Case Study: Young & Co's Brewery

Fastpack Business Engineering has recently installed additional bottle accumulation conveyors at Young & Co's brewery at Wandsworth in London.

The project is part of Fastpack BE’s 'Performance in Partnership' programme whereby existing production line performance is evaluated and cost-effective improvements considered. As part of this initiative, a detailed line auditing procedure is implemented and a comprehensive action plan developed with a focus of improving the efficiency of the client's production facility. The continual improvement plan is very much a team effort working in close partnership to identify causes and solutions to harmonise the production flow.

Following an extensive line audit at Young's by the Fastpack BE team, a detailed evaluation process highlighted certain areas of increased accumulation requirement and control system improvement.

This requirement was part of an ongoing packaging development plan and Fastpack BE supplied both new conveyors and extensive modifications and remodeling of certain existing conveyor sections. The scope of supply incorporated the latest control system developments utilising modulating speed control. The Young's production and engineering teams were an integral part of the team partnership concept and added considerable value to the end result.

Fastpack BE's Technical Manager Ralph Read managed the project and commented, 'With all Clients recognising the need to make their assets work forever harder, we feel our 'Performance in Partnership' initiative provides considerable added value and can significantly improve production efficiencies. Our plan involves extensive dialogue with our partners to review and discuss at all levels of the operation. We can also bring great expertise to the training and personnel issues of our client’s operation.'

Mr David Gray, Chief Engineer at Young's commented, 'I have been delighted with the project, both in terms of the consultation process and the outcomes recommended.  The Fastpack BE team worked very ffectively alongside our people, and their combined expertise produced excellent results.  Definitely a job well done!'.

Young & Co's Brewery handles a large variety of bottle sizes and profiles in many different pack formats and the modifications included empty and full bottle products.

Traditional draught beer has been produced on the site of the Young & Co's Brewery since 1581, which makes the Ram Brewery the oldest site in Britain on which beer has been brewed continuously.

Today, Young's produces a great selection of award winning beers and has some of the finest traditional and contemporary pubs, restaurants and hotels in England.