Yusen Logistics Benelux has opened a new warehouse for Belgium’s largest pharmaceutical company.
The 40,000 square metre facility, located in Gembloux, is equipped with innovative technologies such as autonomous mobile robots, automated packaging systems and sorting equipment.
Pharmaceutical company GSK will store and export millions of vaccines and raw materials to more than 160 countries from the site.
“The facility is designed to meet a wide range of safety requirements for the pharmaceutical supply chain,” said Managing Director of Yusen Logistics Benelux-Germany-Northern Countries & Switzerland, Bruno Jacques. “It will provide storage and handling of products under various temperature conditions, from ambient temperature to frozen solutions. Additionally, an on-site ‘Packaging Solutions Centre’ will ensure the integrity of products during transport with a range of passive packaging solutions suitable for all types of transport.”
The warehouse can house up to 42,000 pallets, stored at various temperatures thanks to a 7,000 square metre cold storage area and a 700 square metre freezer compartment. Advanced technologies like autonomous mobile robots, self-driving vehicles and sorting equipment will help GSK efficiently manage raw materials and distribute vaccines, exporting one million doses daily.
“This new logistics centre will revolutionise our ability to store and export millions of vaccines globally,” said Managing Director of GSK Belgium, Emmanuel Amory. “It will enable us to distribute vaccines more quickly to over 160 countries while reducing our emissions by nearly 10,000 tons of CO2 simply by centralising various activities in one location.”
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