Inghams Group has opened the second of three planned distribution centres (DC), with the poultry giant working with TMX Global to design and build the 5 Star Green Star facility in north Adelaide, South Australia.
The 15,380 square mettre fridge and freezer facility will accommodate 100 staff and sits adjacent to the company’s existing processing plant.
MX director Sam Dellios said sourcing a site next to Inghams’ processing plant would enable significant cost savings in terms of transport and freight efficiency, as well as a significant reduction in environmental impact.
“Inghams trusted us to deliver a facility on time and under budget that would align with their company’s environmental, social, and governance values, as well as ensuring they can continue to provide optimal customer service to their clients,” Dellios said.
Inghams national distribution manager Chris Ong said it was a team effort, working closely with TMX to design a facility under 5 Star Green Star guidelines.
“These guidelines that will drive operational efficiencies and improve our ability to service customers across Australia and internationally. To deliver a project of this size in Adelaide – through global supply chain challenges – is a testament to the collaboration of Inghams, TMX, Texco, and Goodman.
“We are excited to be entering into the next phase of our distribution network strategy with the practical completion and go live of our new, state-of-the-art, and sustainably designed Adelaide distribution centre,” Ong said.
Developed by Goodman and built by Texco, TMX Global managed the multidisciplinary project from end-to-end, providing DC design, technical scoping, property procurement, and construction delivery management.
TMX Global will remain on board, supporting Inghams’ operational transition into the new facility to ensure they are seeking full benefit of the strategic design outcomes in the live operations.
Designed to a 5-Star Green Star rating, the facility demonstrates Inghams’ commitment to carbon reductions, and is partly solar-powered, with 500kw of solar installed on its roof, and highly efficient refrigeration systems will reduce electrical consumption by 50 per cent in comparison to older plants.
The first new facility opened in Truganina in Melbourne’s west last year, with the third planned build, in Hazelmere, Western Australia, opening later this year.
