DHL eCommerce, a division of DHL Group, opened a fully-owned 28,520 m² distribution center in Hebron, Kentucky, 10 minutes from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
The company decided to combine three properties it leased in a business park in the CVG area into this larger, US$74 million distribution center that will employ approximately 400 full and part-time employees.
Meanhwile, DHL has acquired a Honeywell IntelliSort® cross-belt loop sorter capable of processing up to 50,000 parcels and packages per hour. In addition, the new facility will house an NPI Gen3 Xstream Dual Lane Sliding Shoe Sorter designed to process up to 24,000 domestic and international parcels and packages per hour. This distribution center represents the largest sorting and cross-dock hub in DHL eCommerce’s US network, with the ability to unload up to 20 trucks per hour, sort and reload outbound trucks for final mile delivery.
The building is also the first distribution center in the DHL eCommerce US network to be partially solar powered, with 684 solar panels generating approximately 25% of the building’s total energy.
There are also other green features, including three electric vehicle charging stations, a rainwater retention system to feed irrigation, and recycled construction material with steel and flooring.
Moreover, the facility has a Building Management System to monitor distribution center conditions and control all high-efficiency HVAC equipment.
“DHL eCommerce has been operating in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area for 20 years, and it’s considered one of our U.S. hubs for domestic and international shipments,” said Lee Spratt, CEO of DHL eCommerce in Americas.
