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Leyland's new £17m complex
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• Leyland Parts has completed the final stage in the £17 million development programme at its Chorley parts headquarters with the opening of a new £6 million advanced computer-controlled parts storage complex.
The commissioning of the new facility ends Leyland's six-year programme to bring all its truck and bus spares under one roof and into one of the most modern parts operations in Europe, which now covers more than 50,000m2.
The most impressive feature in the latest building is the 7,000m2 computercontrolled very narrow aisle (VNA) high-bay store where parts are stored, picked and delivered to the despatch point by computer-controlled cranes and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs).
In addition to the high-bay site, Leyland Parts has also commissioned a second hall for high-volume, small and medium parts. This semi-automatic facility covers 8,000m2, has 16,000 pallet locations in 27 aisles and is serviced by eight cranes with on-board computer control.
Little more than a month after signing a letter of intent with ITAP (CM August 23), the Belgian CV parts wholesaling company, Multipart has received its first order from ITAP for 50,000 brake linings for most makes of major continental trucks worth .£30,000.