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AR NEWS: WINNING GROUP OPENS ITS LARGEST DISTRIBUTION CENTRE TO DATE
Winning Group opens its largest distribution centre to date with 5-Star Green Star rating
-BY EMILY BENCIC
Winning Group has opened a new 45,750 square metre purposebuilt distribution centre in Wacol, Brisbane, targeting a 5-Star Green Star Design and As Built rating. The new DC is a significant increase from the group’s current Brisbane DC of 18,000 square metres and boasts 54 loading docks, ensuring future growth and expansion.
The Winning Group Wacol DC measures 45,750 square metres – a significant increase from the current Brisbane DC of 18,000 square metres.
The DC will be the base of Winning Group’s logistics and end-mile business, Winning Services and continue to service the group’s business entities including Appliances Online, Winning Appliances, Andoo, Home Clearance, Rogerseller and Spence & Lyda, as well as third-party logistics partners, including iFit, Sub-Zero and Wolf.
Winning Services general manager, Mick Bunt said, “We are thrilled to be opening our new world-class distribution centre in Wacol, Brisbane, which is our largest DC in Winning Group’s history. As part of our mission to create the best experiences in the world, for the world, we are delighted to share this DC has a 5-Star Green Star Design and As Built rating.
Inside the Winning Group Wacol DC in Brisbane, QLD.
“Our new Wacol DC is located just over 20km from Brisbane’s CBD, ensuring that our growing Queensland customer base will continue to receive our industry-leading service, for which we hold a world-leading Net Promoter Score. Providing legendary care is at the heart of what we do at Winning Services, not just for our customers, but also our team.
“We would like to thank our partners LOGOS and Vaughns Constructions for their continued support, as well as our supply partners, teams and customers. We look forward to continuing to provide our customers with our legendary care, from our new location in Wacol.”
Winning Services general manager, Mick Bunt (centre) with Rob and Patrizia Cassaniti from Touched by Christopher.
The new DC will achieve key sustainability outcomes including energy reduction through solar panels, responsible building materials, diversion of construction and demolition waste, water efficiency and infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Winning Group head of sustainable business and CSR, Alice Kuepper commented, “We are proud that our new 5-Star Green Star Wacol distribution centre has been designed and constructed with people and the planet in mind. Our DC is also meeting all the operational waste requirements so that we can continue to facilitate the recycling of products and packaging for our customers. Since 2005, we have recycled more than 80,000 tons of appliances and electronics and in our DC, we have dedicated areas for sorting EPS, cardboard and soft plastic.”
Winning Services general manager, Mick Bunt with the LOGOS team.
LOGOS head of Australia and New Zealand, Darren Searle added: “We are thrilled to have partnered with Winning Services on this major distribution centre at our Wacol Logistics Hub and developed the specialty facility to marketleading standards, facilitating Winning Group’s growth in region.
Winning Services general manager, Mick Bunt and Winning Services state operations manager QLD and NT, Nathan Rostant at the Wacol DC.
“As the demand for ecommerce continues to grow, LOGOS’ role is to support its customers in fulfilling this demand through developing environmentally friendly, high-tech, specialty facilities that will facilitate sustainable long-term growth. We are proud that the facility is on track to achieve a 5-Star Green Star Design and As-Built rating, and that we were able to complete this distribution centre in a 10-month period.”
