The Noerpel Group is focusing on sustainability and energy efficiency when building the new facility.
The Noerpel Group's new forwarding location is currently being built on a 42,000 square meter site in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg - only around 600 meters away from the previous site. The modern terminal will have 7,300 square meters of handling space and 82 loading gates. Around 2,100 square meters are planned as office and administration space. "The shell will be completed in late summer and the construction work will be finished by the end of the year," explains Darko Ilic, Branch Manager Villingen-Schwenningen of the Noerpel Group. Around one hundred Noerpel colleagues will move from the old site to the new one at the beginning of 2023.

Around ten years on site

The Noerpel Group has had a forwarding location in Villingen-Schwenningen since 2013. The shipment volumes to be handled have increased continuously and the existing facility has reached its capacity limits. "At the Villingen-Schwenningen site, we organize complex supply chains for companies in the electrical, automotive and mechanical engineering sectors, for example," explains Darko Ilic. "We supply the producers with raw materials and ensure the distribution of the finished goods. In order to be able to reliably provide national and international transport services, we need suitable structures and capacities. The new facility offers the perfect conditions for this."
Another advantage of the new building is that the Noerpel Group has considerably increased the available transport and storage space on its own premises. In future, there will be sufficient space for internal equipment, so that the public traffic area can be permanently relieved.

Sustainable new build

As with the Noerpel Group's two other current construction projects in Baden-Württemberg (logistics centers in Singen and Giengen), the new building in Villingen-Schwenningen also focuses on energy efficiency and sustainability: the terminal is being built to the BEG 40 standard. At this efficiency level, the energy requirement of the property is around 40 percent of the energy of a reference building, thus saving 60 percent energy compared to a conventionally constructed building.

With a photovoltaic system on the hall roof, the Noerpel Group will generate a large proportion of the electricity required at the site itself. Noerpel is also installing an energy-saving air-to-water heat pump for heating and using metal cassette elements for the hall façade - the building materials can be easily recycled later. Charging stations are installed for electric vehicles. Pre-installation of charging stations for e-trucks is also planned. "We focus on sustainable features in all our new construction projects and make targeted investments here," says Judith Noerpel-Schneider, member of the Noerpel Group's Executive Board. "With the modern facility in Villingen-Schwenningen, we are creating the best conditions for our customer projects, while at the same time we are perfectly positioned for our employees and our environment."