Raquel Pérez

We are very pleased to announce that, after several months of work, the new SPT warehouse is now operational. This expansion gives us an additional 3,000 m2 of storage space.

We currently have a capacity for 9,600 pallets in total: 5,100 in Spain and 4,500 in Portugal. We have expanded our existing Chemical Product Storage capabilities in order to offer better coverage and service.

Here are some photos of the results:

On June 21, SPT Portugal conducted an emergency firefighting and rescue drill. In it, they participated:

Warehouse and office employees

Santo Tirso Fire Department

Santo Tirso civil protection

IGM, SPT Security Advisor

SPT Safety and Planning Consultants

Orientation given to the exercise

-Fire in the SPT locker room and in the office area on the ground floor.

-Evacuation of buildings.

-Communication of the Security Delegate with the security teams.

-Coordination of the security team.

-Protection of human life.

Outcome

-The drill lasted approximately 90 minutes.

-The alarm went off at 10:30 am.

– Firefighters arrived at the scene at 10:40 am

-The Fire Brigade took from the warehouse “P / Samples” for the ambulance of a person who was trapped in the warehouse (she was “disappeared”) and who had breathing difficulties. They took her to the ambulance and provided first aid on the spot.

-The transfer of people, employees and external entities (drivers and visitors) to the meeting point was carried out perfectly.

-All the security equipment installed (fire control, Prosegur central, extraction windows, reels, etc.) worked according to their characteristics.

En Callús, seguimos de obras. Estamos construyendo una nueva nave al lado de la que ya teníamos, gracias a la cual, hemos conseguido 3.000 m² más de superficie. Tenemos previsto que las obras finalicen a principios de julio de este año. Aquí os dejamos algunas fotos del proceso:

En SPT hemos ampliado nuestras instalaciones con la reciente ejecución del cierre de la zona de playa, entre las dos naves ubicadas en el polígono industrial de Can Cavaller, Callús (Manresa).

Gracias a esta inversión, hemos logrado el engrandecimiento de nuestras instalaciones en 700 metros cuadrados, cumpliendo con las medidas de seguridad de las que disponemos, siempre rigiéndonos bajo el umbral APQ’S.

Como resultado, hemos obtenido una plataforma logística unificada que mejorará la seguridad de los trabajadores, la optimización del espacio y la higiene.
En SPT buscamos siempre la mejora continua y velamos por satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros clientes de la mejor forma posible

Check out our corporate masks for our employees. At SPT we have chosen to use cloth masks to reduce the consumption of non-recyclable materials, thereby protecting the planet, as a commitment to the environment and sustainable living is essential to our company.

Today we want to share with you a video showing how workers in our warehouse carry out the loading of a transport unit.

As you can see, we install air bags in the empty space between the pallets to keep the merchandise from shifting during transport.

Through this solution, we reduce the likelihood of product damage during transfers.

It is common to use this solution on long-distance trips or when transporting high-value products.

This process boosts the quality of the service we provide.

We would like to inform you that at SPT Logistic we are taking all the relevant contingency measures to halt the expansion of COVID-19.

We will have two teams, one working from home, and the other working as usual on company premises, in order to minimize the risk of contagion among staff and to guarantee minimum service levels. However, due to these measures, both product inputs and outputs may be affected.

We will inform you and adapt to new situations in response to the how the situation unfolds with reference to the virus.

Today we want to leave you with a very interesting video in which Marta Mendoza answers questions about ATEX: Explosive Atmospheres.

Marta is an expert in legislation on the storage of chemical products. She currently works as a sales director and has more than 10 years of experience as a consultant in the industry.

Last month the European Union agreed to its position in response to a proposal for the use of electronic information in the transport of goods.

All public authorities must accept the information transmitted electronically via certified platforms when companies opt for the digital format to present proof of compliance with legal requirements. If they prefer, they can still submit the required information on paper.

One of the objectives will be to achieve interoperability between the various computer systems and solutions used for the exchange of information.

To ensure that the rules are applied uniformly, common procedures will be detailed, in addition to exhaustive rules for access to such information and its processing by the authorities, according to El Vigía.

One of the drawbacks is that many state authorities still do not accept electronic documents, and most freight companies use paper documents. There is no coherent legal framework, and a large number of different and non-interoperable IT systems are used.

This will be a great step towards the digitization of the sector, saving time and money, and will be good for the environment, according to the EU Council.

Source: El Vigía

In Portugal, this practice has been in force since 2013.

Electronic processing between economic agents and tax authorities is efficient (fast). The phasing out of paper not yet been achieved, however, as some products (e.g. ADR) still require paper.

(Our ERP in Portugal is certified by the Portuguese Tax Authority).

SPT PT – The manual against fires and explosions (Atex) is under development.

Through the end of 2019 we will be working on the introduction of the support and team training procedure.