Expanding Florstadt: DHL's New European Pharma Hub
DHL transforms Florstadt site into a European pharmaceutical hub - DHL transforms Florstadt into a pharmaceutical distribution center for Europe
Get ready to see DHL's Florstadt site taking over the pharmaceutical landscape across Europe! With a whopping 100,000 square meters of storage space thanks to the establishment of their fourth logistics center, the company has officially turned the Florstadt campus into the ultimate European pharma hub.
This massive expansion covers an area larger than fourteen football fields and offers more than 140,000 pallet storage spaces for pharmaceutical and medical products. Over 600 employees will be serving international clients from biopharma, specialty pharma, medtech, and clinical research.
CEO of DHL Supply Chain for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Hendrik Venter, enthusiastically proclaimed at the opening, "From here, we serve customers not only in Germany, but across Europe - and beyond!"
As part of a strategic €2 billion global investment by 2030, DHL is bolstering its pharma logistics network, with the Florstadt project just being the tip of the iceberg. However, the company is keeping the exact investment in the Florstadt expansion under wraps for now.
The new "Florstadt 4" warehouse promises to be a game-changer, offering specialized services like sample withdrawals, support for clinical studies, and handling of biopharmaceuticals. It's also equipped with various temperature zones, capable of reaching a frosty minus 70 degrees, ensuring unmatched handling of temperature-sensitive products.
With this expansion, DHL seizes the opportunities in pharma shipments while traditional mail volumes dwindle, and the competition in the parcel market heats up. Strategically located near Frankfurt Airport, DHL is ideally positioned to supply customers not only in Germany but throughout Europe and beyond.
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This expansion marks DHL Group's strategic investment in its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) campus in Florstadt, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Key details include:
- Size and Capacity: The new Florstadt 4 warehouse adds 30,000 square meters to the campus, significantly boosting the total warehouse space to 100,000 square meters and the capacity to store over 140,000 pallets of pharmaceutical and medical products.
- Temperature Zones: The new warehouse is equipped with multiple temperature zones, including the ability to reach as low as -70°C if required, with particular focus on the critical temperature ranges of 2-8°C and -20°C.
- Services Provided: The expanded site will offer services to international clients from the biopharma, specialty pharma, medical technology, and clinical research sectors. With more than 600 highly qualified employees, the campus is poised to support customers across Europe and beyond.
- DHL's new expansion at the Life Sciences & Healthcare campus in Florstadt, Germany, has elevated the site into a significant logistics hub for pharmaceutical and medical products, catering to over 600 employees serving biopharma, specialty pharma, medtech, and clinical research industries across Europe.
- With the addition of the Florstadt 4 warehouse, DHL's total warehouse space now encompasses 100,000 square meters, housing more than 140,000 pallets, and featuring various temperature zones capable of reaching as low as -70°C for handling temperature-sensitive products.
- As part of DHL Group's strategic €2 billion investment in its pharma logistics network by 2030, the new Florstadt site, spread over an area equivalent to 14 football fields, underscores DHL's continued commitment to the healthcare sector in both Germany and Europe.
