BLACKMORES yesterday formally opened its new distribution centre in the western Sydney suburb of Bungarribee.
Braving the cold for the opening, local state MP Dr Hugh McDermott acknowledged the importance of Australian companies investing in local jobs and infrastructure.
"It's wonderful to see a growing company like Blackmores right here in Western Sydney as part of the largest manufacturing and logistics precinct in the southern hemisphere," McDermott said.
The official opening of the Blackmores Bungarribee Distribution Centre, was attended by 120 guests including McDermott and Federal Member for Chifley, Ed Husic.
The 16,000m2 warehouse has doubled the company's warehousing footprint and provides space for future growth.
Blackmores ceo Richard Henfrey highlighted the importance of the centre in Blackmores' growth, saying, "This facility is critical to optimise our customer service proposition.
"We've adopted higher levels of automation in our order picking and packing and the design of workflow gives us the ability to be more agile and responsive.
"The location here at Bungarribee is important because it gives us access to the ports, the major motorways and to our logistics partners," Henfrey said.
An average of 3,500 orders are shipped from Blackmores Bungarribee every week, made possible by a team of 60 employees.
The new facility includes a staff gymnasium and employee lounge with Blackmores' executive director Marcus Blackmore surprising staff with a billiards table he and his wife Caroline personally donated for the team to enjoy on breaks.
Pictured from left are Richard Henfrey, Marcus Blackmore, Ed Husic and Hugh McDermott.
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