Hermes Logistik started construction of its EUR 45 million new regional hub in Friedewald,Hessen, in central Germany, this week. The new depot is due to go into service in early 2009,
creating up to 150 new jobs.The 100,000 sqm facility will have capacity to sort 20,000 parcels per hour. The new location issituated close to the strategic North-South/East-West junction of the A4, A5 and A7 motorways.
Hermes is investing EUR 25 million in the sorting centre handling technology, while acquisitionof the major new hub and construction of the building cost a further EUR 20 million. TheHamburg-based property developer ECE is responsible for constructing the distribution centre.
“Through the expansion of our logistics network and the startup of further Hermes distributioncentres we will become even more efficient and continue to optimise the service quality of Hermes.It’s primarily our customers who will benefit from it”, Harmtut Ilek, Hermes Logistik director, whois also responsible for the hub in Friedewald, was quoted as saying.
