Door supplier opens Barnsley distribution centre
Door supplier JB Kind has opened at new distribution centre in Barnsley taking Wilton Development’s 77,804 ft2 Unit 2 facility at Enterprise 36 in Tankersley.
By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters
THE NEW facility doubles JB Kind’s previous storage capacity to circa.74,000 ft2 and can hold some 80,000 doors. It boasts a 73,561 ft2 warehouse with 10m eaves as well as six dock and two level access doors served by a 40m yard. In addition, it has 4,243 ft2 of Grade A offices..
Operating on an extended double shift basis and supported by an automated scanning and picking system, the site is designed to speed up picking, packing and dispatch – allowing customers to select a prompt delivery day when placing their orders.
The distribution centre also delivers strong environmental benefits with a 15,000 ft2 roof top solar array installed generating around 130,000 kW of electricity annually – reducing CO₂ emissions by 26,000kg and cutting energy costs by 50%. It has been constructed to achieve a BREEAM Very Good and EPC A rating.
Enterprise 36 is located within 1 mile of Junction 36 of the M1 Motorway
Joint agents were CPP and CBRE.
