Project focus
Expansion of the existing e-commerce logistics center in Willisau by 20,000 sqm of storage space, with fully automated high-bay warehouse and conveyor connection to an inventory system
Scope
Construction of a medium-sized parts warehouse (97,000 storage locations for trays, 20 BOXer storage and retrieval machines at 19 m each), a high-bay pallet warehouse (26,600 storage locations, 7 MASTer SRMs at 34 m each) and a cassette warehouse (1,330 locations for large products) as well as kilometers of conveyor technology
Benefits
Constant availability for over 250,000 products from more than 6,000 manufacturers, despite pandemic-related rapid growth and sustained high demand from over 1.2 million private and business customers
Highlights
Ad-hoc full expansion in less than 18 months, remarkable double-play performance with low emission sound pressure level, 170 pallets/h each in collection and provision
Expansion of the logistics center ensures rapid growth
BRACK.CH is a Swiss trading company and operates one of the leading Swiss online stores with six theme worlds at brack.ch. The company supplies private, business and institutional customers and is part of the Competec group of companies.
In order to optimally meet the rapidly increasing demand for e-commerce and the expectations of online customers in terms of delivery speed and flexibility with a growing range of products, Competec decided to expand its logistics center in Willisau, one of the most modern in Europe, by 20,000 m² to a total capacity of 75,000 m² and to equip it with state-of-the-art plant technology.