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The new Distribution Center in Amersfoort is equiped
with cutting-edge technology.
beNefitiNG Not just
the eNviroNmeNt
In December of last year our HAVI Logistics team in
the Netherlands relocated from Nijkerk to a new Distribution
Center in Amersfoort. The new DC has not only been built to the latest technical standards, but is also
equipped with a new type of refrigeration system making it especially environmentally friendly. The new DC building
benefits both the environment and the employees.
wHen It comes to tHe QuALIty And tHe
sAfety of the foodstuffs that we store
and transport, HAVI Logistics eliminates
all possible risks. This also affects the
choice of refrigerant. Carl von Linde (see article
on page 07) operated his first functional
refrigeration system using ammonia. Alt-
To protect the employees - in case of a damage -
at DC Amersfoort the piping for ammonia is installed
at the outside of the building.
Environment
hough this is a natural substance, it is difficult
to handle and technically awkward to use,
and in concentrated form it is hazardous to
human beings. Today HAVI Logistics operates
most of its refrigeration systems with
the environmental friendly refrigerant R404.
For several years, while searching for a natural
refrigerant, we have been following in the
footsteps of Carl von Linde and working on
the safe re-introduction of ammonia into refrigeration
systems. We are justifiably proud
that, with the introduction of ammonia in our
German HAVI Logistics Distribution Center in
Duisburg and in our Belgian DC, we are now
using ammonia again for refrigeration.
In our new dc In Amersfoort we are
also expecting good results from ammonia as
a refrigerant owing to its high coefficient of
performance and environmental soundness. In
order to protect the employees from any leaks
of gaseous ammonia - which is actually only
dangerous at high concentrations - the pipes
carrying the ammonia are located on the DC‘s
external wall, and they are made of rust-free
materials so as to provide extra protection.
Other technical refinements of the new
refrigeration system are the combination of
chamber coolers and the air duct system,
low noise emissions and no defrosting inside
the warehouse. The novel refrigeration system
avoids ice formation on the evaporator
and provides a smooth and well distributed
supply of cooled air, and it is much simpler to
maintain. And in good HAVI Logistics fashion,
in the Amersfoort DC, too, the energy generated
during cooling of the frozen storage areas
is not just released into the environment
as waste heat. At HAVI Logistics a heat recovery
system captures and uses this energy
to heat the dry storage areas and the offices.