The second phase of construction on Jaguar Land Rover’s Logistics Operations Centre in the West Midlands is now underway, in collaboration with intralogistics provider Dematic.

With external works on the new facility now complete, Dematic has begun installing their intralogistics equipment and automation technologies. 

Once in place, the equipment will go through a thorough period of testing and the site is expected to be fully operational by late 2022.

Located in close proximity to the main manufacturing plant in Solihull, Jaguar Land Rover calculates that the new facility will enable it to cut about three million goods vehicle miles per year from the roads.

Internal systems have been designed to manage multiple workflows on the same line, allowing Jaguar Land Rover and Dematic to condense the footprint of the facility, while giving operators the ability to process 1000 pallets per hour.

Andy Blandford, Dematic’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Northern Europe, said, “We are pleased to have the opportunity to collaborate with a business such as Jaguar Land Rover which is so committed to industry leading standards of sustainability and technology."