Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre

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Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre
Ionad Dáilte Tesco Dhomhnach Bat
Tesco Distribution Centre near Turvey Avenue, Donabate, Co Dublin. - geograph.org.uk - 636875.jpg
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is located in Ireland
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre
General information
StatusTopped-out
TypeDistribution centre
AddressTurvey Avenue
Town or cityDonabate
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Coordinates53°29′12″N 6°11′07″W / 53.486597°N 6.185162°W / 53.486597; -6.185162Coordinates: 53°29′12″N 6°11′07″W / 53.486597°N 6.185162°W / 53.486597; -6.185162
Elevation8 metres (26 ft)
Current tenantsTesco
Topped-out2007
Technical details
Materialsteel
Floor area77,385 square metres (832,970 sq ft; 19.122 acres)

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a distribution centre located in Donabate, Ireland.[1][2]

Used by Tesco Ireland for distribution, it is the 11th-largest building by volume in the world, with a volume of 1,550,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 cu ft); for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.[3][4] [5][6]

History[]

The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost of €60 million and immediately sold for €120 million in a sale and leaseback deal to a consortium assembled by KPMG.[7][8] In 2014 it was sold to a South African property fund for €129 million.[9] In 2019 it was sold to South Korean firm KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management for €160m.[10]

Use[]

The facility employs over 600 people, and handles up to 1.5 million cases per week. It manages and distributes all ambient grocery (packaged and processed) and some non-food products for Tesco Ireland's network of 106 stores.[11] It is laid out in 87 aisles of 31 bays, each 12.3 metres (40 ft) tall, with a storage capacity of 76,000 pallets.[11]

Staff wear arm-mounted terminals (AMTs) to monitor productivity, which attracted media criticism in 2013.[12]

See also[]

  • List of largest buildings by usable volume

References[]

  1. ^ "Tesco - Donabate Distribution Center". www.industryabout.com.
  2. ^ Boyd, Dr Gary A.; McLaughlin, Mr John (August 28, 2015). Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9781472446862 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine TPE Consulting Engineers
  4. ^ Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine PUNCH Consulting Engineers
  5. ^ Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 9 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mannings
  6. ^ Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Euromech
  7. ^ "Tesco Distribution Centre, Donabate | Punch consulting". www.punchconsulting.com.
  8. ^ Hancock, Ciaran. "Tesco to sell north Dublin warehouse for over €120m". The Irish Times.
  9. ^ Fagan, Jack. "Ireland's largest building sells for €129m". The Irish Times.
  10. ^ "Ireland's largest building sold to South Korean investors for €160m". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  11. ^ a b "Tesco Ireland Case Study: Pallet Racking, Mesh Shelving, Mesh Partitioning". www.euromech.ie.
  12. ^ "Tesco staff forced to wear arm monitors that track work rate". Independent.ie.
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