Box storage has certain advantages. Some products can even only be stored in boxes. Carrots, for example, are very difficult to store in bulk. You get a lot of breakage. For the storage of seed potatoes in boxes, the big advantage is that the track and trace is very easy to organize. For this purpose, the vast majority of seed potatoes in Europe are stored in boxes. The processing or handling of product from the box storage is not necessarily much easier. Of course box storage as well in wooden boxes as in 400 kg plastic bins is a very important market for Allround. That’s why we work closely with the box manufacturer InterAgra from Poland. You’ll also need to purchase special equipment for handling boxes. Allround has the entire range of machines for efficient processing of boxes in its program. From simple box tippers to fully automatic box transport systems. With these systems, the forklift truck is largely whipped out. Barcoding, etc., is also fully automated. The advantage that you can send the products unsorted and not packed in boxes to the wholsale or retail is true. The only problem: you have to return the right boxes and in good condition to the rightful owner. In India, the use of reusable pallets is already a problem. In many countries where we sell our processing and storage, deliveries to end repackers are made by means of big bags. Allround is therefore a specialist in box processing, but we have to make the right decision together with you whether we should opt for box storage or bulk storage. A wrong choice can have huge effects on the investment.

Allround storage facilities are very suitable for bag storage. Both for the big bags and for fifty kg or 25 kg bags. However, the storage of the bags must take place in an open space. The bags must be placed in racks. In other words, we do not provide storage solutions for traditional multi-floor cold stores. The choice of bags is also important. In the past and still in many places in the world, burlap bags are still stored. The jute bags are very dense and do not allow air to pass through at all. In fact, sometimes the entire batch of jute bags has to be turned over during storage to prevent pressure marks. If you do want to store it in smaller bags, do it in relatively open bags. When planning a new cold store, the decision to opt for bulk storage is usually the right one from a business point of view. The construction of the building is slightly more expensive. On the other hand, you don’t have to purchase racks. The biggest advantage, of course, is that you don’t have to buy bags every year. The PP bags are also harmful from an environmental point of view. How the legislation will respond to this is a mystery, but it is anyone’s guess. The use of big bags is very effective. However, the big bags are more of a means of transport than a long-term storage method. Big bags are very easy for the receiving party, for example process industry or packing houses to handle. The big bags are also very easy to store temporarily. Special mobile racks are available in the market to make maximum use of the cell. 

Allround India has focused on bulk storage from its first storage projects seventeen years ago in India. The traditional 50 kg bag storage did not meet the requirements of the industry. The maximum storage period was about seven months. As mentioned in the introduction, we were able in combination with the specialists of the industry to extend this period in one season only to an acceptable eleven months. After all, the factory has to run all year round. Of course, this also applies to a wholesale operation or a packaging house for retail. Bulk storage is ideally suited for storing large quantities of product for a long time under the right conditions. The big advantage of bulk storage is, of course, that it is also the most cost-effective way. With the right handling equipment from Allround Processing, the processing of products from bulk storage is no problem at all. So when you are considering installing a box storage system, consider all the pros and cons very carefully whether bulk storage is not more economical.

Allround Storage focuses entirely on three types of product, potato, onions and carrots. Carrots are actually a very small product. We can say that at Allround Storage we mainly focus on industrial potatoes, table potatoes and seed potatoes. The other main pillar for Allround storage is onions. The choice of storage, bulk, box or bag is primarily a question of what is the most profitable from a financial point of view. This is where the short-term thinking is very often made. You have to ask yourself very carefully what is the most profitable in the long run. A second important criterion is, of course, the quality of storage. Which method keeps my product in the best condition. The third criterion, and the one that is becoming more and more important, is which system is the most labor efficient. We from the Allround team are happy to assist you in making the right choice. We have a wealth of experience for this. We have completed projects all over the world. We substantiate all our proposals with calculations based on reality.