Drakes Supermarkets will be the first supermarket in Australia to trial a new trolley sanitising system, SanitizIT.
The SanitizIT product has been developed in the US to sanitise shopping trolleys in retail, medical and airport environments.
It works by providing a measured dose of sanitising solution, as a mist blanket, the covers the entire trolley as it is passed through the unit.
SAGE Automation has partnered with the developer of the Sanitizit product to manufacture, supply and support the units in the Australian and New Zealand markets.
“We have been working with SAGE Automation on the first Australian supermarket trial.
“Feedback from the team as well as our customers has been positive, and we will look at possibly rolling out into more of our stores,” said Drakes director, John-Paul Drake.
“We are delighted to be bringing this product to the Australian market and to have conducted a successful local market trial with the iconic Australian Supermarket chain, Drakes.
“SAGE will be the exclusive manufacturer of the Sanitizit product in Australia from our advanced manufacturing centre at Tonsley in South Australia and will provide ongoing support nationally via our 14 state and regional office locations.
“We are proud to be supporting a local South Australian company with this innovative product” said Drake.
The SanitizIT product brings benefits including:
- Operational efficiency for the retailer, replacing the manual process of wiping the trollies down by hand with a touchless system.
- The dosage of sanitising solution can be adjusted for one trolley or a bank of trolleys being sanitised at a time.
- Reduced waste by eliminating wipes being put into landfill
- It sanitises the whole trolley, not just the handle.
- A hand-held wand enables the sanitising of shopping baskets from the main unit
- The unit uses a water-based sanitising solution supplied by the unit operator.
- The units are low voltage and use very little power.
SAGE has identified markets in the retail, medical (wheelchairs) and airport (luggage trolleys) spaces where the SanitizIT unit will provide the public and operators with enhanced cleanliness and peace of mind.
Manufacturing will commence soon, creating Australian jobs and providing local support.
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