What Customers Say...

ASDA GEORGE

“We appointed SDI as main systems integrator because of their proven track record in retail distribution, and the impressive front-end consultancy service they offered. But just as important was their highly flexible, partnership-based approach, and ability to think outside the box to come up with creative solutions. SDI also has a very strong work ethic’

TNT (PRIMARK)

“TNT required a material handling partner that could be relied upon for business advice, technical assistance, and general counselling before, during and after installation. The SDI solution played a vital role in ensuring Primark’s short term and long term success in the UK”

MATALAN

“SDI has managed to complete the extension to the system with negligible disruption to operations. It was a virtually seamless integration. The company has developed a highly efficient system which has the flexibility to meet the growing demands of our business for the next five or six years – including catalogue and e-commerce
operations”

WH SMITH

“This project was all about reducing the cost base, whilst improving the overall productivity of the site. Although the site was built 26 years ago, it was well configured for the adoption of automation and it has greatly helped optimise our operation. Accuracy of product shipped to our stores has very much improved since the installation of the sortation system”

TK MAXX

“If we ran out of processing capacity, our business would grind to a halt, and with all sorts of merchandise arriving at the Stoke centre constantly throughout the day, a rapid, flexible and responsive handling system is absolutely vital. The contract for the sortation installation was awarded to SDI because of the company’s willingness to ‘think outside the box’ and develop innovative solutions rather than simply offer standard products. Not many companies are willing to work like this”

RM TRADE

“As well as increased sortation speed and capacity, the SDI system also gives us much greater flexibility in handling orders of all sizes and, with the continuous batch-pick-to-sorter process we are now operating we can cut down the time between receiving orders and delivering to store”

HMV

“SDI was amazingly flexible in its approach to the project. Their understanding of our business and what we hoped to achieve has enabled them to design a future-proof solution which meets all our requirements.”

BERTRAM BOOKS

“People are arguably our biggest expense. The SDI system brings much more structure and discipline, and will reduce troublesome bottlenecks at both the goods-in and order assembly ends of the operations. The system will reduce unit costs significantly.”