ESR Australia is pleased to announce that DHL Supply Chain and ESR Australia have entered into agreements to develop a new state-of-the-art pharmaceutical distribution facility at ESR Bringelly Road Business Hub in Western Sydney which DHL Supply Chain will lease for 10 years. 

The deal will see the joint development of an A$83 million warehouse and distribution facility with circa 36,000 sqm gross floor area on an approximately 70,000 sqm site.

Key Points:

• Leading logistics company DHL Supply Chain partners with ESR Australia to develop circa 70,000 sqm site at ESR Bringelly Road Business Hub
• Solar-powered and carbon-neutral facility to support 220 ongoing jobs
• Endorses ESR Australia’s capacity for development of strategically located and customised logistics facilities.

The joint development arrangement with DHL Supply Chain will see ESR Australia deliver a highly customised facility. Due for completion in late 2021, the development is a temperature-controlled warehouse intended for the storage and distribution of pharmaceutical products, including medical supplies and machines.

Powered by a substantial 450kw solar system, the carbon neutral warehouse is targeting a 5 Star Green Star rating and demonstrates both ESR Australia and DHL Supply Chain’s commitment to sustainable development. ESR Bringelly Road Business Hub also promotes sustainability through green design initiatives including rainwater harvesting and smart building management systems.

Phil Pearce, CEO of ESR Australia, said “We’re delighted to be partnering with DHL Supply Chain on this development and look forward to welcoming them to the state-of-the-art facility at completion of the project scheduled for October 2021. This project is further validation of our ability to devise bespoke solutions for our customers.”

“We’re seeing increasing demand for temperature-controlled facilities to cater for perishable and sensitive products. In particular, enquiries from pharma and food-related industries are on the rise. This is a trend we expect to continue, along with the demand generated by the ecommerce boom,” Mr Pearce added.

 The property will be owned in the long term by ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP), an 80/20 joint venture between GIC and ESR Australia, taking EALP’s gross assets to $1.2 billion upon completion.

Saul Resnick, CEO of DHL Supply Chain Australia, said “We are excited to be investing alongside ESR Australia in a new life sciences and healthcare grade warehouse facility for our medical device customers. This central, purpose-built facility will consolidate select existing and new customers under one roof. Improved, direct connections to major capital cities will save time on deliveries to hospitals, medical centres and wholesalers.”

Michael Gardner, Vice President of Life Sciences and Healthcare, DHL Supply Chain, said “Our patient-centric delivery model is important to our customers’ customers. Greater efficiencies will be found through automation, combined transport and warehousing solutions and dedicated product repair services. Repair centres built within the facility provide a seamless experience for our customers which in turn will directly benefit patient outcomes.”

ESR Australia has proven experience in developing temperature-controlled and cold storage facilities, including projects delivered for Symbion, API, RAND, Coles, Calendar Cheese and Laverton Cold Store.