The $4 million, custom-designed and built office and warehouse development that is CHEP New Zealand’s Dunedin Service Centre was officially opened mid-February. The new service centre on Sturdee Street amalgamates CHEP’s pallet and reusable plastic crate (RPC) services onto one convenient site.

The 4,658 square metre site comprises a 1,152 square metre warehouse, 200 square metre office space, and a 384 square metre canopy. The large yard provides greater efficiency for customers, with multiple zones designated for preparation, loading/unloading and tying down/strapping. With 25 to 50 trucks moving through the site each day and approximately 37,000 equipment movements each week, the workplace design and comprehensive safety processes established at this site reinforces CHEP’s determination to take a leadership role within the transport and logistics industry. The site design enables a flow-through process, the implementation of best practice pedestrian segregation, and additional bays with forklift exclusion zones that assist in protecting truck drivers. The site also has a dedicated equipment wash bay facility.

CHEP New Zealand country manager, Mike O’Brien said the development of the new Dunedin service centre has raised the bar in terms of customer service, supply chain innovation and workplace safety. CHEP, he said, was proud to provide a modern and safe workplace that had been developed to accommodate future growth and the introduction of new technology.