Emerald Coast Growers Revamps, Expands In-House Shipping Facility

Pensacola, Fla. – Emerald Coast Growers has redesigned and enlarged their in-house shipping facility to increase capacity, enhance productivity and improve energy efficiency.

“Customers will experience the benefits of this reconfiguration and extension through more efficient product pulling and response as well as more seamless product flow from order to shipping,” says Cheri Markowitz, Sales Manager.

Emerald Coast Growers worked with Atlas Manufacturing, BWI Companies and Parris Construction Company to redesign their in-house shipping facility for improved flow and productivity. This included taking major steps including moving the truck loading bay, putting in a new rollup system and equipping the greenhouse with new electrical including Schaeffer HAF fans and high pressure sodium lighting. A new double poly inflated roof plus a shade curtain system deliver increased energy efficiency.

The revamped shipping facility features an innovative, custom-designed three-tier rack system by Atlas Manufacturing that allows Emerald Coast Growers to increase capacity by 50% from holding 6,000 trays to nearly 9,000 trays.

In addition, all-new concrete flooring enables enhanced standards for cleanliness, another step in the protocol to help ensure customers start their production right with the cleanest, healthiest, strongest plants possible.

A new layout and workflow for shipping and receiving helps enhance order turns, better manage labor usage and optimize production. The resulting increases in productivity and efficiency help Emerald Coast Growers keep costs down, enabling them to offer customers top quality product at a reasonable price.

For more information or to order any of Emerald Coast Growers’ products, call 877-804-7277 or visit www.ecgrowers.com.

Emerald Coast Growers is proud to celebrate more than 20 years of success in the horticulture business.Known for their wide variety of perennial starter plants and specialty plants, Emerald Coast Growers still maintains the distinction of being one of the industry's largest suppliers of ornamental grass liners to North American growers and retailers. With more than 400,000 sq. ft. of greenhouse space, 55 acres of farmland and growing locations in both the northeast and southeast, Emerald Coast Growers consistently supplies top quality starter plants to growers throughout North America. ECG starters are available by common carrier, grower truck, or customer pickup in Florida or Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.ecgrowers.com.

Source: Emerald Coast Growers