A leather goods importer growing out of their existing warehouse due to business growth in both sales volume and the number of products being handled. The company imports products in finished and semi-finished forms. Both economy priced goods and premium priced goods are inventoried, in twelve product groups ranging from large sales cases and specialty luggage to pocket planners and refills.
Some goods require stuffing or other repackaging before distribution.
The plan was to include the ability to expand into an additional 15,000 square feet with minimum changes, as required by their five year plan. The new warehouse was to be built for the client. Use a mixture of single deep and double deep 4 high racking on a narrow aisle plan with a double reach lift truck. This provided both flexibility to accommodate the large number of SKUs and density of storage for large volume products. The clear height of the building design was increased from 22 to 26 feet clear.