German telehandler manufacturer Wacker Neuson has opened its new spare parts and logistics centre in Mülheim-Kärlich - between Cologne and Frankfurt - a year and a half after construction of the new facility began.
The new 55,000 square metre parts facility
The 55,000 square metre warehouse has around 100,000 line items in stock and is highly automated. The small items section of the warehouse has more than 30 robots and 200,000 storage spaces. The new facility will serve as the global distribution hub for the company’s three core brands - Wacker Neuson, Kramer, and Weidemann.
The facility is highly automated…
The building was built in accordance with the highest sustainability standards of the German Sustainable Building Council and is equipped with a 3.2 megawatt photo voltaic solar panel system, while the car park is equipped with numerous charging stations for employees and visitors.
…especially in the small parts area
The site will be operated by logistics company Kühne+Nagel, under a long term partnership agreement.
Aftermarket business manager Andrew Voigt said: “Opening our spare parts logistics centre in Mülheim-Kärlich is a decisive step to being a long term solution provider for our customers. Here we not only store the classic spare parts, but we also provide additional services to optimise and further develop customer support. Throughout the machine’s service life, we are the partner at our customer’s side generating a sustainable relationship - from the purchase of the machine and equipment, and beyond.”
Parts manager Steffen Streubel added: “The customers benefit from a clearly improved service, more flexibility with order times, and an optimised transport network as a result of the central warehouse and the ultra modern warehouse technology.”
(L-R) Christoph Holzberger, Axel Krichel and Gianfranco Sgro of Kühne+Nagel with Alexander Greschner, Andrew Voigt and Steffen Streubel of Wacker Neuson Aftermarket & Services
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