Feldschlösschen: the new hydrostats for the beverage industry

Feldschlösschen Getränke AG has 14 proprietary beer and sparkling water brands and is Switzerland‘s leading brewery and largest beverage wholesaler. Headquartered in Rheinfelden (Aargau canton), the company has a labour force of some 1,500 employees working throughout the country. Feldschlösschen operates five manufacturing sites, producing more than 50 types of beverage, 37 of which are beers. Production output amounts to over 3 million hectolitres a year. Since 2000, Feldschlösschen has belonged to Danish-based Carlsberg Breweries and has benefited from the network of the global brewing company.

The Feldschlösschen beverage group’s head office is located in Rheinfelden. Architecturally classified as a castle, it has a historic south wing. The factory is easily accessible via the public highway system and has a railroad connection over which it distributes goods to its customers. Feldschlösschen opted for a dozen newly developed diesel-powered, hydrostatic drive-equipped forklifts from Jungheinrich to handle the loading and unloading of lorries as well as containers. Given their outstanding travel comfort and extremely high turnover rates, these trucks are especially well suited to heavy-duty operation with numerous changes in direction typically occurring in the beverage industry. Moreover, by deploying these efficient stackers, Feldschlösschen is making a contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions continuously. The new hydrostats are fitted with powerful carbon particulate filters featuring automatic regeneration and are a convincing proposition, thanks to the low consumption, noise and exhaust emissions of their modern Volkswagen engines.