The giant 750,000 sq ft ambient and freezer distribution center currently being constructed less than a quarter of a mile from the Port of Felixstowe is set to be a “game changer” for UK cold chain logistics industry, according to David Halliday, managing director at Seafast Cold Chain Logistics.
Seafast is working with freight and logistics group Uniserve on their ‘Felixstowe Mega DC‘, which is set to open its doors in the second quarter of 2021. The introduction of a huge new capacity into a space-starved warehousing market makes port-centric logistics at scale a reality for businesses moving cargo through Britain’s largest container port for the first time. Additionally, when operational the facility will house the largest port-centric frozen cold store in the UK.
The GBP90m fulfillment center will be BRC food grade accredited, bonded for both wet and dry goods, and will offer consolidation services for goods in transit. Within its colossal walls (400 meters long by 120 meters wide by 21 meters high) will be housed state-of-the-art facilities enabling maximum flexibility to accommodate customer requirements across the broadest range of sectors and commodity types.
“The term ‘game-changer’ is sometimes bandied around too easily, but that’s exactly what the Felixstowe Mega DC is set to be – a major, much-needed game-changer for the UK supply chain industry. Its scale, its specifications, and, of course, the cost/complexity / CO2 reductions stemming from port-centricity will deliver colossal value to Seafast’s customers,” David Halliday said.