GEODIS has announced a new 5,700 sq m facility at Auckland Airport, twice the size of its current facility. The new site will feature specially designed temperature-controlled areas to facilitate the optimal storage of pharmaceutical products at 15-25 degrees as well as 4 degrees C. GEODIS has said the move to build the new facility was in response to a surge in consumer demand, particularly in the healthcare industry, with pharmaceutical companies needing to reinforce their logistical requirements.
GEODIS hopes to address this growth in demand through the site’s high productivity storage solution, which consists of 2 m wide aisle racking that affords 5,000 pallet locations. The new facility is to host a Warehouse Management System which will offer automated operating systems to support e-commerce fulfilment. The facility will also house GEODIS’ international container freight station, contract logistics and last-mile distribution set-up to enable full-service supply chain management at a single location.
“Features like the increased capacity, temperature control rooms, state-of-the-art technology, and advanced security measures ensure more precise and cost-efficient warehousing,” said Hugh Mackay, Managing Director, New Zealand. “This new site reflects the scale of things to come for our operations in New Zealand.”
GEODIS plans to move to the new facility will take place in October 2021.
Source: GEODIS
