GLS to invest EUR 12.3m in eco-depot (GER)

GLS Germany announced that it will invest EUR 12 .3 million in building its first ecological depot in Vaihingen-Enz, southeast Germany.
The construction of the eco-depot started this month at the 5,000 sqm facility located in Vaihingen-Enz for which GLS signed the purchase contract in July. The company plans to go into operation by April 2009 with a warehouse capacity handling about 55,000 parcels per day. About 342 people will be employed at the new depot.
A large part of the investment will pay off in the long term not only ecologically, but also economically, the company said in a statement. The amount of EUR 1 million is invested in “Think Green” measurements including a heat pump heating system and a photovoltaic installation.
GLS planned to invest an amount of EUR 94 million in infrastructure and services with priority in Germany, Poland, Netherlands and France for 2008/2009.

GLS Germany announced that it will invest EUR 12 .3 million in building its first ecological depot in Vaihingen-Enz, southeast Germany.
The construction of the eco-depot started this month at the 5,000 sqm facility located in Vaihingen-Enz for which GLS signed the purchase contract in July. The company plans to go into operation by April 2009 with a warehouse capacity handling about 55,000 parcels per day. About 342 people will be employed at the new depot.
Managing Director of GLS Germany, Klaus Conrad, sa id: “The eco-depot is the biggest project being part of our “ Think Green” initiative which started at the beginning of this year. The measures implemented at the facility should serve as standards for new depots in the future.”
A large part of the investment will pay off in the long term not only ecologically, but also economically, the company said in a statement. The amount of EUR 1 million is invested in “Think Green” measurements including a heat pump heating system and a photovoltaic installation.
“The CO2 output will be reduced by approximately 12 tonnes per year thanks to the heat pump heating system,” explains Conrad. “At the same time we expect the operating costs to be reduced by 40 pct.”
GLS planned to invest an amount of EUR 94 million in infrastructure and services with priority in Germany, Poland, Netherlands and France for 2008/2009.