L’Oréal Groupe has opened its second Australian distribution centre (DC) in Redbank, Queensland.
The new purpose-built site will service L’Oréal customers across states including New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Costing $ 40 million to build, it brings an extra 14,533 sqm of capacity to sit alongside the Group’s existing DC in Victoria.
“The opening of our new distribution centre in Queensland reflects a significant milestone for L’Oréal in Australia, enhancing our capabilities locally, ensuring we can continue to meet the growing demand for our products, while also cutting delivery times across key states and bringing down transport emissions across the board,” says L’Oréal Groupe ANZ CEO Alex Davison.
“Australia and New Zealand, collectively, was one of the top growing markets for us globally last year, and there’s still untapped potential for L’Oréal. This is why we’re continuing to invest locally, and this new distribution centre is a prime example of this.
“We’re grateful to our partners TMX Transform and Goodman Group, for their support in sourcing this location, which offers an abundance of capacity and is just a mere 30 minutes outside of the Brisbane CBD.”
The new centre will lead to the creation of 60 additional jobs by the end of the year.
“This $40 million investment in our region will support new jobs that will enhance our local economy and reinforce Ipswich’s growing reputation as an attractive city for businesses and industry to thrive,” says Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding.
“Attracting L’Oréal Groupe to Ipswich is another sign that businesses have confidence in Ipswich as we continue to boost our supply chain resilience and provide opportunities for our residents to work where they live.”
Like all L’Oréal sites across Australia and New Zealand, the DC is run using 100 per cent renewable energy as well as having a biodiversity garden and EV charging.
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