Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a national retail distribution centre located in Donabate, Fingal, Ireland.[1][2] Built for and used by Tesco Ireland for distribution of a wide range of goods, as of 2022 it is the 11th-largest building by volume in the world, with a volume of 1,550,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 cu ft); for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.[3][4][5][6]
| Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre | |
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Ionad Dáilte Tesco Dhomhnach Bat | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Topped-out |
| Type | Distribution centre |
| Address | Turvey Avenue |
| Town or city | Donabate |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.486597°N 6.185162°W |
| Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Current tenants | Tesco Ireland |
| Topped-out | 2007 |
| Owner | KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management |
| Technical details | |
| Material | steel |
| Floor area | 77,385 square metres (832,965 sq ft; 19 acres) |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost of €60 million and immediately sold for €120 million in a sale and leaseback deal to a consortium assembled by KPMG. It is located in the local government area of Fingal, in the traditional County Dublin, near the M1 motorway.[7][8] In 2014 it was sold to a South African property fund for €129 million.[9] In 2019 it was sold to South Korean firm KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management for €160m.[10]
Use
The facility employs over 600 people, and handles up to 1.5 million cases per week. It manages and distributes all ambient grocery (packaged and processed) and some non-food products for Tesco Ireland's network of 149 stores.[11][12] It is laid out in 87 aisles of 31 bays, each 12.3 metres (40 ft) tall, with a storage capacity of 76,000 pallets.[12]
Staff wear arm-mounted terminals (AMTs) to monitor productivity, which attracted media criticism in 2013.[13]
References
- "Tesco - Donabate Distribution Center". www.industryabout.com.
- Boyd, Dr Gary A.; McLaughlin, Mr John (28 August 2015). Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9781472446862 – via Google Books.
- Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine TPE Consulting Engineers
- Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine PUNCH Consulting Engineers
- Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 9 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Mannings
- Tesco Distribution Centre Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Euromech
- "Tesco Distribution Centre, Donabate | Punch consulting". www.punchconsulting.com.
- Hancock, Ciaran. "Tesco to sell north Dublin warehouse for over €120m". The Irish Times.
- Fagan, Jack. "Ireland's largest building sells for €129m". The Irish Times.
- "Ireland's largest building sold to South Korean investors for €160m". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- Tesco Ireland. "Tesco Careers / Management Colleagues / Distribution". Tesco Ireland. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "Tesco Ireland Case Study: Pallet Racking, Mesh Shelving, Mesh Partitioning". www.euromech.ie.
- Walsh, Anne-Marie (11 February 2013). "Tesco staff forced to wear arm monitors that track work rate". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2022.