How Invisible Systems Helped one of The UK’s Largest Bakery Chains Save 5% on Energy Annually
Introduction
Manual food safety monitoring is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and prone to human error—challenges that can impact both compliance and costs.
This leading British bakery chain needed an automated solution to improve food safety, reduce expenses, and lower carbon emissions.
Invisible Systems’ IoT monitoring solution offered the reliability and efficiency they required to meet these goals, here’s the story about what happened, the results that were achieved, and how we can help your business begin your journey into a data driven future.
Greggs’ Need for Automated Temperature & Compliance Monitoring Solutions
Greggs identified the need to automate temperature monitoring and compliance with the British Retail Consortium (BRS) standards at their food manufacturing sites - specifically targeting the refrigeration and freezer units.
The required manual condition monitoring of these critical assets were labour intensive, as well as being open to human error.
They needed to find a solution that would automate this critical process, as well as the producing of records to meet BRC compliance standards.
Greggs Found Invisible Systems - What We Did to Help
Invisible Systems’ wireless sensor technology, combined with our Real Time Online portal would allow Greggs to validate that continuous monitoring had taken place for their annual BRC audit.
In addition, the system would become a vital early fault warning and diagnostic tool, saving substantial costs on stock loss and asset maintenance.
Further wireless sensors added automatic energy monitoring, allowing Greggs to engage staff on energy awareness - displaying a real-time ‘energy dashboard’ to on-site staff.
With the guidance of Invisible Systems, Greggs installed a comprehensive system, including wireless temperature transmitters, RF gateways, wireless pulse transmitters and wireless electricity meters, allowing them to:
Monitor Energy Consumption
Reduce Carbon Emissions
Minimise Lost Stock
Cut the Risk of Human Error
Project Outcomes & How We Can Help Your Business
Following the implementation of Invisible Systems’ monitoring solutions, Greggs achieved:
Automation of Condition and Temperature Monitoring Across their Sites.
Automation of Reporting to Satisfy BRC Compliance Requirements.
A Pro-Active Asset Maintenance Programme, Leading to a Reduction in Costs.
Continued Energy Savings Across All Utilities of 5% per annum.
The success story of Greggs illustrates the impact of monitoring solutions for the food manufacturing industry. By automating temperature and compliance monitoring, Invisible Systems helped Greggs significantly reduce the risk of human error, enhance energy efficiency, and maintain BRC compliance.
This approach supports sustainability goals and has helped to create a proactive maintenance culture, ensuring reliable operations and cost savings.
For food manufacturers aiming to improve efficiency, cut costs, and achieve regulatory compliance, Invisible Systems provides the tools to begin a data-driven journey toward a smarter, sustainable future. Find out more by reading about our monitoring solutions. If you’d prefer a member of the team to run through a no obligation demo of our system, complete a short contact form and get in touch by clicking here.
