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Distribution centre Koopman International

NL

About

Koopman International is a renowned trading house, founded in 1937, which trades more than 20,000 non-food consumer goods worldwide in 24 countries in Europe, Middle East, Africa, North and South America.

Challenge

Designing an appropriate logistics concept to expand customer service and support Koopman International's growth.

Solution

Thanks to the innovative design of the central distribution centre of more than 125,000 m², Koopman International supplies a customer portfolio of wholesalers, chain shops and outlet stores.

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Client(s)

  • Koopman International

Location

Emmeloord, The Netherlands

Timeline

2009

2016

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Our appropriate logistics concept supports Koopman International's growth to engineer special techniques and construction.

Roeland Bellens,

Director of logistics, VK architects+engineers

From its central distribution centre of more than 125,000 m², Koopman International supplies a customer portfolio of wholesalers, chain shops and outlet stores.

To expand its customer service and item base, Koopman International asked Van Looy Group to design an appropriate logistics concept to support Koopman International's growth and to engineer the supporting special techniques and structural engineering.

  • 9,200m² ground area (high-rise 1)
  • 51,000 pallet locations (high-rise 1)
  • 8,200m² of ground area (high-rise 2)
  • 44,000 pallet locations (high-rise 2)
  • 8 aisle-switching ASRS pallet cranes
  • Automatic pallet winding lanes
  • 8 AGVs

Koopman International is a renowned trading house, founded in 1937, which trades more than 20,000 non-food consumer goods worldwide in 24 countries in Europe, Middle East, Africa, North and South America. Koopman International has become one of the largest European importers thanks to an unbroken focus on quality, reliability and service.

Our responsibilities

  • Logistics design
  • Engineering construction and special techniques
  • Construction management
  • Project management

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