multinational XPO doubled its operating capacity in Alicante with its commissioning. new logistics warehouse At the Llano del Espartal range. Multiple facilities 5,000 square meters that the responsible persons of the company officially opened this Wednesday and this area one of the main logistics nodes in the provincebecause in the immediate vicinity there are operators such as Amazon, Mercadona, Integrated or GLS, among others.
In this sense, XPO’s managing director in Southern Europe, Massimo Marisili, one of Alicante “strategic” point In the development of the firm’s business, both because of the demand of local customers – the company works with companies like Sprinter – and because of its location, railwayHE port And airport facilitated by El Altet intermodality and facilitate the distribution of goods.
new facilities replace those on the firm’s Las Atalayas industrial estate, about half the size. Owner of the new ship montepino –Bankinter’s socimi, which specializes in logistical features- although it was built according to the needs of its tenant. It has 33 loading ramps and will directly employ 22 people in addition to the 50 carriers that will operate there.
Marsili explained that the firm already owns more than one. 700 customers in the Valencian Communitywhich is a 46.4 million turnover last year the euro was about 9% of the company’s revenue in Spain.
In this way, new facilities already have a significant workload and move. more than 1,000 pallets per day, as described by the executive. It’s a figure they hope to double in the coming years by leveraging these new capabilities. The company transports 22,000 pallets at 73 centers across the entire Iberian Peninsula, approximately every two seconds.
Marsili pointed out that the new logistics center in Alicante allows us to bid in the region. the entire catalog company’s services, including full load, pallets and also distribution past Mille, A segment where they see more and more progress as electronic commerce develops.
The manager also stressed that his service was well received. nightly wage commitment, They undertake the distribution of goods to the stores outside of working hours. “We have the key to the establishment and we deliver at night so the store already has all the product when it opens,” he explained. A service they already provide 230 businesses in the region, It represents 10% of those infected in Spain.
The person in charge of XPO also Sustainability, that the firm was one of the first to have “mega trucks”. In other words, dual-composition vehicles that achieve a 20% reduction in pollutant emissions. They also make it easier for goods to travel from road to rail and vice versa, as these vehicles are ready to be loaded onto the train. The firm has already A fleet of 25 “mega trucks” in Spainin addition to several ‘duotrayers’.
The company, which grew 12% last year, hopes to continue to increase its numbers this year in the heat of the boom, which logistics is still experiencing.
CEV president Alicante to the opening ceremony of the new XPO warehouse, Joaquin PerezIn addition to various political posts, such as the mayor of Alicante, luis barcala – the regional secretary for Sustainable Economy, whose presence was not originally planned and announced this morning, Empar Martinez. In both cases, due to the restrictions imposed by the election campaign period, they were content to thank themselves for their invitation with words addressed to those present.