[171012.EN.BIZ] DB Schenker Logistics Opens New Air Freight Hub At London Heathrow

SCHENKER Limited, the UK arm of the global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has opened its new headquarters building at London Heathrow Airport.

This follows the completion of the 9,900-square-metre facility, which will also serves as the main air freight hub for the group in the UK.

"The facility is perfectly located for access to all areas of the airport and our 15 year lease, shows real commitment to London Heathrow," said Helgi Ingolfsson, managing director, Schenker Limited.

The new corporate office is constructed as a "green building," which is designed to achieve 25 per cent lower carbon emissions with rainwater harvesting, a heat recovery ventilation system and both PIR (passive infrared) and photoelectric lighting controls. This means less emission of carbon dioxide and thus will contribute to the group's sustainability strategy DB 2020.

DB Schenker intends to cut the specific CO2 emissions by 20 per cent over 2006 levels by 2020. Ninety-five per cent of concrete was recycled from the original site; and the building has also been awarded a BREEAM rating of Excellent (BRE Environmental Assessment Method).

"What we wanted was to make DB Schenker, Heathrow a very modern facility that is 'the place to work' at London Heathrow, a great environment for our people to work in. Beyond we wanted an eco-friendly facility to handle our air freight customers cargo in, both now and in the future, I think we have achieved that," said Helgi Ingolfsson.

Source : HKSG.