ARRK are one of the world’s largest product development specialists.

THE REQUIREMENT
One sector that is showing considerable year-on-year growth is the car market, up 9.3% in 2014 in the UK, and returning to growth in the European market after six years. ARRK’s centre in Petersfield is a key provider of injection moulded plastic bumpers for the car market, including the Vauxhall Corsa and Astra, Bentley and Jaguar Land Rover.

THE SOLUTION
Secure daily deliveries of automotive parts are made direct or transferred in full loads to the ARRK paint facility in Gloucester. Two full loads a day, five days a week are delivered to Plastic Omnium at Hams Hall. Bi-monthly, 20 loads are delivered for Vauxhall for the Corsa and Astra. The automotive parts are delivered in bespoke stillages in dedicated vehicles, to protect the loads in transit and to maximise available space in the extra height trailers.

The volume of parts being delivered has grown by 20% year on year and are product specific. Peter Kite, Plant Operations Manager, ARRK Europe Ltd, describes the company as a "low volume solutions provider.”

As well as the automotive car parts sector, ARRK manufacture and supply injection moulded refrigeration panels for articulated trailers. Delivered weekly to Thermoking as full loads to Galway in Southern Ireland, the panels are transported in dedicated vehicles via Holyhead to Dublin. Bespoke stillages are used for protection during transit and to maximise available space in the extra height trailers. 14,000 units are delivered to Galway per year = 56,000 parts per year. This equates to one load a week, 49 weeks per year.