Farmer
Jack, a division of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Company (A&P), has expanded quickly throughout Michigan
in the last decade. To support this aggressive growth,
the company needed a new refrigerated warehouse in the
Detroit market to complement its distribution center.
A&P
executives began discussions with Tippmann Group, and
were impressed with the range of planning and consulting
services Tippmann could bring to their project. From the
beginning stages of site selection, a Tippmann team of
experts prepared a master distribution plan for the facility,
which includes a five and ten-year plan. Tippmann then
assisted in the selection of a prime site located close
to an existing A&P dry facility. Even though extra
work is involved due to rejuvenation of an existing industrial
site, the facility is scheduled to be finished well within
the company's aggressive time frame.
A&P's
new 400,000 square foot facility, consisting of about
266,000 square feet perishable storage and a 134,000 square
foot freezer, features a flow-through design with docks
on both sides, state-of-the-art banana rooms and ice cream
storage. A&P's John Metzger, Senior Vice President
- Supply & Logistics, says, "Tippmann helped
us with almost every aspect of planning for this efficient,
new facility, and their specialized expertise is helping
make it a showpiece."
