Warehouse automation
Witron builds another logistics center for Coles
Coles Group Limited announced on October 31, 2024 that it will invest $880 million to partner with Witron to build a new automated dry goods distribution center (ADC) in Truganina near Melbourne, Victoria. This further investment follows the completion of the first two ADCs that Coles has successfully completed in partnership with Witron over the past 18 months.
Implementation of the new project is expected to begin in the 2025 financial year - completion will take up to five years. Compared to Coles' ADCs in New South Wales (Kemps Creek / Sydney) and Queensland (Redbank / Brisbane), the automated facility in the state of Victoria will have around 15 percent more capacity and will be able to pick 4.6 million retail units per week.
Better availability of goods and a more efficient supply chain
The distribution center will supply all stores in Victoria and Tasmania and will integrate with Coles' existing supply chain in South Australia and Western Australia to further improve product availability for Coles customers in these states.
Together with the ADCs in New South Wales and Queensland, this project enables the complete automation of the logistics network of Coles distribution centers on the east coast of Australia.
Leah Weckert, Managing Director and CEO of Coles, said: "This is another important step in the transformation of the business as we continue to invest in pioneering technology to increase the availability of goods for our customers and improve the efficiency of our entire supply chain. This new automated distribution center in Victoria will complement our existing logistics locations in Queensland and New South Wales, allowing us to further increase productivity and take advantage of Witron's world-leading automation technology."
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