- Leonardo with logistics lover Kuehne+Nagel signal ten-12 months logistics contract as part of a collaborative venture with Graftongate, to produce a new c.£30 million single-site logistics facility at Leonardos helicopter site in Yeovil, Uk
- The sites progress will get started in August this year and is anticipated to be entirely operational in 2023
- The single-website logistics facility will support assist Leonardo Helicopters world wide fleet as a result of the warehousing of factors and tooling in a condition-of-the-art facility, which has sustainability at its main


Leonardo announced these days that setting up work will soon start on a new c.£30 million single-internet site logistics facility at Leonardos helicopter website in Yeovil. The floor-breaking facility, spanning an place of just about 20,000m2, the equal of 2.7 football pitches, is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2022. The project sees the consolidation of eight current warehouses into one all-encompassing logistics hub.


This large-tech facility signifies a reduction in functioning expenses, by having all logistics under a person roof, and maximises the opportunity of helicopter element logistics. The new facility, with its significant-close systems, is greatly focussed on sustainability. It will be geared up with rainwater harvesting tanks for brown h2o companies, comprehensive LED lights will be employed in the course of the facility, a warmth recovery system will be used in the primary warehouse, which will be complemented by a present day business temperature management method. In addition, there will be a bank of electrical car or truck charging factors.


The web-site will be operated less than a new ten-yr industrial deal with Kuehne+Nagel, which will contain an financial investment in plant and products set up and warehousing changeover action by the international transportation and logistics enterprise. The facility is predicted to be fully operational in 2023.


The new facility will company the Yeovil creation amenities and provide spares support for the world fleet of rotary plane crafted at Leonardos web page in Yeovil the UKs only onshore helicopter manufacturer – and assistance the management of production tooling.


The principal intention of the Solitary-Web page Logistics facility at Leonardos web-site in Yeovil is to consolidate all Yeovil-based mostly warehousing. This point out-of-the-art facility will streamline the sites operational capability and customer company by owning all logistical help in a single spot. It highlights even more Leonardos extensive-time period determination to its Yeovil web page by means of the strategic advancement of this higher-tech logistics hub. It also demonstrates the importance of vital business partnerships by means of our critical collaboration with Kuehne+Nagel, explained Nick Whitney, Controlling Director of Leonardo Helicopters (United kingdom).


This new solitary-web page logistics facility demonstrates Leonardos long-term determination to Somerset, the South West and to its consumers. As a floor-breaking business infrastructure remedy it also aligns strongly with Leonardos Industrial Approach, which focuses on more robust consumer support solutions and proximity, thus complimenting the Be Tomorrow Leonardos 2030 Strategy, the innovation roadmap supporting Leonardos extended-time period sustainable growth.
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