HEGLA makes room for growth with new logistics centre

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Groundbreaking ceremony for the logistics centre,
(left to right) Peter Riepe, architect and planner, Dr
Heinrich Ostendarp (CTIO HEGLA), Stefan Reuter (CTO
HEGLA), Bernhard Hötger (CEO HEGLA Group), Jochen
H. Hesselbach (Chair of LEWAG Holding AG), Jörn C.
Hesselbach (Supervisory Board Chair of LEWAG Holding
AG), Peter Herrmann (COO HEGLA).
HEGLA makes room for
growth with new logistics
centre
Will Combine Its Individual Warehouses On An
Area Of 3,000 Square Metres
Besides storage and assembly areas, the logistics centre
will contain office and social spaces for HEGLA employees.
A
groundbreaking ceremony
marks the start of a major
investment at HEGLA. At its
location in Beverungen, Germany, the
company is building a new logistics
centre that will combine its individual
warehouses on an area of 3,000
square metres.
At the same time, the floor space
freed up in the existing warehouses
will be used as additional capacity for
production. The functional building
will be equipped with state-of-the-art
technology. Various warehouse lift
systems, mobile pallet and high-bay
storage racks and modern warehouse
management software will make
processes more efficient and simplify
workflows.
Delivery and goods handling in one
central place
Delivery of all raw materials, goods
and supplied parts for the three
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location and be directly accessible.
The processes will be controlled and
monitored via automated labelling
and scanning. This enables delivery
inventories to be queried in real-time,
re-orders to be immediately triggered
and spare parts to be shipped at short
notice. Shorter paths, simplified
workflows and higher efficiency are
only some of the strategic goals of the
warehouse, which will be located at
the heart of the 95,000 m² company
premises and centralise logistics and
the provision of all materials.
The new HEGLA logistics centre in Beverungen will combine the existing individual warehouses on an area of 3,000 m² for
efficient, faster workflows
factories in Beverungen will be
concentrated in the new building in
future. To use the space optimally, the
software that is part of the investment
project will automatically assign the
ideal storage position.
With this system, up to 2,300
pallets will find their warehouse
Improve efficiency and performance
Alongside storage and assembly areas,
the logistics centre will contain office
and social spaces for the employees
from the warehouse, logistics,
purchasing and work preparation
departments. This change will bring
the departments modern working
conditions with short communication
and work paths. “With the new
logistics centre, we are positioning
ourselves for the future and improving
the performance of our warehouse,
provision and production processes,”
says Managing Director Peter
Herrmann. “The measures will also
free up floor space in the factories that
we can repurpose for production with
a view towards our further growth.”
It took almost two years to complete
the planning and approvals phase, and
now the first construction measures
can begin. “With the investment of
€4.5 million, we are strengthening
the Beverungen location, developing
our competitive ability further and
committing to ‘Quality made in
Germany’ for the future,” explains
Bernhard Hötger, Managing Director
of the HEGLA Group, to justify the
investment decision. According to
the plan, the logistics centre will be
completed in September 2024.
Shorter paths, simplified workflows and higher efficiency are only some of the strategic goals of the warehouse, which will
be located at the heart of the 95,000 m² company premises and centralise logistics and the provision of all materials.
–Carsten Koch
Email: carsten.koch@hegla.de
Website: www.hegla.com
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