Toll Group is developing a freight sorting facility in Sydney which will be the largest of its kind in the country
July 1, 2013
Toll Group is developing a freight sorting facility in Sydney which will be the largest of its kind in the country.
The $170 million facility, which is currently under construction at the new Bungarribee Industrial Estate, was today inspected by the New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell and Toll Group Managing Direct Brian Kruger.
“This is one of the largest freight infrastructure projects announced in Sydney in several of years,” O’Farrell says.
“The investment is a vote of confidence by Toll in the economy of Western Sydney and New South Wales, and is key to consolidating and growing their extensive national distribution network over the next 20 years and beyond.
“This project will also lead to the creation of jobs during construction and secure jobs in Western Sydney once the project is completed.”
The 53,305 square metre facility on 18 hectares will be used by Toll IPEC and will help grow the capabilities of its new online parcel delivery service Toll Consumer Delivery, Kruger says.
“This custom-designed facility, with its highly specialised sortation system will increase Toll’s parcel sorting capacity in Sydney more than three-fold to an unprecedented 35,000 parcels per hour,”
he says.
“Given the expected long-term growth in both our traditional B2B and the online retail parcel markets, it is important we continue to enhance our capabilities.
“Investments like this will help Toll continue to improve its already extensive national distribution network, making it second to none.”
The location is ideal because of its access to the M7 and M4 motorways and the Great Western Highway, he adds.
“The custom-built facility provides all sorts of benefits in terms of improving traffic flow and congestion, fleet productivity, staff safety, parcel sorting speed and accuracy and energy and cost efficiencies.
“Once built, the new facility will enable Toll IPEC to move operations from its current sites in Moorebank, Homebush and Bankstown to a single, purpose-built facility, cementing Toll’s presence in Sydney and allowing for decades of growth in the express parcel delivery market.”
The development adds to Toll’s recent investments over the past few years that includes a $54 million express road freight terminal in Perth, a $39 million facility in Brisbane and a $10 million terminal in Canberra.
Toll is investigating similar opportunities in South Australia, and is looking to grow its capacity in Victoria over the coming years, Kruger says.
The new facility’s environmentally sustainable design includes high-efficiency lighting, rainwater harvesting and water fixtures and fittings.
It is expected to be completed by the middle of next year.
