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By Anna Butler
6:00 AM on Jun 8, 2024 CDT
A division of global supply chain firm DHL Group has shifted distribution operations from Grapevine to Irving and invested tens of millions of dollars in a new facility.
DHL eCommerce relocated to a 220,000-square-foot facility approximately six miles from DFW International Airport at 5320 W. Airport Freeway.
The logistics firm now hosts 150 employees in three shifts that process about 24,000 parcels per hour across eight induction lines — a doubling of the capabilities of DHL’s previous facility.
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Beyond typical logistics facility features like loading dock doors, drive-in ramps and office space, DHL also incorporated a multipurpose room for nursing mothers, among other uses.
Within the DHL supply chain, the facility specializes in e-commerce domestic inbound and outbound parcels and packages.
“We are thrilled to announce the relocation of DHL eCommerce’s distribution center to a larger facility in thriving Irving, Texas, with easy access to the international airport for air and ground transport,” Lee Spratt, CEO of DHL eCommerce, Americas, wrote in a statement. “This relocation demonstrates our ongoing commitment to innovation and increasing our capacity to process our customers’ ever-growing shipping needs.”
DHL eCommerce is part of DHL Group, based in Bonn, Germany.
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