extrovert!

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