UPS Breaks Ground on New Facility in Bielefeld, Germany
September 28 2016 - 9:00AM
Today UPS® (NYSE: UPS) broke ground at an official ceremony
for the construction of a new package sorting and delivery center
in Bielefeld, Eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The
$80 million project, which is scheduled to be operational by the
end of October 2017, will replace the existing UPS package center
in Herford, Germany. The center is part of UPS’s commitment to
invest $2 billion in the company’s European infrastructure through
2019. All 330 Herford employees will have the opportunity to
transfer to the new facility when it opens.
“This groundbreaking affirms UPS’s commitment to companies of
all sizes in the region and our trust in the German economy,” said
Frank Sportolari, president, UPS Germany. “This investment secures
strategic future development opportunities for UPS and our
customers in Eastern North-Rhine Westphalia. Operations in
Bielefeld are scheduled to start in October 2017 in order for us to
be ready in time for the Christmas season.”
The Bielefeld facility will have an operating area of
approximately 15,000 square meters and will be equipped with
automated sorting systems capable of processing more than 22,500
packages per hour. The facility will have 65 loading and unloading
bays for containers and 115 parking positions for UPS delivery
trucks.
“This is an important investment in Bielefeld as a key location
for business and logistics. We are happy that existing employment
in the region will be preserved and that there is the prospect for
creating new jobs,” said Pit Clausen, lord mayor of
Bielefeld.
“North Rhine-Westphalia is the number one logistics area in
Germany,” said Michael Groschek, transport minister of North
Rhine-Westphalia. “The fact that a company like UPS is investing
millions in Bielefeld shows the attractiveness of our state for the
logistics industry. It also indicates that this industry sector is
an important growth engine for us.”
UPS has been serving customers in Germany for 40 years and today
employs more than 18,000 people at 83 facilities across the
country. In 1976, UPS made its first foray outside of North America
into Germany which was its entry point into the European market.
Today, Germany is UPS’s largest market outside of the United
States.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight, facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, USA, UPS serves more than 220 countries
and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at Longitudes.ups.com.
To get UPS news direct, please visit pressroom.ups.com.
Natalie Godwin-Norrington
404-828-7123
ngodwin@ups.com
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