Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a distribution centre located in Donabate, Ireland.[1][2]

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre
Ionad Dáilte Tesco Dhomhnach Bat
General information
StatusTopped-out
TypeDistribution centre
AddressTurvey Avenue
Town or cityDonabate
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Coordinates53.486597°N 6.185162°W / 53.486597; -6.185162
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Current tenantsTesco
Topped-out2007
Technical details
Materialsteel
Floor area77,385 square metres (832,970 sq ft; 19.122 acres)

Used by Tesco Ireland for distribution, it is the 11th-largest building by volume in the world, with a volume of 1,550,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 cu ft); for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.[3][4] [5][6]

History

The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost of €60 million and immediately sold for €120 million in a sale and leaseback deal to a consortium assembled by KPMG.[7][8] In 2014 it was sold to a South African property fund for €129 million.[9] In 2019 it was sold to South Korean firm KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management for €160m.[10]

Use

The facility employs over 600 people, and handles up to 1.5 million cases per week. It manages and distributes all ambient grocery (packaged and processed) and some non-food products for Tesco Ireland's network of 106 stores.[11] It is laid out in 87 aisles of 31 bays, each 12.3 metres (40 ft) tall, with a storage capacity of 76,000 pallets.[11]

Staff wear arm-mounted terminals (AMTs) to monitor productivity, which attracted media criticism in 2013.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Tesco - Donabate Distribution Center". www.industryabout.com.
  2. Boyd, Dr Gary A.; McLaughlin, Mr John (August 28, 2015). Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9781472446862 – via Google Books.
  3. Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine TPE Consulting Engineers
  4. Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine PUNCH Consulting Engineers
  5. Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 9 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mannings
  6. Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Euromech
  7. "Tesco Distribution Centre, Donabate | Punch consulting". www.punchconsulting.com.
  8. Hancock, Ciaran. "Tesco to sell north Dublin warehouse for over €120m". The Irish Times.
  9. Fagan, Jack. "Ireland's largest building sells for €129m". The Irish Times.
  10. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/ireland-s-largest-building-sold-to-south-korean-investors-for-160m-1.4123694
  11. "Tesco Ireland Case Study: Pallet Racking, Mesh Shelving, Mesh Partitioning". www.euromech.ie.
  12. "Tesco staff forced to wear arm monitors that track work rate". Independent.ie.
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