UPS Triples the Size of Louisville Package Facility
29 Octobre 2015 - 4:00PM
UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced it will triple the size of its
“Centennial” ground package sorting facility in Louisville and will
nearly double package processing rates. Separate from UPS
Worldport® international air hub, this project will cost an
estimated $300 million and should be substantially completed by
2018. At this site, UPS plans to add more than 300 jobs - a mix of
full- and part-time positions - over the course of the project with
recruitment starting in 2017. This is one of many hub
modernization projects UPS is executing.
The facility provides pickup and delivery operations for
customers in Louisville and surrounding counties and serves as a
transfer point for trailers moving to destinations beyond Kentucky.
It also supports end-of-runway express service due to its proximity
to the UPS Worldport facility.
The Centennial Hub will be retrofitted with automated conveyors
to move packages through the sort process capturing package data
and routing volume to proper load positions. Six-sided decode
tunnels will replace traditional scanning to capture package
information from address labels. Label applicators will place
“smart labels” on packages for local delivery, providing UPS
loaders and sorters faster instruction of proper loading. This
automation is part of UPS’s suite of package flow technologies.
“This hub upgrade enhances UPS’s transportation and logistics
capabilities and represents a continued commitment to our
customers,” said Lou Rivieccio, president of UPS’s Ohio Valley
District. “UPS has worked with Kentucky economic development
officials to be a catalyst for business growth in the area and to
link with our air operations as a gateway for global trade, and we
are grateful to the Commonwealth for their support of this
expansion.”
E-commerce and traditional retail package volume arrives in
Louisville from area distribution centers that continue to grow and
drive the need for increased UPS processing capacity.
“UPS, a great corporate partner of the Commonwealth, understands
strategic location as well as any company. Its investment to expand
in Kentucky represents a great amount of data, research and
confidence in our state as a premier location for business,”
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear said. “While the company’s air
presence in Louisville gets considerable attention, this major
project for the UPS Centennial Ground Hub underscores the important
and pivotal role ground operations play in the package delivery
continuum.”
The current building footprint will increase from 257,000 square
feet to 838,000 square feet with construction scheduled to begin in
2016. Pickup and delivery operations will continue throughout the
project.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.
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