How Koch Atacadista saves more than R$1.67 million per year with MB Group solutions

In cash and carry, where tight margins require operational efficiency in every detail, lighting management is no longer just a technical item but has become a strategic vector of competitiveness.

It is in this context that Koch Atacadista, currently 10th in the ABRAS 2025 ranking, consolidated a strong partnership:the MB Group is responsible for all lighting projects at the network’s units, delivering integrated natural lighting and automation solutions that generate savings, comfort and sustainability on a large scale.

The challenge

With large units, long shifts and sensitive sectors such as fruit and vegetables, Koch faced challenges common to the sector:

1. Dependence on intense and uninterrupted artificial lighting
2. High electricity costs
3. Operating environments with excessive heat and low luminous efficiency
4. Lack of automation and sectoral control of light

The MB Group solution

Koch entrusted the MB Group100% of the lighting projects in your units, with supply, installation and complete automation:

1. Domus Linealight– continuous and controlled natural lighting system, sized according to the floor plan of each store.
2. MB Smart– intelligent automation that regulates the intensity of artificial lighting according to the available natural light, sector by sector, in real time.
3. Detailed technical specification focusing on performance, energy efficiency and visual comfort.

The results:

1. Savings of more than R$1,670,000.00 per yearin electrical energy consumption
2. More than 15,000 automated luminaireswith MB Smart
3. Reduction of thermal loadin environments and relief in air conditioning systems
4. Environmentsbalanced, standardizedand morepleasantfor teams and clients
5. Project replicated inall units on the network, with technical standards and consistent results

Why this matters for the wholesale sector

1. Inefficient lighting is costly and impacts the customer experience
2. Technical solutions such as Domus and MB Smart reduce waste and increase competitiveness
3. Having MB Group as a technical partner, responsible for all lighting projects on the network, guarantees scalability, standardization and replicable results

Ready to transform your operation

If you operate in the wholesale sector and are looking for real energy efficiency, intelligent automation and security in execution, talk to our team.

Grupo MB delivers more than products: it designs and implements complete, technical and scalable solutions for large retail.

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