New distribution hub for Europa Logistics as it outgrows old home
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EUROPA WORLDWIDE Logistics is to open a new 155,000sq ft distribution centre near Birmingham to cope with expansion.
The company has signed a 15-year lease with distribution developer ProLogis for the building, which will open in July at ProLogis Park Midpoint, north-east of Birmingham and close to the M6, M6 Toll and M42. The site is within five miles of 11 motorway junctions.
Andy Kennedy, Europe Worldwide MD, says the facility will replace the company’s 50,000sq ft warehouse, which had become too small.
“We have seen very strong growth in that region for our European and logistics serv
ices, but it will be a full terminal also handling our sea freight and air freight.” Kennedy says the company, which experienced a 20% turnover rise during 2010, started looking for a new facility in the area three years ago and has worked closely on the specification of the building.
“Because it is bespoke, this will be capable of serving all our divisions,” he says.
The new facility will offer storage for 15,000 pallets. It will be carbon neutral in construction and its energy use will be 25% lower than the current building regulations.