U.S.-based beef processing company Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC announced the groundbreaking for a new $35 million refrigerated distribution centre at its plant in Arkansas City, Kan.
The warehouse will be a total of 41,334 square feet, consisting of a 35,311 square foot main floor footprint and 6,023 square foot mezzanine area, and will include an automated storage and retrieval system capable of handling 27,000 boxes in a nine-hour day with more than 37,000 box storage locations.
Creekstone said that this new distribution centre will help the company manage its expanding business and ensure that it continues to meet its customers' service level expectations.
The construction of the new facility will be handled by Integral Strategic Solutions. Integrals team consists of U.S.-based logistics company Kuecker Logistics Group, construction firm Weitz Company Inc. and peer Interstate and Schemmer Associates, Inc. The new distribution centre is expected to be fully operational by the fall of 2019.