The company with French roots, which employs over 20,000 people worldwide, invested several million euros in the new e-commerce logistics center in the Limes inter-municipal industrial park - directly on the A45 freeway. ID Logistics relied on an e-commerce solution from META-Regalbau for the flexible storage of goods in a comprehensive pick tower. According to the company, various well-known providers from the e-commerce sector have already opted for META's warehouse technology in recent years.

External expertise as a resource
"The experience of our suppliers and partners also plays an important role in such a comprehensive project," explains Robin Otto, Commercial Vice President of ID Logistics. "We benefit from the additional external expertise, especially during planning, project planning and further implementation."

Shelves for various goods
In the new four-storey pick tower, which has a floor area of around 8,300 square meters, goods are stored and picked manually by the so-called pickers. Almost 50,000 shelves have been installed in this impressive facility. Approximately 74,000 shelf dividers ensure optimum and flexible separation of goods, resulting in over 100,000 storage locations on completion.

The choice of XXL shelves ensures a high degree of storage flexibility and even large items can be stored in the new racking system. In addition to the racking system based on the META Clip system, the focus of META's planning and project planning in the pick tower was on the connection of several integrated goods elevators, the installation of six pallet transfer stations based on swing gates and the steel construction adapted to the hall structure, including the staircases.

About META-Regalbau
META-Regalbau develops, produces and sells stationary and dynamic racking technology. As a system provider, META deals with all issues relating to warehouse logistics: from consulting, planning and project planning to the assembly of warehouse equipment. META offers its customers complete solutions. The product range includes shelving, pallet, cantilever and mobile racking, flow racks, storage platforms and multi-storey racking systems. All modules can be combined to create individual system solutions. The products are manufactured in Germany at the company headquarters in Arnsberg and in Budweis, Czech Republic. All META storage systems are tested and comply with the relevant norms and quality standards. This is confirmed by various RAL quality marks and the GS mark of the Materials Testing Office. Even after commissioning, META continues to support its customers with the implemented systems, because in addition to the products, a service package in the areas of warehouse planning and warehouse safety is part of the service spectrum. This includes the legally required inspection of the racking systems by an association-certified racking inspector. With a permanent base at the Digital.Hub Logistic in Dortmund and the focus there on the search for innovative cooperation partners, META is also well positioned in the area of future topics under the heading of Industry 4.0. One initial success is the cooperation with the award-winning start-up MotionMiners. META and five other companies are part of the Haiger-based jlu Group, which has various subsidiaries and sales offices around the world.

About ID Logistics
ID Logistics Group is an international contract logistics service provider with a global turnover of 1,410 million euros in the 2018 financial year. ID Logistics operates over 300 locations with a total of 5.5 million square meters of warehouse space in 17 countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa and employs around 20,000 people. ID Logistics offers numerous solutions to its customer portfolio from the retail, industry, detail picking and e-commerce sectors and is committed to sustainable development.