As
a leading wholesaler to the grocery industry, Roundy's
of Westville, Indiana was facing the kind of problem most
businesses like to have: rapid expansion of it's customer
base coupled with continuing growth in volume, partly
due to an acquisition. More capacity was needed (especially
for perishable products), so Roundy's management decided
to build an extension to an existing 650,000-square-foot
facility.
The
company had been extremely pleased with a prior warehouse
project built by Tippmann, so Roundy's went back to Tippmann
for a complete feasibility study of the new project. At
the completion of the study, they also selected Tippmann
to build the warehouse expansion, which included a regular
storage freezer, an ice cream freezer, a meat cooler,
dairy cooler and produce cooler.
The
resulting 160,000-square-foot expansion allowed Roundy's
to consolidate its products at a key location. Using Tippmann's
Fast-Track construction, the warehouse extension was completed
in just five months, which allowed Roundy's to begin using
the facility in time to meet the seasonal demands surrounding
the holiday.
