Hermes Logistik is to open a major new hub in central Germany, creating up to 150 new jobs.Construction of the EUR 45 million facility will start in October 2007 and it is due to go into
service in early 2009.The 18,000 sqm distribution centre will have capacity to sort 20,000 parcels per hour. Up to 150 employees will work in twice-daily shifts, six days a week at the site.
The hub will be located at Friedewald, Hesse, which lies close to the strategicNorth-South/East-West junction of the A4, A5 and A7 motorways.
Some EUR 25 million will be invested in the sorting centre handling technology, whileacquisition of the 100,000 sqm site and construction of the building will cost a further EUR 20million. The Hamburg-based property developer ECE will be responsible for planning and constructingthe distribution centre.
“Hermes remains on a growth path, and we are therefore expanding our infrastructureappropriately,” said managing director Hanjo Schneider. The company will open its sixth majordistribution centre at Hückelhoven in North Rhine-Westphalia in October.
