New Birmingham Depot
Europa is expanding its business by moving its Birmingham Operations
to a new purpose designed distribution and logistics centre at
ProLogis Park, Midpoint, Birmingham in August 2011.
The move will further enhance service levels for both existing and new customers in the future.
Located within minutes of the M6, M6 Toll and M42 motorways, ProLogis Park, Midpoint is the best connected location in the West Midlands, critical in achieving optimal transit times. The terminal has been designed especially for Europa's needs and consists of 155,000 square feet of purpose built warehouse and offices.
The European Express Road Division will benefit from a 40 cross dock loading facility plus a level access for loading up to a further 5 trailers under a canopy for 'out of scope' consignments. The Logistics Division will comprise of 14,500 circa pallet locations and shelving for customer specific pick and pack contracts.
This is the second successful cooperation between ProLogis and Europa following a previous deal at Grange park, Northampton, five years ago. The new unit is designed to achieve a EPC 'A' and BREEAM 'Excellent' rating and will be carbon neutral in construction, reinforcing Europa's environmental approach when considering new developments. Grenville Turner, Managing Director - Europe, said: "In our business, location is key. We looked at a number of options and Midpoint has been selected as the best location which will allow us to achieve our expansion ambitions and demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the service we provide to meet the needs of our customers now and in the future. being able to design a facility specifically adapted to our business needs is a huge advantage and will enable us to achieve our strategic objectives."
