Melbourne to gain two new temperature-controlled facilities

Temperature-controlled storage company NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics is building two new facilities in Truganina, near Melbourne – including a chilled one for the first time.
The chilled and ambient storage facility will handle product for dairy company Fonterra Australia which is consolidating its distribution network and six warehouses into the one facility. Opening in July, the 12-storey site will be capable of holding up to 110,000 pallets.
“The first of its kind in Australia, the facility is highly automated and, because of its technology, we can be more agile and responsive to our customers’ needs, deliver smaller and more frequent orders and importantly, improve our service delivery,” said René Dedoncker, Australia Managing Director, Fonterra.
The frozen storage facility will stock products for McCain Foods, Australia, as previously reported, and Peters Ice Cream Australia, part of the Froneri group.
It is being built by storage equipment manufacturer Dematic, and will comprise of an integrated system combining automated pallet handling systems using in-house warehouse and control software developed in-house by NewCold.
“The storage and handling of McCain’s frozen products in the new automated facility will give us a more stable temperature regime and highly accurate stock control,” said McCain Foods ANZ Supply Chain Director Taso Kourou.
“We have years and years of experience in automation and that gives us the edge over someone who is building an automated warehouse for the first time,” said Jon Miles, Country Manager, UK, NewCold adding that NewCold is a “truly international temperature-controlled business.”