Construction of SH Pratt Group’s state-of-the-art multi-temperature product handling facility at DP World London Gateway has started.
A ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the new 108,555sq ft bespoke distribution development marked the start of works.
Luton-based firm SH Pratt Group – one of Europe’s leading fruit importers and ripeners – is establishing Halo, a new business to the group, which will be based out of the building at DP World London Gateway.
Readie is the appointed contractor and will work with DP World London Gateway’s civil engineering team to oversee construction, which, along with the fit out is due to be complete by the end of the third quarter of 2018.
Halo will be operating the port’s first temperature-controlled, chilled and frozen supply chain centre, handling multi-temperature products, before distributing them to the UK consumer market.
Located within DP World London Gateway Logistics Park’s West Zone, the facility will feature multiple temperature regimes, from frozen to ambient – ensuring the building can be used flexibly and by multiple users – and employ the most advanced IT systems to aid monitoring of products and ensure quality.
SH Pratt Group’s decision to site its new venture at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park will reduce the distance, journey time, waste and cost for its customers of moving products – ensuring a more sustainable temperature-controlled supply chain.
The one-stop Halo centre will handle goods arriving at DP World London Gateway Port – which is plugged into a network of more than 110 ports in over 60 countries.
