Beckhoff Automation has announced that it will expand its logistics capacity in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany as it plans to move to a new central warehouse in the Aurea industrial park in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, close to its headquarters. The strong growth in sales in recent years and the positive prospects for the future mean that Beckhoff needs to significantly and sustainably expand its warehouse capacity.
In addition to the construction projects near its corporate headquarters in Verl, Beckhoff plans to build a production and logistics facility of approximately 70,000 square meters in neighboring Rheda-Wiedenbrück. Approximately 25,000 square meters of the pavilion will be equipped with high racks. The building is being developed by real estate investor and builder Dietz AG in coordination with Beckhoff and will be leased by Beckhoff on a long-term basis. “We are delighted to have Dietz AG, a competent and highly experienced partner in the field of logistics, at our side. We are currently in the joint planning phase. The building will be completed and we will move into it by the end of 2025 “, reports Hans Beckhoff, CEO and owner of Beckhoff Automation. The space was managed by the logistics real estate consultancy Logivest.
Central shipping from the end of 2025 in Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Beckhoff’s central shipping department will move to the new building. This department will be supplied with finished products from all Beckhoff production areas. “All European customers receive the ordered products directly from the central warehouse. Outside Europe, our branches and distributors are supplied from the central warehouse,” explains Johannes Beckhoff. Frederike Beckhoff adds: “We usually offer our customers fast delivery of products directly from the warehouse, with the shortest delivery times. This requires storage capacity, which we will provide with the new central warehouse, allowing potential growth in the next years”.
Planning for new buildings in Verl and Rietberg continues
In parallel, Beckhoff continues to plan the expansion and new construction of its production facilities in the emerging inter-municipal industrial park of Varensell, which will be located directly next to the current company headquarters in Verl-West. The planned administrative campus will also be built on Gütersloher Straße. “With the new property in Rheda-Wiedenbrück we gain considerable additional space to complement our production and administration campuses in Rietberg and Verl. This will also help us to further develop our company in the East Westphalia-Lippe area in the future. Only we will be able to meet the growing demand for automation if we have the necessary space,” continues Johannes Beckhoff.
Automation technology ensures progress and prosperity for society
Beckhoff was founded in 1980 and has been growing ever since. Since the year 2000, the company has increased its sales an average of 15 percent each year. In 2022, Beckhoff had a turnover of 1,515 million euros with its workforce, which currently numbers around 6,000 employees worldwide. Beckhoff intends to continue this growth trajectory in the future. The chances of this happening are good, because meeting the needs of the growing world population in a sustainable and resource-saving way requires high-tech automation concepts, and Beckhoff achieves this with his products. Beckhoff’s state-of-the-art automation technology is used in almost every industry: classic machine construction, the production of wind turbines and battery cells, the process and entertainment industry, and intelligent building automation are just a few examples.