Toll IPEC Pty Ltd
7 February 2011: Toll IPEC opens new $46 million logistics facility in Hazelmere Toll IPEC, the Toll Group’s domestic express parcel business, opened its newest freight handling facility in Hazelmere WA. Located in the Stockyards Industrial Estate the state-of-the-art centre was officially opened by Councillor Charlie Zannino, Mayor of the City of Swan and Toll Global Express Divisional Director, Shane O’Neill. The new 5.4 hectare site at Hazelmere showcases the latest in freight distribution technology and infrastructure, and consolidates Toll IPEC’s former Forrestfield facility and its Courier Australia operations bringing 430 employees under one roof. The facility is designed to handle a range of freight types including, hanging fashion garments, fragile and sensitive freight, overnight priority and express road freight. It includes six dock levers for rear end loading and unloading, plus space to process a large number of side load trailers. In total the site is designed to process up to 60 B-doubles a day. Installed with a TGW fully automated parcel sortation system, including a carousel capable of sorting 9,000 cartons per hour, the new depot will benefit from increased capacity and efficiency. The system also incorporates full tracking of items as they are sorted including taking photos of items to help with identification. With environmental credentials at the forefront of planning, the new site incorporates low energy design features with an intelligent lighting management system and integrates a 70,000 litre capacity rain water tank that provides water for general utilities and gardens. With over 13,500m2 warehouse and depot plus a further 2,800m2 of office space, the facility gives Toll IPEC further room to grow and develop. Divisional Director, Shane O’Neill said, “It is less than 10 years since Toll IPEC built its previous depot in Forrestfield. Over that period Toll IPEC has expanded rapidly and its new depot in Hazelmere is a clear reflection of both Toll IPEC’s success and overall economic growth achieved in WA. “The new Hazelmere facility is perfectly located within easy reach of great infrastructure, that coupled with the sophisticated technologies will ensure we can provide an excellent service to our customers throughout WA and beyond,” he concluded.
Company Details
ABN: 15 084 157 666
Fax: 1300 865 547
Company Profile
Services
Road Express (Time Sensitive) door to door delivery by road throughout Western Australia and Australia wide.
Specialised Service for Mining. Specialised logistics packages available catering to the Mining and Project Construction Industry
Priority (Time Critical) Toll IPEC provides an overnight delivery option Australia-wide, using a combination of air and road.
Project Experience, track record
Toll Group is the Asian region’s leading provider of integrated logistics services. With annualised revenue inrevenue in excess of AU$6.98.0 billion, Toll employs around 40,000 people via a network of 1,200 sites in 55 countries. Toll’s substantial international presence makes it perhaps the most geographically diverse Australian multinational.
IPEC (Interstate Parcel Express Company) was acquired by Toll in October 1998 and became Toll IPEC. Since that time Toll IPEC has grown to be market leader in the express distribution sector. Toll IPEC today forms part of Toll Global Express, the division of the Toll Group responsible for express freight in Australia and beyond.
IPEC started its original operations in January 1955. From humble beginnings, Toll IPEC has grown and adapted in line with the changing needs of its customers. From moving a few parcels between Adelaide and Melbourne in 1955, Toll IPEC is now an advanced world-class transport service, with over 50 branches Australia-wide and employing almost 3,000 people.
In 1993 The Overnighters, a well known transport institution in WA came under the management of IPEC as part of a restructure within their then parent company Mayne Nickless. While long ago, this internal consolidation helped shape today’s Toll IPEC WA operations. The Overnighters developed a highly effective service to mine sites in remote regions of WA and this unique capacity has been maintained as part of the broad mix of services offered by Toll IPEC today.