South Kesteven District Council granted permission for the development at Burton Lane, Easton. 

 

Both demolition of old buildings and construction is planned, creating a new 266,406 sq ft building on the 22.4-acre site. The new building will have the capacity for 60,000 pallets, stored at -28 degrees Celsius. The construction is predicted to take 2 years and require 230 workers, and the capital costs will top £67m. 

 

Sophie Watkin, planning director for iSec, said: "iSec has worked closely with the council and the local community to reach this important milestone for the project. 

 

"All parties have worked together to find an appropriate design solution which meets the modern-day requirements of a cold store facility yet minimises impact on the local landscape and environment.

 

"We are now hoping to move to the next stage and begin work onsite in 2019."

 

Cllr Helen Goral, cabinet member for growth and communications, added: "We are absolutely delighted to confirm this major investment in South Kesteven.

 

"It sums up our determination to realise the growth potential within our district and we welcome the prospect of a further 300 jobs.

 

"It also illustrates how the council can maintain and support an existing business, and use our location and accessibility to key routes such as the A1 to enable SKDC to compete with other areas and attract investment."

 

Source: Insider Media

 

 

 

All types of manual factory environments tend to rely on one automated clock-in system or another, and cold storage would be no different. 

It is vital to have a reliable method of knowing when the workers are coming and going because the supervisors cannot be expected to recognise the often transient workforce over the full expanse of sites which can stretch for several miles. 

 

If staff work on a production line or in packing or another sector with very tight time constraints, then it is vital that management know if someone is turning up late or leaving early, as this will affect productivity levels.

 

Here at Time and Attendance Midlands, we offer a reliable, affordable and full-featured system. Our clocking terminals will read either RFID smart-cards or registered biometrics, and provide you with nearly-real-time data which can be used for reports or exported for easy payroll processing. 

As well as functioning as a kind of electronic timesheet, our terminals can link to alarms and wall clocks, and give staff absence codes for why they are leaving the building, amongst other features. 

 

We offer two different types of biometric clocking. The first is hand geometry. This uses a different type of reader, and measures the size and shape of your hand. The other is fingerprints. Once a user has registered their fingerprint, the recorded image is converted into a code through a secure algorithm and stored on the database. It is important to note that no actual fingerprint images are stored and they cannot be reconstructed from the code, therefore your biometric data is still secure. 

 

The other option to use for clocking in and out is RFID smart-cards or key fobs. This passive technology gives a consistent read range which is unaffected by most external conditions. Our cards are approximately the size of a standard credit card and are thin and flexible enough to be carried in your wallet.

 

To discuss how we can help you optimise your attendance monitoring, please ring (0)1216 078695 or email us on sales@timeandattendance-midlands.co.uk.