LOGISTICS providers GEODIS has announced a strategic move to a new facility at Auckland Airport, following strong and sustained growth in the New Zealand market.

The 5700-square-metre facility will offer GEODIS’ expanding client base the capacity needed to ensure seamless end-to-end supply chain support across both local and cross-border markets.

“The unprecedented surge in consumer demand brought about by the pandemic, has heightened the need for resilient supply chain strategies, particularly within the healthcare industry, with pharmaceutical companies forced to reinforce their logistical requirements,”GEODIS said in a statement.

Keeping these needs in mind, GEODIS’ 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 Celsius.

The growing demand will also be addressed by the site’s high productivity storage solution, which consists of two-metre wide aisle racking that affords 5000 pallet locations.

There is also a tier one warehouse management system that offers automated operating systems to support the thriving e-commerce fulfillment business.

The purpose-built facility is located at one of Auckland’s most prominent industrial hubs at Auckland Airport with connections to the main arterial routes used for distribution. It will also house GEODIS’ international container freight station, contract logistics and last mile distribution set-up to enable full-service supply chain management under one roof.

Hugh Mackay, managing director, New Zealand said, “We’re confident that the facility at Auckland Airport will be a gamechanger for our customers. Features like the increased capacity, temperature control rooms, state-of-the-art technology, and advanced security measures ensure more precise and cost-efficient warehousing.

“This new site reflects the scale of things to come for our operations in New Zealand.”

The move further emphasises GEODIS’ focus on the APAC market and follows a series of investments and advancements made in the region over the past few months.

The consolidation of the company’s operations from multiple sites to a single site will also boost efficiencies. The logistics provider has signed a long-term lease for the Auckland facility, encouraged by a healthy growth trajectory in the market.

The move will take place in October 2021.