One
of the largest food and drug retailers in North America,
Safeway Inc. has a strong track record of expansion and
acquisition with more than 1,600 stores in the U.S. and
Canada. By 1999, the company had outgrown its Denver-area
distribution facility, so Safeway began looking for a
firm to design and build a new refrigerated warehouse.
The
Safeway team had already invested substantially in a well-planned
design, but the budget and timing for the project just
weren't working out. Safeway talked to Tippmann and became
confident that Tippmann's specialized expertise and local
relationships could give them an outstanding facility
in spite of the obstacles — a tight time frame amid
a boomtown market.
The
new 135,000 square foot facility is located on Safeway's
distribution campus, adjacent to their existing facility,
and features a modern, state-of-the-art computer-controlled
refrigeration system. Arnie Collins, P.E. for Safeway
notes, "We wanted to establish a long-term relationship
with a company that demonstrated greater sophistication
and expertise in this area, and that's what we were able
to accomplish with Tippmann."
