WHS Plastics, a global manufacturer of plastic injection moulding products, which supplies the automotive, industrial and electronics sector, has moved into its new state-of-the-art 75,000 sq feet national distribution centre at its Minworth site in Sutton Coldfield, UK.
WHS Plastics
WHS Plastics opens new distribution centre
Paul Nicholson, Group Managing Director at WHS Plastics Limited (front) and Andrew Kendrick, Group Sales Director.
WHS Plastics also has manufacturing operations in Runcorn, UK, and Cairo, Egypt. The company recently manufactured 100,000 plastic visors with Jaguar Land Rover in response to the pandemic.
The new national distribution centre has been developed to provide an on-demand logistics solution for customers, which include major motor manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover.
WHS Plastics has put in place the latest warehouse management system in the centre, which manages the stockholding and inbound and outbound movements as well as semi-autonomous forklift trucks. The centre has also, been fitted out with a new racking system, which will provide an additional 35,000 square feet of warehousing capacity to support future growth ambitions.
Paul Nicholson, Group Managing Director, said: “The development complements our hi-tech and automated production processes, thereby forming a key part of our future growth strategy to build upon our existing markets and open up new opportunities for the business going forward … Our significant investment is designed to continue to provide the very best support to our largest market, the automotive sector in the region and nationally, as well as other sectors in providing a first-class distribution service.
“We have been in the region for nearly 90 years and this investment signals our intention to be here for a long time to come, supporting the automotive sector, which is a major contributor to the regional economy, and other industries. As a result of this investment we are already seeing a growth in our pipeline, in new sectors, from garden to professional catering products.”
