Retail giant Kaufland Australia has begun construction of its $255 million state-of-the-art distribution centre in Mickleham, Victoria. The 117,000sqm facility, which will be one of the largest in Australia, will include 130 loading docks and will incorporate the latest technologies in automation, sustainability and efficiency. Kaufland Australia said the facility would create 600 new jobs for the area. At the sod-turning ceremony, Kaufland Australia director Maximilian Wiedmann said the d
nn said the distribution centre would be “the beating heart of our supply chain and will ensure we provide an uncompromising quality food shop for our customers”.
In March, the hypermarket received approval of its first three stores in Victoria at Dandenong, Epping and Chirnside Park in Victoria and recently received planning approval for two sites in South Australia.
Following the approval of its first South Australian store in Prospect in April, acting Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Tim Whetstone, said the company’s investment was a “vote of confidence in South Australia’s burgeoning economy”.
“To have a company of Kaufland’s international standing choose to establish itself in South Australia speaks volumes for their confidence in the state’s economy and will continue to build on the momentum we’ve seen in the past 12 months,’’ Whetstone said.
