GLS Germany has celebrated the official inauguration of its new depot in Polch near Koblenz inwestern Germany. The centre was opened on June 16 but has been in operation since last November.
GLS invested about EUR 6 million in construction and equipment for the depot which is locatedon a 26,000 sqm piece of land and covers 4,300 sqm. It has an automatic sorting system, videosurveillance, high-performance alarm system, and 130 docking doors.
The new site at Polch replaces two former GLS depots in the region, at Weißenthurm andMehren. It employs 130 staff, including 50 new part-time jobs.
GLS expects to handle up to 25,000 parcels per day at the site, which has initial capacityfor up to 35,000 daily items. “The new modernized depot is well equipped for increasing parcelvolumes”, said Eberhard Fritze, European Area Manager Germany West, Belgium and Luxembourg. “GLShas designed the site in a way that it can be enlarged to a regional hub. It is even conceivable toestablish a direct route between Polch and Benelux.”
