CEVA Logistics has opened a new multi user warehouse complex in Auckland, New Zealand
August 14, 2012
CEVA Logistics has opened a new multi user warehouse complex in Auckland.
The supply chain management company says the facility forms part of the its strategy aimed at
strengthening its
international airfreight, oceanfreight and contract logistics operations in New Zealand.
The 16,500 square metre complex is located within the Auckland airport business district, the largest transport hub in New Zealand, ensuring close proximity to business activity and air service connectivity throughout the country as well as overseas.
The district also provides easy access to the Auckland region and is within 35 kilometers of both the Auckland CBD and Port of Auckland.
With over 4,000 pallet positions, the complex is configured for maximum efficiency through economies of scale, shared overhead, resources, equipment and best practice processes.
It also boasts TAPA level security and a state-of-the-art warehouse management system.
CEVA New Zealand Country Manager Grant Lowe says the new facility will extend the reach of the company’s integrated freight management and contract logistics service capabilities across both the North and South Islands of New Zealand and into Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
“Our team in New Zealand is very excited about opening the new office,” Lowe says.
“We have experienced strong growth over the past 12 months and the new facility marks both an important step forward in addressing new market opportunities and reinforcing New Zealand’s strategic importance to CEVA in the region.”
The new Auckland facility boosts CEVA’s footprint in New Zealand, complementing existing facilities in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
The site was officially opened on 9 August, 2012 by CEVA’s Executive Vice President, Australia and New Zealand Giuseppe De Vincenzo, with Acting CEO of the Auckland Airport Corporation Simon Robertson.