DPD Switzerland to invest in new eco-depot
DPD Switzerland has announced the building of a new ecological depot in Buchs, in the canton of Zurich, which will go into operation on 1 October 2009.
The new logistics centre will be constructed based on a coherent ecological concept on a 20,000-sqm land to be sold by the community of Buchs for an amount of EUR 5.2 million.
The new centre will be constructed with low land consumption, thanks to the u-form of the building, and based on a completely sustainable energy supply through heat recovery from ground water and about 1,000-sqm of solar cells producing 125,000 kWH of energy yearly.
DPD will lease the new building including a total of 28 unloading bays, 99 loading bays and an office building with the option to be extended at a later point of time. The company says that the new depot will generate a total of 220 jobs.
DPD Switzerland has announced the building of a new ecological depot in Buchs, in the canton of Zurich, which will go into operation on 1 October 2009.
The new logistics centre will be constructed based on a coherent ecological concept on a 20,000-sqm land to be sold by the community of Buchs for an amount of EUR 5.2 million.
The new centre will be constructed with low land consumption, thanks to the u-form of the building, and based on a completely sustainable energy supply through heat recovery from ground water and about 1,000-sqm of solar cells producing 125,000 kWH of energy yearly.
DPD will lease the new building including a total of 28 unloading bays, 99 loading bays and an office building with the option to be extended at a later point of time. The company says that the new depot will generate a total of 220 jobs.
DPD puts the volume of traffic at the new logistics centre at about 10 trucks and 70-100 sprinters driving to and from the new depot, leading to a total of about 500 movements a day.
Georges Champoud, CEO of DPD Switzerland, says that the cooperation with the community of Buchs went very well especially considering the environmental sustainable solution. “Sustainable development is our main principle,” he pointed out.
