Fastbolt’s logistics extension progresses
14 June 2016
Following the long-term strategy to systematically enlarge the product range Fastbolt GmbH, based in Gronau, Germany, has entered the next phase of its warehouse extension.
Construction of the warehouse extension started in late January 2016 after the acquisition of additional land behind the current warehouse. Fastbolt plans to extend the existing racking of the warehouse over the entire width of the building, which will result in adding approximately 50% storage capacity bringing it up to 20,000 pallet locations in total.
This will enable Fastbolt to bring stock currently stored externally into its own warehouse and will still leave space to grow in volume and range in the near future. In addition, further material handling and packing space will be generated as well as a new 3-floor logistics office building positioned inside the warehouse.
“This extension is really very important to us.” says Ekkehard Beermann, managing director at Fastbolt Group. “Increasing volume and enlarging stock range is becoming a problem if the infrastructure does not grow accordingly. Permanently keeping 2,000 – 3,000 pallets in an external warehouse is – apart from its cost implications – a huge problem for efficiency and customer service. Besides that the extra handling space will enable us to reorganise our entire intralogistics and to optimise our material flow. We are all very excited.”
Fastbolt expects completion of all construction works by the end of August.
