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„Right from the start, we were given expert, constructive and results-oriented advice. A
particularly positive aspect for us was having our own designated contact person, from
planning, to implementation to operation – this made the conversion far easier for us.“
Daniel Stohr
Warehouse Division Manager
SPAR is the world’s largest voluntary concentration of
grocers in a franchise system. The store network in
Switzerland includes 185 neighbourhood and
convenience stores, as well as eleven TopCC cash-andcarries for caterers, business customers, clubs and
public institutions. These are supplied from the SPAR
Group central warehouse in St. Gallen. An in-house
fleet of 100 electric forklift trucks ensures the fast and
efficient flow of goods.
As SPAR operates a shift system, the forklift trucks
and their batteries must be designed for long periods
of use. The 50 Hz battery chargers were kept in a
separate area in the basement – this was inconvenient
Fronius International GmbH / Froniusplatz 1 / 4600 Wels / Austria / perfect.charging@fronius.com / www.fronius.com
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and took up much valuable time. The
warehouse management team therefore
decided to modernise the charging
infrastructure.
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Company name SPAR Handels AG
Location St. Gallen, Schweiz
Fronius developed a customised complete
Sector Food and Beverage
system for SPAR. The most important
change was moving the charging
technology from the basement to the
ground floor. The compact Selectiva
Forklift truck brand Jungheinrich
Battery brand Various
Fronius Portfolio Fronius Selectiva
battery chargers allowed a flexible and
space-saving approach to installation – in one case, they were even integrated above
head height in the steelwork construction of a high-bay warehouse. Thanks to the
external start/stop function, no settings are required on the device itself. Of course,
Fronius made sure that all safety rules and standards were met for every variant.
Fronius International GmbH / Froniusplatz 1 / 4600 Wels / Österreich / perfect.charging@fronius.com / www.fronius.com
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