American Honda Motor has opened its new $US89m Midwestern Consolidation Centre in Troy, Ohio, a key hub that will supply nine other parts distribution centres throughout the US.
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The 549,000 square foot facility was designed to achieve leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) certification by the US Green Building Council.
Consisting of 500,000 sq ft of warehouse distribution space and 49,000 sq ft of office space, the facility is located on 58 acres adjacent to American Honda’s existing parts distribution centre, which has been operating in Troy since 1986. The hub also houses a procurement operations support office that is already functioning in the new facility, including 100 of the procurement worker who relocated from the neighbouring facility.
The warehouse will be fully completed and begin operations this autumn and will include the creation of 110 new full-time jobs.
“This centrally-located facility will enable us to provide the highest level of service to our customers by enhancing timely distribution of parts and materials and improving inventory management,” said James Roach, senior vice president of American Honda’s parts division. “More than 530 Honda suppliers in 33 states provide parts and materials to create Honda and Acura products and this centre will be organising and distributing parts from this growing US supply base.”
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By GlobalDataAmerican Honda worked with the USGBC to earn the organisation’s gold-rating LEED certification including energy-saving features such as an ‘Energy Star’ reflective roof to reduce heat gain and lower air conditioning requirements; reclaimed water used for landscaping; and an intelligent lighting system that makes greater use of natural light.
The company currently employs around 340 full-time workers at the existing Troy facility. Including the 110 new warehouse posts, the new warehouse facility will employ around 200.
The parts division handles the marketing, purchasing, inventory and distribution of OEM parts and accessories for all Honda products, shipping to about 1,300 dealers nationwide.
