The Korte Company has partnered with Lidl, a global grocery chain that operates in thirty-two countries and employs more than 341,000 people. The new 880,000-square-foot facility, located in Covington, Georgia, will serve as a regional headquarters and supply products to Lidl stores across the region.
The facility is Lidl’s fourth in the U.S. to date and is one of the largest pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB) ever planned in the country. The logistics center features a building height of 55 feet with 80,000 square feet of freezer storage, 140,000 square feet of chiller storage, and 356,000 square feet of dry storage area. Storage spaces are aligned by 164 dock door positions on either side of the facility for the shipping and receiving of products.
Distribution and administration office support spaces are provided as appendage buildings to the main building and a refrigeration control room that houses equipment needed for the operation of the chiller and freezer spaces.
The site encompasses adequate dock, trailer and employee parking for the facility’s operations, with a centrally located guardhouse to control access to the site. An on-site fire tank and pump house provide adequate water supply and pressure for the sprinkler systems.
