Schweppes Suntory signs preventive maintenance deal

Schweppes Suntory has contracted the Sidel Group to maintain its aseptic filler, capper and cap feeder equipment in its plant in Seville, Spain. The Sidel equipment is used for bottling Sunny Delight, a soft drink produced in different formats and flavours, in PET.

The time and materials contract ensures that a range of predetermined related site activities are undertaken by Sidel experts on the Schweppes Suntory equipment (‘time’) and a list of agreed-upon spare parts is provided after every 3000 hours of production (‘materials’).

This allows Schweppes to accurately schedule and execute its preventive maintenance according to a predefined operational period and the scope of supply. In this way, the value of the equipment is maintained throughout its life cycle, downtime is minimised and the organisation gains full control of maintenance costs over time. All maintenance work is undertaken on-site by a skilled Sidel team under the guidance of a Sidel supervisor, who manages all activities.

The time and materials agreement with Sidel also covers the provision of 24/7 hotline assistance, as well as 24/7 on-time, in-full, worldwide delivery of spare parts for both scheduled and emergency maintenance, for maximum production uptime.