MERCADONA’S NEW LOGISTICS CENTRE - 18.07.2008

The company has invested 42 million euros in this new logistics centre, directly creating 200 permanent jobs.

The new logistics centre, the company’s eighth, has been designed to maximise use of sunlight, enabling an energy saving of 40%.

The president of the regional government of the Canary Islands, accompanied by the Chairman of Mercadona, Juan Roig, the President of the Inter-Island Council and representatives of the local authorities have officially opened the company’s logistics centre in Ingenio, which will supply the companies supermarkets on the island. 

With the start-up of this new centre, which represents an investment of 42 million euros, Mercadona reinforces its commitment to the Canary Islands, a region from whose suppliers Mercadona made 291 million euros worth of purchases in 2007. The start-up also creates 200 direct permanent jobs, increasing the number of staff the company employs in the Canary Islands to 3300.

In order to save energy and enhance the welfare of our staff, the new logistics centre has been designed to take maximum advantage of natural light, using translucent panel which allow sunlight to flood in, enabling an energy saving to the tune of 40%. The very latest machinery has also been installed which allow 280 tonnes of material (plastics, cardboard and polystyrene, amongst others) to be recycled every year. This will allow Mercadona to continue making advances in waste management.

Located in the Las Majoreras industrial park, the logistics centre comprises some 90,000 square metres, 41,000 of which are covered by buildings such as warehouses for meat products, fish, fruit and vegetables, frozen goods, refrigerated gods, non-perishable goods and packaging. The centre has 50 loading bays, and apart from using radio-frequency systems, it has also has automatic strapping machines, which helps to reduce the risk of over-exertion by our staff when packing and securing pallets.

The Ingenio centre in Gran Canaria is Mercadona’s second in the Canary Islands and the company’s eighth overall, currently having other logistics centres in Riba-Roja de Túria (Valencia), Antequera (Málaga), Sant Sadurní de Anoia (Barcelona), San Isidro (Alicante), Huévar (Sevilla), Granadilla de Abona (Tenerife) and Ciempozuelos (Madrid). They make up a logistics network comprising more than 525,000 square metres, with which Mercadona can guarantee the efficiency of the supply chain. The company also has three other centres being built or at the planning stage, located in Villadangos del Páramo (León), Guadix (Granada) and Pla-Za (Zaragoza).