BMW Group Canada has recently opened up a new 281,000 square foot regional distribution centre in Delta.
The centre, which is located in the Delta Link Business Park near River Road, opened on May 4 according to the news release from BMW Group Canada, which says the opening of the RDC “completes a series of infrastructure investments that position the company for the future, provide better service to retailers nationwide, and enhance the customer’s overall ownership experience.”
In addition to the new facility in Delta BMW also opened a new parts warehouse in Mississauga, Ont. in the spring of 2018.
According to BMW Group Canada, these builds tie in to major restructuring BMW AG has been coordinating to enhance the global supply chain network and make it more efficient. Part of the enhancements involved creating two new continental parts hubs, one in China and the other in the United States. The new Delta facility will take advantage of the U.S. hub, which stores and ships North American-made parts across the continent, providing faster parts deliveries to retailers across Canada.
“The beginning of outbound service at the Regional Distribution Centre in Delta is an exciting conclusion to some large-scale logistics projects,” said Tracy Bulmer, Aftersales Director, BMW Group Canada. “At the heart of these efforts is our customer. With our new ability to receive and ship a larger assortment of parts more quickly than before, we can provide a better ownership experience for them. And that is our number one goal.”
The new RDC in Delta is twice the size of the facility it replaces and includes:
· A warehouse – including an office and lunch area – of 262,620 square-feet
· A 14,780 square-foot training centre, which is bigger than the training centre at the head office in Richmond Hill
· A regional sales office of approximately 4,000 square feet
· The total site area is 12.26 acres
· The facility will service over 100 BMW, MINI and Motorrad retailers nationwide
· Approximately 25 workers will be employed in the warehouse
· 31,000 unique part numbers will be housed in the facility
· Over 450,000 individual parts will be distributed from the warehouse annually
· The new RDC is built for the future and has the capacity to expand to meet future needs.
“Congratulations to BMW Group Canada on opening its new regional distribution centre at the Delta Link Business Park,” said Mayor George Harvie. “We are thrilled to have a company of this stature choose the City of Delta as its home for the region. This large facility brings good jobs to support the local economy at a crucial time. We look forward to many years of great connections with BMW, which we are now pleased to welcome into Delta’s business family.”
