WHS Plastics, a company specialising in injection moulded products for the industrial, automotive and electric industries, has opened a new multimillion-pound distribution facility at its Minworth site in Sutton Coldfield.
The 75,000 sq foot plant will see the creation of 11 new jobs at one of their plants will serve both UK and international markets and allow for their products to reach a greater number of consumers with a view to increasing their market share in their specialist industries.
In total, the new centre will cost £3.5 million and will go alongside other distribution hubs dotted across the globe including Runcorn and Cairo, with a net workforce of around 630 people.
The new centre has been developed to provide an on-demand logistics solution for customers.
WHS has integrated the latest warehouse management systems allowing them to micromanage stockholding, inbound and outbound movements as well as controlling semi-autonomous forklift trucks.
These fall within Industry 4.0 parameters for workplace automation.
Paul Nicholson, Group Managing Director at WHS Plastics Limited, said: “We are delighted to open our new national distribution centre here in the West Midlands. The current 15-strong distribution centre team will continue their roles at the new distribution centre, including Gareth Cummins who has been a valued member of the logistics operations for 23 years, and we are also commencing a recruitment drive to support the new operation, which we are thrilled to be doing at this current time.
"The development complements our hi-tech and automated production processes, thereby forming a key part of our future growth strategy to build upon our existing markets and open up new opportunities for the business going forward.
“Whilst the pandemic has been a challenging period for the majority of companies across the country, including those here in the West Midlands, we believe that we can come out of this period even stronger. Our significant investment is designed to continue to provide the very best support to our largest market, the automotive sector in the region and nationally, as well as other sectors in providing a first-class distribution service.”
He added: “We have been in the region for nearly 90 years and this investment signals our intention to be here for a long time to come, supporting the automotive sector, which is a major contributor to the regional economy, and other industries.
"As a result of this investment we are already seeing a growth in our pipeline, in new sectors, from the garden to professional catering products.”
The company recently manufactured over 100,000 plastic visors for Jaguar to help them deal with supply chain issues owing to the pandemic.
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