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This week, Orgill Inc. announced plans to expand upon its network of distribution facilities with the addition of an approximately half-million-square-foot distribution center located in Post Falls, Idaho.
Orgill has signed an agreement to acquire the facility and is expecting to close on the purchase Sept. 1.
The new facility will be Orgill’s seventh full-service distribution center, in addition to locations currently operating in Tifton, Georgia; Inwood, West Virginia; Sikeston, Missouri; Hurricane, Utah; Kilgore, Texas; and London, Ontario.
“We are excited to announce this expansion to our distribution network and look forward to the enhanced efficiencies this will create for our customers as we move forward,” says Ron Beal, Orgill’s chairman, president and CEO.
The primary reason for the addition of the new Post Falls facility is to provide faster and more efficient service to Orgill’s growing customer base. The new facility will service customers in five states throughout the Northwest, including Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska as well as Canadian customers in British Columbia and Alberta.
These customers had previously been served out of other Orgill distribution centers, but the addition of the new facility will streamline the delivery process.
“Orgill’s investment in this distribution center will further enhance our ability to provide retailers with access to all the products, programs and services they need to compete effectively,” says Brett Hammers, Orgill’s chief operating officer.
Following the completion of the purchase, Orgill will begin retrofitting the facility and expects to be fully operational and serving customers in these states by March 31, 2017.
