TNT Logistics North America marks consolidation center progress with event
13 August 2002 - 14:59 CET
TNT Logistics North America, one of the nation's leading providers of value-added logistics, marked the progress of its 650,000-sq. ft. consolidation center scheduled to open in the 4th quarter, 2002, in Menomonie, Wisconsin with an event hosting Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum, Department of Commerce Secretary Phillip Edw. Albert, TNT Logistics and Andersen Corporation officials, Tuesday, August 13 at 4:15 p.m. The facility will support Andersen Corporation's Bayport, Menomonie, Cottage Grove and Centralia assembly plants and will employ 300 people when fully operational.The consolidation center will receive finished goods from Andersen's manufacturing facilities as well as some of its suppliers. Andersen® windows and doors will be consolidated and shipped to distributors throughout the country.
"I congratulate TNT Logistics for its decision to build in Menomonie," Gov. McCallum said. "The presence of TNT Logistics in Menomonie will enhance redevelopment and local economic activity, and promote further development of industrial clusters in line with my Build Wisconsin economic development initiative. The project will create 300 new jobs, and leverage $25 million in additional investment."
According to TNT Logistics North America Senior Vice President of Business Development, Mark Morrison, the consolidation center will offer 90-plus dock doors and will be able to service 300 vans on 50 acres of yard space. "We are very pleased to be assisting in network flow, control, and distribution of the nation's premier manufacturer of window and door products," said Morrison
In early 2001, TNT Logistics North America launched a 125,000-sq. ft pilot facility serving the Menomonie plant and its outbound loading to Home Depot and other key customers of Andersen.
The new TNT Menomonie facility is the second operation outsourced by Andersen Corporation to the nation's leading third party logistics provider. TNT Logistics North America also operates a 150,000 sq. ft. sequencing center in Hudson, Wisconsin to support inbound sequenced flow of glass to Andersen assembly plants.
