Spanish parcels carrier Azkar extends national network
Azkar, one of Spain’s leading parcels and freight transport operators, has extended its nationwide network with the opening of two new distribution centres.
The company has strengthened its presence in the Basque region with a new distribution centre at Zubieta, near to Lasarte (Guipúzcoa). Substantially larger than its previous site in the area, the new facility covers 10,550 sqm on a plot of land covering 30,034 sqm.
Azkar said it has invested euro2.6 million in building and fitting out the warehouse, which has 89 docking bays, 38 for heavy vehicles and another 51 for local collection and delivery vehicles. The new centre is also fitted out with modern sorting systems and has capacity to handle more than 7,500 packages per hour. There are 2,600 pallet positions for logistics activities.
The new San Sebastián terminal will be used to coordinate most of Azkar’s European linehaul services, in particular to France, Germany and Benelux as well as with to Great Britain, the Nordic region and Central and Eastern Europe. Azkar said it now has a network of 12 facilities, four distribution centres and eight logistics platforms, in the Basque region.
Meanwhile, the company has invested euro3 million in a new distribution centre on the Citmusa Industrial Estate in Murcia. Located on a plot of land covering 23,895 sqm, the building covers a total of 8,170 sqm, The new distribution centre has 85 docking bays; 19 for heavy vehicles and another 66 for light vehicles. It has capacity to handle more than 3,000 packages per hour.
Azkar said it is in a privileged position on the East Coast, where it has a network comprising 11 facilities: 6 distribution centres (Albacete, Alicante, Castellón, Albaida-Valencia, Valencia and Murcia) and 5 logistics platforms (one in Alicante and four in Valencia).
