DHL to invest HK$360 million in new facility to cater for growth in Hong Kong
Once completed in January 2012, DHL Supply Chain will occupy at least 25% of the Interlink facility located in Tsing Yi. More than 300 employees will be staffed at the site. To meet growing demand for its range of bespoke services, particularly among customers in the Consumer, Fashion and High-Tech industries, DHL Supply Chain will operate a significant part of its services across Hong Kong from the new Interlink facility being developed by the Goodman Group.
Situated between the container ports and Hong Kong International Airport, Interlink will be located at the heart of the logistics and port hub.
Once completed, the DHL Supply Chain facility will function as one of the primary Asia Pacific distribution centers for DHL Supply Chain’s established business in the Fashion and Apparel industry. It will supply European-made garments across the Asian market from Beijing to Sydney to Singapore. In addition, recognizing Hong Kong’s strategic importance as a market and a major gateway to Greater China, DHL Supply Chain has long developed its Hong Kong operations as a central hub for many leading retail brands. The company offers comprehensive warehousing and distribution service as well as consolidating manufacturing from the Greater China area, for distribution to the region or globally.
The facility will also offer value-added technical services on-site, such as product regionalization, quality-check and modular repair services. In recent years, DHL Supply Chain has also witnessed increasing demand from the healthcare sector. To cater to growing customer needs, DHL Supply Chain will offer value-added services such as Bill of Material (BOM) creation, co-packing, labeling and territory-wide distribution for customers.
Committed to Deutsche Post DHL’s GoGreen strategy, DSC has chosen Interlink partly because of its green building measures. Interlink will be built in compliance with the Hong Kong Building Environments Assessment Method (HKBEAM) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) environmental assessment methods, with the aim of becoming the first building of its kind to obtain such accreditations in Hong Kong. In addition, the building is well-equipped with comprehensive sustainability measures within the property, which include waste recycling and water-cooled air conditioning. Motion sensitive lights will also be installed to ensure the energy consumption for lighting is reduced as much as possible. Interlink will also feature a rooftop garden, natural ventilation and landscaping.
