Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has announced a €28 million (US$34.10 million) lease and development investment with New Zealand’s Auckland Airport to establish a 19,200-square meter ambient warehousing complex dedicated to multinational manufacturer Techtronic Industries (TTI).

The new warehouse will begin operations in July and will handle full-service contract logistics services for its long-standing customer TTI.

Hellmann said the facility will offer storage for up to 29,000 pallets at up to ten pallet levels high.

“The new warehouse is designed to build in flexibility and scale to adapt and grow as TTI’s requirements of tomorrow develop. For example, the complex will have no columns and enhanced floor specifications which allows for future investments in innovative robotic-based material handling and automation solutions,” Chris McCagney, managing director Hellmann New Zealand said.

TTI Australia and New Zealand chief financial officer and chief operating officer Grant Edhouse, for his part, noted that Hellmann “needed a new facility with a longer-term contract logistics arrangement to support our future growth.”

“The extended height, capacity, operational efficiency, and flexibility of the complex has been specifically developed to cater to TTI’s needs for a considerable period of time. By consolidating our operations into this new complex, we will be able to optimize and future proof our supply chain to the benefit of our retail partners and end-users of our products,” he added.