P&O Ferrymasters becomes LG231’s first tenant

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The company has taken a five-year-lease-long occupation of a 21,460 m2-big distribution centre in the LG 231 logistics park erected by DP World London Gateway near its sea container terminal.

The 12.5 m of internal height, full warehouse management system facility offers 28 dock-levellers and four level access loading doors, racking & bulk, wet bond, and picking from full pallet down to piece picking and cross-dock container unloading.

The primary focus of this facility is the food & beverage as well as fast moving fast-moving consumer goods industries, but P&O Ferrymasters says it’s also suitable for any vertical industry.

The distribution centre is BREEAM Excellent, with an EPC ‘A’ rating, plus Planet Mark-accredited.

According to DP World London Gateway, the company can develop buildings on a build-to-suit basis, from around 93k up to 149k m2, obtaining planning consent within 28 days under its Local Development Order.

"This additional new warehouse capacity at London Gateway marks an important additional step in our plans to enable trade flows across Europe. This new facility will provide the operational flexibility and capacity our customers need to ensure their supply chains are becoming even more efficient and effective with direct access to a central hub linking rail, road, deep sea and short sea. With both Rotterdam and London Gateway recently operational [the former in 2019], we believe we are well positioned to provide resilient and agile supply chain solutions which have become more important than ever," Mark Mulder, Director Contract Logistics, P&O Ferrymasters, said.

Oliver Treneman, Park Development Director, DP World London Gateway, added, "We are excited that P&O Ferrymasters has become the first tenant of LG 231. We look forward to working with P&O to deliver innovative and flexible supply chain solutions which add value to our customers' businesses. LG 231 is the ideal location for P&O Ferrymasters to grow over the long term as DP World London Gateway has the capacity, when complete, to be the largest integrated port and logistics park in Europe. Together we can offer unrivalled service for customers and possess the potential to radically impact the whole supply chain and enable the smarter flow of trade."