Baggage Handling Systems at Airports

Vanderlande Industries will build and integrate a new fully automated baggage handling system for Pulkovo Saint Petersburg Airport in Russia. The new baggage handling system, worth 15 million Euros, will be integrated in a new passenger terminal that will give the airport the capacity to manage the growing amount of baggage that passengers will check-in for their flights from and to the airport.

In 2010, the city of St. Petersburg handed over the ownership, operation and development of Pulkovo Airport to a concessionaire, Northern Capital Gateway (NCG) which will operate and develop the airport for the next decades. Early 2011, NCG selected a joint venture of Turkish based IC-Ictas and Italian based Astaldi, both known main contractors to Vanderlande Industries, to develop a new combined international and domestic passenger terminal. This joint venture awarded the contract for the BHS to Vanderlande Industries, despite several offers from the competition, because of the smart concept offered against a competitive price.

According Mr. Ronald IJntema, Area Director at Vanderlande Industries “this order further confirms Vanderlande Industries’ leading position in the Russian Federation. We are now the leading baggage handling system supplier at the four busiest airports in Russia”.

The baggage handling system will include (amongst others) 96 check-in positions, two HELIXORTER tilt-tray sorters, a lane based Early Bag Storage for 820 bags, 7 tilted TRIPLANAR arrival carousels, configurations for manual inspection by Russian customs authorities and BRS (Baggage Reconciliation System), part of the Vanderlande VIBES software suite.

The Terminal is planned to be ready for operation in 2013.
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About Vanderlande Industries
Vanderlande Industries provides automated material handling systems and accompanying services. It focuses on improving its customers’ business processes and strengthening their competitive position. The Company is active in the markets for Baggage Handling at airports, Distribution Centres and Parcel and Postal sortation facilities. The Company implements and maintains material handling systems of all sizes, ranging from local sorting depots, airports and distribution centres to the world’s largest facilities. The company ranks is world market leader in baggage handling.

In every case the emphasis is on close partnership with the customer, extending from initial analysis of the underlying business processes through to total life-cycle support. To achieve this, the Company possesses core competences, ranging from design and build to operate and maintain. Relevant disciplines are project management, system design, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, ICT, system integration, operation and maintenance. The company has net sales of more than EUR 600 million and employs almost 2000 people.

Vanderlande Industries is a global player with a presence in all key regions of the world. The company has subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Spain, Canada, PR China, India, South Africa and the USA. These Customer Centres handle all key business functions and maintain direct contacts with customers.

Media contacts
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Vanderlande Industries, Communications
Tel.+31 (413) 49 56 03
ariane.schipper@vanderlande.com