UPS Breaks Ground on Louisville Centennial Hub Expansion
August 25 2016 - 8:00AM
The bulldozers are moving earth on UPS’s (NYSE: UPS) latest
expansion project, bringing the rest of the Earth even closer to
UPS customers in Kentucky and parts of Southern Indiana.
The company’s estimated $300 million investment will triple the
size of the package facility to 838,000 square feet, and nearly
double current sorting capacity to 85,000 packages per hour. In
addition, the project will create a mix of 300 new full and
part-time jobs.
“We are excited to have construction underway,” said Lou
Rivieccio, president of UPS’s Ohio Valley District. “This project
is a win for everyone involved. It will benefit our customers,
generate jobs, and enhance economic development in Louisville and
the surrounding region.”
“UPS is one of the major economic engines in the city and
state. We are pleased that the company is continuing to invest to
ensure outstanding service for shippers large and small,”
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said.
The Centennial hub, constructed in 2007 during UPS’s 100th
anniversary year, provides pickup and delivery operations for
customers in Louisville and surrounding counties and serves as a
transfer point for trailers moving to destinations beyond Kentucky.
With its proximity to UPS Worldport air hub at Louisville
International Airport, it also supports end-of-runway express
service by allowing packages to be inserted into the Worldport air
operations as late as 1:30 a.m.
“Centennial offers UPS customers the advantage of being at the
center of the world’s largest package delivery company,” said
Rivieccio. “It is one of UPS’s most important facilities.”
The expansion will take place in three phases and continue
through 2020. In addition to increasing the building’s footprint,
the project will modernize the hub’s conveyor technology, enhancing
the flow of packages through the building, and increasing accuracy
during sorting. The automated conveyors will move packages through
the sorting process while capturing data used to route packages to
the proper location for loading on outbound vehicles.
When the building first opened in May of 2008, sorting capacity
was 40,000 packages per hour. The expansion of enhanced technology
in the facility will increase capacity to 85,000 packages per hour,
improving both reliability and quality of service provided to UPS
customers.
“This expansion by UPS, a premier global shipping and logistics
company, will continue improving speed, service and volume for UPS
customers while strengthening Kentucky’s already significant
distribution and logistics industry,” Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin
said.
Six-sided decode tunnels will replace traditional scanning to
capture package information from address labels. Label
applicators will place “smart labels” on packages for local
delivery, providing UPS loaders faster instruction of a package’s
proper staging location in a UPS vehicle prior to transport. This
will improve accuracy and package integrity, while minimizing time
in transit for UPS customers.
“The UPS hubs in Louisville have attracted dozens of businesses
to the region that rely on fast and accurate shipping,” said Gov.
Bevin. “The additional capacity and hundreds of new jobs this
expansion at the Centennial Ground Hub will create will help UPS
play an even greater role in Kentucky’s economic development
future. On behalf of my administration and the people of Kentucky,
I want to thank UPS for its continued commitment to the
Commonwealth.”
UPS will host a groundbreaking event Thursday, Aug. 25 at 9:30
a.m. at the Centennial construction site, 8100 Air Commerce Drive.
Invited guests will include Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, U.S.
Senator Rand Paul, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and other
dignitaries.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.
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Michelle Polk
502-329-6488
mpolk@ups.com
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