UPS To Open New Facility In Round Rock, TX
May 13 2016 - 8:00AM
UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the construction of a new package
distribution facility in the Austin area. The package
processing facility will include automated sorting systems and will
house approximately 300 UPS® delivery vehicles. The new building
fortifies UPS’s integrated delivery network in central Texas and
addresses growing customer needs across a variety of
industries. UPS will invest more than $70 million on the
project.
“UPS is focused on helping our customers in Texas and around the
world solve their logistics problems,” states Craig Wiltz,
president of UPS’s Red River District. “This new facility in Round
Rock will provide additional pickup and delivery service to UPS
customers throughout the area so they can focus on growing their
business.”
The building’s automated sorting systems are designed to
move packages through the sort process capturing package data and
routing volume to proper load positions. Six-sided decode tunnels
will capture package information from address labels. Label
applicators will place “smart labels” on packages for local
delivery, providing UPS loaders faster instruction of proper
loading versus conventional systems. This enhancement is part of
UPS’s suite of package flow technologies.
The building’s footprint will be roughly 225,000 square feet
sitting on approximately 50 acres of land. The facility’s team will
provide pickup and delivery services to UPS customers in the
greater Austin area. In 2014, UPS also announced two new
distribution facilities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the
expansion of its distribution and sorting facility in San Antonio
earlier this month. The Round Rock building is expected to open at
the end of 2018.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web at
ups.com® and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com.
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Dan Cardillo
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dcardillo@ups.com
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