 Fonterra director, Group Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Gary Romano. |
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New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced plans to establish a dry store and cool store at Mosgiel, following a decision to purchase a 16.45ha site in Dunedin.
According to Fonterra director, Group Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Gary Romano, the new Mosgiel site will provide greater opportunity to use rail, including into Port Chalmers, which means fewer trucks on roads between the site for local residents.
"For Fonterra, the development will mean a much simpler supply chain network in the South Island. It will consolidate the company’s cool store operations in Dunedin – currently spread across a number of sites in the region. It will also meet the additional storage requirements stemming from the construction of a fourth powder plant at the company’s Edendale site.
"The positive impacts should also extend to our customers, with improved service a result of this more efficient network."
The announcement follows Fonterra’s decision earlier this year to construct a cool store at its existing dry store hub on Hamilton’s Crawford St.
"The Mosgiel development will be operationally modelled on our successful Crawford St warehousing and distribution operation, which has significantly improved efficiencies in the areas of storage, transportation and handling since it began operation in June 2005," says Romano.
The Crawford St dry store has taken around 45,000 truck movements off roads in the greater Waikato region annually.
Construction of the new store will commence in July 2009.
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