Driving exceptional efficiencies in the food industry

Olympus Automation has taken delivery of ten Volvo V40s, Five years into a strategy of running one of the most socially responsible green car fleets (25+) in the Food industry, With a large number of cars needing to be changed due to a combination of age and mileage, after extensive trials the Volvo V40 D2 (88g CO2) was chosen based on an estimated 30% improvement in real world economy and class leading CO2 emissions.

A key driving factor was the best in class safety for both Olympus Automation personnel and the wider community. The cars are all fitted with Volvo's award winning City Safety Technology and additionally the Blind Spot Information System, Lane Keeping Aid and Driver Alert Control.

The net result is an innovative fleet of exceptionally efficient and safe cars that perfectly complement our range of engineering solutions.

Harry Norman, CEO, explains "Company cars continue to be one of largest sources of carbon and improving it by up to 30% is great. Adding the optional safety features mean that we have done as much as we practically can to reduce the risk to our people and the wider community"

Olympus Automation dominates Food Processing Awards

Olympus Automation were nominated for 4 Awards at the 2013 Food Processing Awards and had success in all, including a WIN for our excellent Autocoding product. The dominance of the event was picked up by the after dinner comedian, Hardeep Singh Kohli, who continued to push the Olympus Automation name during his set. Everyone who attended certainly knew a lot more about Olympus Automation at the end of a very successful evening. Click here for the full Food Processing review of the awards ceremony.