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Global drinks business Britvic has opened its upgraded national distribution centre in Leicestershire, UK, following a £25 million investment.

Britvic, which was acquired by Carlsberg in a £3.3 billion deal last month, has made improvements and updates to the technical systems and facilities necessary for efficient warehouse and logistical operations. The site supplies national and international customers with soft drinks including Robinsons, Tango and J2O.

As a result of the investment, the Leicestershire facility has 17 new automatic cranes, 18 despatch lanes to load lorries from and 20 automated cars to transport pallets around the warehouse – with the capacity to move 600 pallets an hour from the warehouse to its customers.

Nigel Paine, supply chain director at Britvic, said: “I am delighted that we have completed the renovation of our national distribution centre in Lutterworth. This cutting-edge facility enables us to continue offering our customers the wide range of Britvic products they love, while also providing our employees with a dynamic work environment that supports their best performance."

Over the course of a normal year, 75,000 trucks, carrying 1.9 million pallets to over 900 locations, pass through the distribution centre’s security gatehouse. This number of trucks is likely to grow to accommodate for the increased pallet numbers.

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