Stops drive-aways

Bonmarché has boosted the safety of its loading and unloading operations with the adoption of Castell's Salvo.

The interlocking drive-away prevention system has been installed on all seven loading bays at its Grange Moor distribution centre.

Third-party drivers report to security and receive documentation explaining how the system operates.

They park in a holding area, where a supervisor checks that they understand the information. Drivers are then asked to reverse into a loading bay, before disengaging their engine and fitting either a Salvo Susie or SGL lock to their vehicle's exposed emergency airline coupling. This effectively immobilises the trailer and releases a key, which the driver hands to a staff member. Inserting and turning the key in the control panel next to the bay door powers up the bay and enables the door to be raised. Once the dock leveller is correctly positioned, the driver is asked to pull the cab away, park in the holding area and wait while unloading takes place.