Press Release
DB Schenker Logistics holds ground-breaking ceremony
at new LHR facility
Eco-friendly HQ-building boosts confidence for the future
Senior executives from DB Schenker Logistics
gathered recently at the site of the company's new UK headquarters building for
a ground breaking ceremony. Donning hard hats and grasping commemorative
spades, Per Holst-Nielsen, Acting Managing Director of Schenker Limited (the
company's UK arm) was joined by former MD Jochen Müller (now Board
Member Schenker Deutschland AG), CEO Schenker North AB, Ingvar Nilsson
and incoming Managing Director, Helgi Ingolfsson who takes up his role in
February 2012.
(London Heathrow, 23 January 2012)
They joined a team from SEGRO, Europe's leading developer and owner of
industrial space, to mark the start of construction on the new 9,900 square
metre facility adjacent to the main cargo terminal at Heathrow airport.
Scheduled for competition in mid-2012 the new building represents the largest
pre-let agreement signed at Heathrow for five years and will comprise a
bespoke office and warehouse facility for which Schenker Limited has signed a
15 year lease. With a targeted BREEAM rating of Very Good (BRE
Environmental Assessment Method) the building is designed to achieve 25%
lower CO2 emissions than the standard and also features low and zero carbon
air source heat pumps which will service both office comfort cooling and
warehouse under-floor heating. There will also be rainwater harvesting, a heat
recovery ventilation system and both PIR (passive infrared) and photoelectric
lighting controls. In addition more than 95% of the concrete on the Portal site
will be recycled.
"This is an exciting development for us at DB Schenker in the UK," says Per
Holst-Nielsen. "The move to this new facility will be a great stride forward for our
whole Heathrow team and I believe it inspires confidence about the future
growth of the UK operation. We will be working in a building which has been
designed to meet our needs both now and in the future and in an ergonomically
sustainable way which will ensure maximum productivity at all times".
Adds SEGRO's Joint Ventures Director, Alan Holland: "The high cargo volumes
handled at Heathrow during 2011 have contributed to good demand for welllocated space on and around the airport, particularly for site and properties that
can offer immediate air-side access. In total we have concluded 26 new lettings
at our existing Heathrow properties in 2011 and look forward to welcoming
Schenker Limited to this new facility in 2012".
Issued by: Schenker Limited
Schenker House, Great South West Road,
Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 8NT, UK
Managing Director: Per Holst-Nielsen
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About DB Schenker
Schenker Limited is part of the global DB Schenker network. With 18 locations
and over 850 employees, the company provides the complete range of land
operations, international air and ocean freight forwarding and all related
integrated logistics services and global supply chain management.
With a turnover of some EUR 15 billion, about 90,000 employees and over
2,000 locations in all the world’s major economic regions, DB Schenker holds
top positions in global air and ocean freight, the densest land transportation
network in Europe, and the rail competence of Europe’s largest rail freight
company. Integrated Logistics at DB Schenker, with its three business
segments, Land Transport, Air/Ocean Freight and Contract Logistics/SCM, is
one of the world's leading logistics service providers. The business unit offers
Europe-wide land transport and worldwide air and ocean freight, as well as
comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain management from a
single source. The unit also holds top positions in automotive, high-tech and
consumer products, as well as in trade fair forwarding, special transportation
and services for major sporting events.
Issued by: Schenker Limited
Schenker House, Great South West Road,
Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 8NT, UK
Acting Managing Director: Per Holst Nielsen
Carl Hobbis
Marketing Manager
Schenker Limited
Tel. +44 (0)2476 588955
Carl.hobbis
@dbschenker.com
www.dbschenker.com
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