Western News: September 26, 2017

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ABOUT 40 new jobs will be
created in Hornby when a 28,551
sq m supermarket distribution
centre is built.
The Foodstuffs temperaturecontrolled
building in Hickory Pl
will be completed in March 2019.
The first stage is expected to be
open in August next year.
The centre will offer between
30 to 40 new jobs in order picking,
inventory control, forklift
drivers and truck drivers.
Foodstuffs bought the land in
2010, started planning in 2014
and are expecting the first stage
to be complete in August 2018.
With all work on the centre due
to be completed in March 2019.
“Our existing temperaturecontrolled
facility is struggling to
keep up with demand – particularly
in peak trading periods,”
Foodstuffs South Island chief
executive officer Steve Anderson
said.
“This new facility will increase
our chiller capacity by 100 per
cent and our freezer capacity by
50 per cent. For customers, that
means we’ll be able to offer an
expanded range of products. For
our stores, it means they’ll get
those products delivered daily –
seven days a week. We’re investing
in range and supply chain so
that we can get products out to
stores even faster,” Mr Anderson
said.
The three other chillers already
existing in Hornby will be
demolished and turned into car
parking.
More jobs to be created in Hornby
Sixteen dock doors, four large
chiller chambers, two 1000 KVA
generators, a truck wash and a
weighbridge are among some of
the features the new centre will
have.
“We have allowed space for our
CHILLY:
(Left to
right) –John
Mullins, Steve
Anderson
and Roger
Davidson
at the site
of the new
temperaturecontrolled
distribution
centre.
PHOTO:
PETER
MEECHAM
business to grow. In the short
term, that means we can offer a
logistics service to our suppliers,
who want to use our space to
store their excess product, and
save on transport costs,” Mr
Anderson said.
NEW LIGHTS AT ISLINGTON
Two new sets of traffic lights
were installed in Islington
yesterday. The lights have been
placed at the intersection of
Main South Rd and Pound Rd,
and Pound Rd and Waterloo
Rd. In addition to this, there
are two lanes for straight
through traffic on Main South
Rd at the intersection with
Pound Rd.
SCHOOL’S CULTURAL DAY
Ilam School is celebrating
different cultures today.
Pupils will wear outfits
representing a culture and
will take a plate of food to
share which is relevant to their
chosen culture. There will also
be a concert from 11am to
noon.
ROAD NAMES
New road names in two
Halswell subdivisions may
be approved tonight at the
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board meeting.
The board will discuss the
names for four roads in Awatea
Park and Quarry View. City
council staff recommended
the names be Romanee Lane,
Muirhill St, Pegson Lane and
Foden Lane.
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