Spar business group switches to energy-efficient battery charging systems

(Wels, Austria, February 2013) Fronius "Selectiva” battery chargers with "Active Inverter Technology” allow large numbers of forklift truck batteries to be charged gently at Spar Austria, thus significantly enhancing the sustainable business activities of the group.

Most people, especially in Austria, will know the "Spar” brand with the green fir tree in its logo. The company sees itself first and foremost as a food retailer and operates supermarkets across Austria, from Vorarlberg to Burgenland. The headquarters of this family-run company are based in Salzburg. The individual stores in the various Austrian states are supplied from warehouses run by six subsidiaries. Around 2000 employees from 38 different nations work in these warehouses.