Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Netherlands and the Dutch Ministry of Defence signed an agreement for the construction of a logistics centre in Soesterberg. The 37,800sqm building aim to provide flexible storage and handling of defence equipment through automated solutions.
To better support logistics operations for land-based systems, a centralised logistics centre is required at the site of the Kamp Soesterberg military barracks. The new Logistics Centre Soesterberg (LCS) will be built to fulfil this role. The LCS will be set up to support the logistics concept of the Dutch Ministry of Defence and aim to improve performance.
In order to build the LCS, the Ministry of Defence opted to collaborate with Rhenus to design, build, maintain, jointly operate and develop the building, the logistical facilities and the surrounding outdoor space.
The LCS is a joint effort of Rhenus and the Ministry of Defence. Rhenus will be supporting the Ministry of Defence in all aspects of the warehouse process. The company is using its experience to design, analyse, improve and monitor processes and set up warehouses. The Ministry of Defence will be in charge and will have final responsibility for the development and operation of the LCS.
Close partners in this project are Districon for the logistics design, DokVast for the construction and design, and Heembouw as the appointed contractor.
According to the current schedule, construction will start in the first quarter of 2024 and the site will come into operation in the second quarter of 2025.
Source: Rhenus
