Initially of June, the Wacker Neuson Group put its new spare components logistics centre in Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany into operation after one and a half years of building. The logistics website, strategically positioned between the Frankfurt am Important and Cologne/Bonn airports, occupies an space of 55,000 sq. metres. With round 100,000 totally different spare components for building tools and compact machines, the warehouse would be the hub for the three core manufacturers of the corporate: Wacker Neuson, Kramer, and Weidemann.
With its elevated storage capability, the brand new distribution centre will safe the premise for additional growth of the Wacker Neuson Group’s spare components and providers enterprise. “The opening of our components distribution centre in Mülheim-Kärlich is a decisive step in direction of changing into a long-term resolution supplier for our clients. Not solely will spare components be saved right here, however extra providers may also be supplied to optimise and additional develop buyer assist,” mentioned Andrew Voigt, managing director of Wacker Neuson Aftermarket & Companies GmbH. “We’re the accomplice on our clients’ facet for the complete lifetime of the machines and create sustainable relationships – past the sale of the machines and building tools.”
Warehouse operations are extremely environment friendly with a robust diploma of automation and digitalisation. This contains an automatic small components warehouse with over 30 robots and round 200,000 storage places, in addition to a digital coaching platform and shop-floor administration. “Due to the central location and state-of-the-art warehouse expertise, clients profit from a considerably improved service, extra flexibility in ordering instances and an optimised transport community,” mentioned Steffen Streubel, head of components operations at Wacker Neuson Aftermarket & Companies GmbH.
With the development and operation of the brand new distribution centre, the Wacker Neuson Group can also be centered on decreasing its CO2 footprint. The constructing was constructed in accordance with the best sustainability requirements of the German Sustainable Constructing Council (DGNB) and has utilized for the corresponding platinum certification. It’s outfitted with a photovoltaic system with a peak output of three.2 megawatts and energy-efficient storage expertise. E-charging stations for workers and guests are additionally deliberate.
The logistics specialists of Kühne+Nagel will assume the operational enterprise on-site. As a long-term accomplice of the Wacker Neuson Group, the profitable collaboration is being continued and developed. With the event of the worldwide spare components provide the Wacker Neuson Group is underlining its strategic targets and strengthening buyer assist for its building and agriculture companions.
