Schmitz Cargobull has expanded its central warehouse for spare parts in Altenberge, Germany.
The move is expected to ensure an increased level of material available for service partners and customers.
The new, manually operated narrow-aisle warehouse has eight aisles and a rack height of 14 metres. It offers about 3,300 pallet spaces and stores pallet cages, Euro pallets and half pallets.
The relocation of materials in the warehouse is improving process quality, while increased material availability is leading to shorter delivery times. With the new narrow-aisle warehouse, more storage space for additional spare parts has been created. Spare parts for Berger lightweight vehicles are also distributed from the site.
“Compared to independent dealers, Schmitz Cargobull offers a decisive advantage,” said Managing Director at Cargobull Parts & Services, Britta Sprey. “One-stop shopping and parts identification via the chassis number in the EPOS spare parts portal, which enables fast repairs and high uptime for Schmitz Cargobull trailers.”
Schmitz Cargobull’s European spare parts business has grown strongly in recent years, continuously expanding its range of services to offer the fast delivery of more than 80,000 spare parts.
“We now have 29 distribution centres throughout Europe to ensure that we can supply our workshops and customers with the most common spare parts 24/7,” she said. “The central warehouse in Altenberge is used as a distribution centre for Germany and Austria. From here, we supply the international distribution centres several times a day or, if required, we can deliver directly to our service partners throughout Europe.”
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