Cold and dry is key

摘要

In 2013 Germany's largest and highest fully automated cold store was built by KLM Logistic in the city of Rheine in northwestern Germany. NewCold, the subsidiary of KLM Logistic, supplied the racking systems for the cold store. A total of 68,000 pallets in the warehouse holds frozen products such as ready-made meals and ice cream. KLM distributes the products to retailers in Germany, Benelux, Southern Europe and the UK. Every day about 200 trucks leave KLM's facilities in Rheine. In the summer season no fewer than 60 trucks are loaded every day exclusively with ice cream, which KLM repacks into assorted boxes before redistributing. With rapidly increasing demand, KLM has recently established distribution centres in the UK and Poland and more facilities are being planned.