UPS distribution centre
It is not the enormous size (approx. 40,000 m2) that makes the UPS distribution centre built by Geelen Vastgoed & Bouw so remarkable. No, this new-build project, acquired by tender, is a unique automated parcel sorting centre.
Project properties
Project name
UPS distribution centre
Location
Eindhoven
Client
UPS
Category
Offices
Logistics & Production
Surface
40,000 m²
Architect
CroonenBuro5
Period
2017-2018
29,000 parcels per hour
The complex provides space for a sorting centre and several other buildings. Up to 29,000 parcels can be processed per hour and more than 100 trucks can dock simultaneously to load and unload. The centre is based in Eindhoven and is the UPS headquarters in the Netherlands. It also serves as a transit point for Belgium and Germany.
Ancillary buildings
Three ancillary buildings are connected to the sorting centre and include restaurants, changing rooms and offices. There is also a separate office building as well as several outbuildings, including a car wash, workshop and tank island. The total surface area of the site is 148,000 m².
