Palletforce announces plans for flagship hub
PalletFORCE has announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art hub, which it claims will be a flagship for the sector.
The new hub – which will go live by the end of 2008 – will be located in Burton upon Trent. Its single warehouse has been developed to deliver a bespoke environment offering faster throughputs and higher quality of operation.
“Designed to PalletFORCE’s specifications, the hub is squarer in design than conventional warehouses to suit its specific mode of operation, and will allow a quicker turnaround of vehicles With a size of 365,000 sq ft – compared to PalletFORCE’s existing premises capacity of 210,000 sq ft – increased capacity of up to 50pct is anticipated,” says Carl Worgan, Operations Director.
“PalletFORCE has grown rapidly since our launch in 2001, from 500 pallets per night to around 7,000,” explains Neil Carpenter, PalletFORCE’s Commercial and Finance Director. “We have taken on new warehouses as demand has increased and made the most out of these premises, but there is a limit to what can be achieved with the existing arrangements as the buildings were created originally as aircraft hangars!”
Work on the building is anticipated to start in February, with operations scheduled to begin before the end of the year.
PalletFORCE has announced the construction of a new state-of-the-art hub, which it claims will be a flagship for the sector.
The new hub – which will go live by the end of 2008 – will be located in Burton upon Trent. Its single warehouse has been developed to deliver a bespoke environment offering faster throughputs and higher quality of operation.
“Designed to PalletFORCE’s specifications, the hub is squarer in design than conventional warehouses to suit its specific mode of operation, and will allow a quicker turnaround of vehicles With a size of 365,000 sq ft – compared to PalletFORCE’s existing premises capacity of 210,000 sq ft – increased capacity of up to 50pct is anticipated,” says Carl Worgan, Operations Director.
“PalletFORCE has grown rapidly since our launch in 2001, from 500 pallets per night to around 7,000,” explains Neil Carpenter, PalletFORCE’s Commercial and Finance Director. “We have taken on new warehouses as demand has increased and made the most out of these premises, but there is a limit to what can be achieved with the existing arrangements as the buildings were created originally as aircraft hangars!”
“Modern palletised distribution is a competitive environment and, in order to optimise efficiency, we felt that a bespoke design, based on our expert knowledge of what works, provides the ideal means to take the PalletFORCE business to the next level and deliver the highest standard of service to our Member Depots and their customers,” Neil adds.
Work on the building is anticipated to start in February, with operations scheduled to begin before the end of the year.
