St. Joseph, Mich.-based Hanson Logistics said it is expanding its temperature-controlled Chicago Consolidation Center, located in Hobart, Ind. The Phase II expansion is the result, in large part, of the growth of the Hanson Velocities Multi-Vendor Consolidation program, which launched in 2008. Hanson Logistics said it expects to break ground in March, with opening scheduled for July 2010.
Consisting of new office areas and 2,517,000 cubic feet of warehousing space, the expansion will add more short-term storage, 7,800 pallet positions, staging and dock space for frozen and refrigerated foods, Hanson Logistics said. The flagship Chicago Consolidation Center is a three-phase, 14.5-million-cubic-feet facility now in its third full year of operation. The state-of-the-art complex is designed specifically for high-volume throughput, including flexible racking for quick-pick consolidation and cross docking of temperature-controlled food products. From there, Hanson Transportation Management Services provides inbound, shuttle service, national truckload service and Velocities Multi-Vendor Consolidation (delivering scheduled shared truckloads to major retail, wholesale and foodservice distribution centers throughout the United States).
