The owner-managed company Waltron was founded in 1991 and produces modern lights with various technologies, paying attention to sustainability, maximum energy efficiency and the highest quality standards in line with the Made in Germany philosophy. In 2012, the first LED lighting systems of the brand Daytime for aquariums, Worktime for industrial applications and Growtime for the cultivation of ornamental and useful plants were created.
“With the acquisition of Waltron we are expanding our portfolio in a targeted manner,” says Managing Director Michael Degen, pleased with the acquisition. “Like us, Waltron attaches great importance to sustainability, and the Daytime LED lighting system fits perfectly into our pet supplies department.”
Tropical was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Tropical Poland Tadeusz Ogrodnik, which has been active in the aquarium and pet supplies market since 1977. The company supplies the German, Austrian, Swiss and Benelux markets from Germany. The other countries are served from Poland.
The logistics center in Montpon-Ménestérol is located 40 km from the company's historic headquarters and one of its main sites in Libourne. Equipped with the latest digital and automation technologies, “this new center embodies the future of distribution,” Ceva said in its press release. For example, the 12 000 m2 storage cells are equipped with a Warehouse Management System (WMS) that optimizes all logistics processes – 20 000 pallets stored for 2 800 listed products - from reception to dispatch, and have autonomous, three-directional trolleys that facilitate storage and order preparation. These innovations are intended to ensure efficiency, shorten throughput times and optimize the supply chain.
The building only takes up 10 per cent of the 14-hectare site, the rest is used to preserve biodiversity and protect more than 54 bird species. The facility is intended to be energy self-sufficient in the long term thanks to 20 geothermal probes, photovoltaic panels, optimized lighting management and improved building insulation. This will reduce energy consumption by half compared to a conventional platform with the same capacity.
