UPS Completes Supersizing Of Louisville Package Operations
15 Mai 2019 - 10:00PM
- Expansion more than triples size of ground sortation and
distribution hub to over 1 million square feet, nearly doubling
package sorting capacity
- Adds even more support for express service packages routed to
UPS’s nearby Worldport® air hub at Louisville Muhammad Ali
International Airport
- Business and retail customers gain speed-to-market and enhanced
flexibility from highly automated “super hub”
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has completed the multi-phase expansion of its
Louisville Centennial ground package sortation and distribution
facility. The project has created 300 new full- and part-time jobs
and features UPS’s advanced package processing technologies.
“Tripling the size of our Centennial hub provides companies with
distribution centers and operations in Kentucky and the surrounding
areas with more opportunities to better serve their customers,”
said Joe Boyle, president of UPS’s Ohio Valley District. “UPS is
grateful for the strong relationship we have built with the city of
Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. And we appreciate the
Louisville Renaissance Zone Corporation’s support in making this a
successful project. It’s an exciting time to be a partner in the
economic growth of this region.”
“We are excited to mark the opening of the Centennial hub, part
of the continued investment UPS makes in our community. UPS has
been a valuable corporate partner for decades, participating in the
SummerWorks and Metropolitan College programs, and as UPS grows, so
does our city,” said Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. “Its presence
has attracted more than 200 companies to the Louisville region,
creating thousands of jobs and bringing in millions of investment
dollars. Congratulations to UPS on its latest expansion.”
The Louisville super hub’s strategic proximity to UPS’s
Worldport air hub at Louisville International Airport supports
end-of-runway express services like UPS Next Day Air® and UPS
eFulfillment that many e-commerce companies demand. The Centennial
hub can insert packages into UPS’s air operations as late as 1:30
a.m. for delivery across the country the same day.
“UPS is building innovative solutions to serve small, medium and
large businesses in Louisville, throughout the Ohio Valley, across
the United States and around the world,” said Boyle. “This
expansion is part of how UPS is enabling companies of all sizes to
deliver products when, where and how their customers want.”
Now covering more than 19 football fields, the expanded facility
can process approximately 85,000 packages per hour via nearly 25
miles of conveyors using highly automated processing
equipment. Six-sided laser label decode tunnels will rapidly
capture package information from address labels. High speed label
applicators will place UPS “smart labels” on packages at a rate of
3 per second, providing UPS personnel instructions for proper
routing and loading into waiting trailers headed to destinations
across the country, or into package delivery vehicles bound for
Louisville-area businesses and residents.
“Super hubs” like Centennial increase the speed and flexibility
of packages moving through UPS’s smart global logistics network.
They also have a significantly higher package processing capacity
than most other package operations facilities.
The Louisville hub expansion project is part of a multi-year UPS
investment plan to modernize and expand the company’s global
network, including addition of several new facilities and
acquisition of new cargo aircraft.
In November, UPS also opened a new package delivery facility in
Richwood, Ky. to serve the rapidly growing business and residential
demand in the surrounding area that includes Cincinnati, Ohio. Both
facilities utilize UPS’s proprietary network planning software that
integrates UPS’s air and ground operations across the U.S. and
around the globe. The technology enables UPS to more efficiently
manage spikes in shipping volume and severe weather.
“The commonwealth of Kentucky congratulates UPS on completing
their transformative $310 million Centennial Ground hub expansion
at Louisville International Airport. We are grateful for our
strong, enduring partnership with UPS and for the company’s
powerful impact upon the workforce, economy and community of the
Louisville region,” Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said. “The sky is
truly the limit as UPS continues to expand its extensive operations
here in Kentucky, America’s premier transportation and logistics
hub.”
UPS employs more than 29,000 people across Kentucky in package
delivery operations, air operations, ground freight, healthcare
logistics and contract logistics. Louisville is the home of
UPS’s Worldport air hub, the largest automated package handling
facility in the world, and the center point of UPS’s worldwide air
network. Interested jobseekers can begin the
application process at upsjobs.com, which has a fully mobile
version of the job application site. Many opportunities are
available with eligibility for benefits, including tuition
assistance.
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. UPS was awarded America’s Best Customer
Service company for Shipping and Delivery services by Newsweek
magazine; Forbes Most Valuable Brand in Transportation; and top
rankings on the JUST 100 list for social responsibility, the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index, and the Harris Poll Reputation
Quotient, among other prestigious rankings and awards. The company
can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. The company’s
sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found
at ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct,
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Jim Mayer
502-595-7061
jmayer@ups.com
Kim Krebs
404-828-4404
kkrebs@ups.com
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