Warehouse Distribution

Market – Key Facts

• Outsourcing of supply chain management or logistics to third part providers is becoming increasingly more prevalent among Ontario businesses
• Companies across all manufacturing sectors are rapidly adopting business models that reduce or even eliminate inventories
• Web-based businesses are outsourcing their order management, warehousing, packaging and customer support functions
• NAFTA has had a significant impact on the site selection decisions and land freight movements have increased significantly. Companies on both sides of the border are selecting locations based on how they serve the North American market as a whole
• Suburban locations like Mississauga and Brampton have evolved into logistics hubs, but increasingly rural markets are viewed as attractive options for logistics operators

Brantford·Brant Recent Investments

• Masco Canada Limited – $8.5 million, 230,000 sq.ft. warehouse/distribution complex employing 50. Opening July 2006.
• Procter & Gamble - $70 million investment, Canadian Distribution Centre opening summer 2005. The 775,000 sq. ft building will employ 150 people in the distribution center, quality assurance laboratory and promotional packaging and display assembly.
• Camco - $10 million, 297,000 sq.ft. Canadian Distribution and Warehouse Centre opening Q1 2005. Centre will employ between 20-30 people
• Marco Sales and Incentives – $5.7 million, 150,000 sq.ft. Corporate Head Office and warehouse/distribution complex. The development represents a consolidation of properties in both the City of Brantford and the County of Brant, housing all of their 175 employees.

Brantford·Brant's Advantages

• The presence of a high-profile transportation or distribution facility would greatly contribute to raising the profile of Brantford·Brant as location for the logistics industry
• Transportation options that include superior access to 400 series highways, two international airports and international border crossing at Niagara Falls
• Proximity to North-eastern US and GTA markets
• Low cost serviced/partially serviced industrial land
• Competitive wage levels
• Significant concentration of manufacturing businesses
• Local market presence that includes Procter & Gamble, Camco, S.C. Johnson and Son Limited, Gates Canada Inc., Canadian General Tower, Mitten Vinyl, adidas-Salomon Canada Ltd., Lumsden Brothers Limited, and Confederation Freezers.

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