Blue Skies Fresh Produce is a well-established supplier of juicing and fruit cellar products for leading retailers like Woolworths. With such a high level of responsibility in food processing, maintaining consistent standards in machinery, facilities, and fleet inspections is essential. In October 2022, Blue Skies implemented AssetPool’s digital inspection platform, AP Inspect, to help improve their operational efficiency and reduce downtime across their facilities.
Prior to using AssetPool, inspections at Blue Skies were completed manually using pen-and-paper checklists. This outdated method made it difficult to keep an accurate record of inspections, identify recurring issues, and track maintenance responsibilities. As a result, their maintenance team was regularly forced to respond to breakdowns that could have been avoided with a more proactive, preventative maintenance approach. The lack of visibility also posed challenges in ensuring cold rooms, cryogenic systems, and other key assets remained compliant and fully operational.
By switching to AssetPool, Blue Skies was able to digitize their inspection processes and introduce real-time reporting across all critical areas of their operations. Maintenance teams and facility managers now have the ability to track inspection history, assign responsibilities, and act on issues before they lead to equipment failure. This has not only saved time but has also significantly reduced costs by avoiding unnecessary repairs and downtime. The platform worked so effectively for their needs that the company has since invested in tablets to make it even easier for team members to complete inspections on the go.
Today, Blue Skies uses AssetPool to inspect a wide range of assets and environments. These include factory generators, ripening rooms, cold room storage areas, air compressors, cryogenic systems, and metal detectors. They’ve also improved their monitoring of water filtration and ventilation systems, avocado sorting conveyors, and offloading ramps. Additionally, monthly vehicle inspections are now completed using AssetPool, covering checks such as windscreen and headlight condition, permit documentation, licence discs, oil levels, and coolant levels for delivery vehicles.
The impact of AssetPool has been clear. Blue Skies has significantly improved its ability to perform preventative maintenance, resulting in fewer machine breakdowns and more reliable operations. The maintenance team is now able to take full accountability for asset performance, with insights and follow-ups tracked directly in the platform. What once took hours to complete using paper forms can now be done in a fraction of the time using digital checklists and mobile devices. Inspections are easier to manage, reporting is centralized, and compliance is better maintained across the board.
For Blue Skies Fresh Produce, AssetPool has delivered a smarter, faster, and more reliable way to manage facility and fleet inspections. The platform continues to play a critical role in supporting their high-quality operations, ensuring they can meet retail partner expectations while protecting the integrity of their equipment and systems.
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