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Morrisons Farmer's Boy Case Study

Farmers Boy Deeside is part of Morrisons Manufacturing specialising in the processing of meats and employs 700 people. All product is retailed exclusively through Morrisons.

As Hygiene Manager, it was brought to Kevin O'Sullivan's attention that the segregation and storage of hygiene tools and equipment “wasn’t ideal” and more could be done to mitigate the potential hazard of cross contamination. Poor storage also resulted in hygiene and production equipment getting damaged and/or lost, increasing costs due to the necessity of more frequent replacement. Kevin was also looking for a solution that would make it easier for the site management team to see when tools were missing or misplaced, freeing up time for other tasks.

Kevin identified Klipspringer’s bespoke Shadow Boards as the solution to his challenges.

With a clear colour coding policy, Kevin worked with Klipspringer’s team of product specialists to ensure the most appropriate tool was specified for each area and application. Not only did shadow boards ensure the right equipment was in the right place at the right time, they also improved visual awareness amongst staff through bold, clear headings and instruction messages. Including replacement part codes for utensils on shadow boards also provided clarity when reordering and ensuring that, when replenishment was necessary, the correct products were ordered.

The Farmers Boy shadow board programme also had another distinct advantage – the elimination of internal ‘magpies’! The increased accountability and ownership in each department provided by Klipspringer’s shadow boards facilitated greater control of equipment – utensils could not be ‘borrowed’ or misplaced so easily. This, combined with the resulting greater care of equipment, has resulted in a not-insignificant decrease in Kevin’s spend on hygiene utensils.

The expert advice Kevin was given by the Klipspringer team had really helped him: “Speak to Klipspringer, their knowledge is better than ours. They have provided us with a lot of specific advice and everything done to this date has been excellent.” He really appreciates the customer service Klipspringer offers and the truly bespoke solution which made sure Farmers Boy’s shadow boards were exactly what they needed for maximum results.


Posted on 04/01/2018