DHL Global Forwarding recently introduce its new storage warehouse and headquarters at Schiphol . Many customers and associates attended the august opening night . " Many of our client had already visited , and most of those who did n’t attend had signed up for a private tour , " begin Ivo Koopmans , DHL Global Forwarding ’s Head of Cool Chain .
" The new state - of - the - art installation is fit out for the hereafter and was enthusiastically receive . With this raw Perishables frame-up , we ’re elevating our customers ' production cold Ernst Boris Chain even higher . " The day after the opening , employees could show off their new work to their family during a family day .
Special Perishables section of 1,300 m2The 23,000 m2 storage warehouse has 38 docks , two of which have 20 - foundation docklifts . There are areas with special facilities for storing hazardous substances , temperature - controlled spoilable , and life science goods . The raw building has a modern 3,600 m2 office outer space that serves as DHL Global Forwarding ’s headquarters in the Netherlands .
The limited Perishables section has an area of 1,300 m2 . " All work is done in temperature - controlled arena , equipped with 24/7 temperature monitoring and redundance solutions . There are no more cross - movements with other partitioning , so the inhuman chain is completely closed , " says Ivo .
Cradle - to - cradleConstruction live according to plan , and in the come calendar week , the last activities will move from the sometime site nearby , where the company was for almost 30 years . The Perishables department will be one of the last to relocate during the weekend of February 17/18 . The raw location is at SEGRO Park Amsterdam Airport , next to the airport .
" Being near Schiphol makes us the gateway to Europe . " Sustainability was a primal focus in the unexampled building . " We built it allot to all ( Sustainability ) Breeam Excellent Standards ; it has 6,000 solar panels on the roof and is completely gas - free . The entire building is also 100 % cradle - to - provenance , so if it ’s ever demolish , you may recycle everything , " Ivo excuse .
" The unexampled building lets us offer fully temperature - controlled , customer - specific root for both import and export . Our growing spherical perishables air and sea freight web means we can ply more end - to - end root . For a long clip , flown - in soft yield was a market where we were only active on a little exfoliation . "
" That was due to our former setup ’s limitations , but now , we can dead line up our services here , too . Also , the company is heavily focalize on flower and plant expatriation . Destinations like Singapore and Bahrain are important ontogenesis markets for us , " tell Koopmans .
The Red Sea post has had petty impact on air freight . " We ’re currently in many talk of the town with airlines in the running - up to the summertime season that starts on April 1 , but we ’re not yet noticing any impression on the name and address where we ’re participating . That , plainly , reckon very much on the origin and destination , " Ivo points out .
For his colleague and Reefer Manager Mario Volkers , these events are a daily world . " The transport of several shipments discontinue because the passage times simply became too long . These issues are hike up pace importantly . People are prefer for certainty and are sticking with their regular service providers , a trend we also saw during the pandemic , " he says .
Growing reefer internet"The growing reefer internet greatly gain our Ocean Freight section . We ’re grow rapidly in import from South America and keep employing new stave . That enable us to serve our customer optimally , rates and service - wise . That local presence genuinely works . By working with aboriginal speakers , but above all , with short agate line , you build trust , both commercially and operationally . "
" People do n’t require to get stuck dialing numbers ; they need verbatim contact . It also sometimes surprised me to hear that people depend on shipping company ' path - and - trace or Portbase for their info . With us , customers have all entropy directly available , " Mario explain .
The year has started well for DHL Global Forwarding ; it receive the Top Employer Award 2024 on January 18 . " As such , we ’re recognized for our commitment to creating a thought-provoking , inclusive , inspiring workplace environs for all our employees , thus encounter our hour policy ’s highest standards . We ’re lofty of this achievement and endlessly strain to amend and introduce regarding employment . We await forward to build a successful future along with our employee and clients , " Mario conclude .
DHL Global Forwarding is an shower at Fruit Logistica in Berlin : Hall 25 - A23
For more informationIvo Koopmans / Mario VolkersDHL Global Forwarding[email protected][email protect ]
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