敦豪为英国零售企业普里马克建造物流设施

DHL Supply Chain, the leading contract logistics specialist, is building a logistics center in Mönchengladbach for its customer Primark, bringing 250 new jobs to the region. The new facility with a ground area of 40,000 m2 will be located in the "Regiopark" near motorways A61 and A46.

The site will include a four-section warehouse as well as a two-storey structure for functional rooms and offices; it will also employ energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly technologies. The fashion retailer Primark has chosen DHL as its logistics partner to help expand its business across Northern Europe. Mönchengladbach was chosen as the strategically favorable location for handling shipments to retail stores in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

The new distribution center will handle shipments for Primark stores located in the neighboring countries. The facility will be purpose built to warehouse and dispatch fashion garments in cartons and will also feature a hanging garment racking and rail transport system. DHL will provide a customized logistics solution for Primark including all warehouse based activities together with transport from the logistics center to the growing number of Primark stores. The facility will start operating in mid-2012.

"We are pleased that Primark continues relying on DHL Supply Chain as its partner to support the expansion of its business in Europe. After the successful implementation of the distribution centers in the UK and Iberia, this project is the natural next step in our strong relationship. With the new strategically located facility, we are able to provide Primark with the infrastructure and service it needs to expand its successful business," says Martin Seidenberg, Chief Executive Officer of DHL Supply Chain Central Europe. "We are also pleased to be bringing new jobs to the region."

Martin White, Primark's Supply Chain Director, added: "Primark will be focusing on expansion over the coming years. We chose DHL as our logistics partner for a number of reasons - its comprehensive presence in Europe, the successful delivery of similar projects and its openness to our needs and requirements. We look forward to growing our business together with DHL."

Primark was founded in 1969 in Dublin, Ireland, where it was known as Penneys. The company opened its first retail store in Continental Europe in the Netherlands in December 2008. Primark entered the German retail market a year later in 2009. Today, the Irish fashion retailer has 225 stores throughout Western Europe.

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敦豪（DHL）集团，最领先的合约制物流专家，正在为它的客户普里马克在门兴格拉德巴赫建造一个物流中心，届时将为当地带去约为250个新的工作岗位。这个物流中心占地为4万平方米，会建在高速公路A61和A46之间的区域内。
该建筑有4个仓库和1个两层楼的功能性房间和办公室，同时会引进节能环保的技术。时尚产品零售商普里马克已经选择DHL作为自己的物流合作伙伴以扩大其在北欧的业务。门兴赫拉德巴赫因其战略地理位置优越，作为到比利时、德国和荷兰零售店的船运将中心。
这个新的配销中心会为普里马克在邻近国家的零售店实行运送服务。该中心会最终建成仓库的形式。派件时，时尚服饰会用纸盒来包装。同时，还会建立特殊的服饰悬挂货架和轨道运送系统。DHL会为普里马克度身定制一套物流方案，内容包括所有仓库的基本运行和从物流中心到普里马克各零售店的运输。该设施预计在2012年中开始运行。
“我们很开心普里马克集团对敦豪的信任，并把敦豪作为其在欧洲业务扩展的合作伙伴。在我们成功的在英国和伊比利亚建造了分配中心以后，这个计划顺利成章的成为了我们进一步合作的一部分。通过这次这个新的战略性设施，我们可以为普里马克提供他所需要的扩展业务的基础设施和服务，”马丁•塞登伯格，敦豪物流中欧的首席执行官说，“我们同时也非常高兴能为当地带去更多的就业机会。”
马丁•怀特，普里马克供应链董事，补充道：“未来几年，普里马克会把重点放在扩大业务。我们选择敦豪作为物流合作伙伴是有原因的。首先，敦豪在欧洲的分布最为广泛；其次，敦豪有成功完成类似计划的经验；最后，敦豪对于我们的需求相当宽容。我们很期待与敦豪一起为我们的业务开发共同努力。”
普里马克1969年成立于爱尔兰，都柏林。2008年12月，该公司欧洲大陆的首家零售店在荷兰开业。2009年，普里马克打入德国零售市场。迄今，这个来自爱尔兰的时尚零售商在西欧拥有225家分店。