Lineage, Inc., the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, celebrated the grand opening of its new, fully automated cold storage warehouse in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. The next-generation cold storage facility features advanced technology and a strategic location to help deliver added value for Lineage’s customers and a stronger supply chain for consumers.
With approximately 60 million people – or about 18% of the United States population – to feed in a roughly 250-mile radius of the facility, Lineage’s Hazleton warehouse is strategically positioned to deliver added value for its customers and their consumers. It also complements Lineage’s existing cold storage network in Pennsylvania.
Lineage’s Hazleton facility spans approximately 386,000 square feet and includes approximately 85,000 pallet positions for handling and storing temperature-controlled food products. The building is equipped with cutting-edge technology and automation including cranes and rail-guided vehicles which are used to store, move and retrieve products within the warehouse. Additionally, inbound lanes feature Lineage’s proprietary computer vision technology that automates the receiving process for greater speed and accuracy. The Hazleton facility also offers automated layer picking which enables additional operational efficiencies for customers with large SKU offerings.
Hazleton is the newest addition to Lineage’s automated facility portfolio of more than 80 fully- and semi-automated buildings backed by proprietary software and in-house automation teams.
“Finding solutions to problems in the food supply chain by using innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Lineage,” said Sudarsan Thattai, Lineage's chief information officer and chief transformation officer. “To us, innovation is not just a buzzword but a driving force behind our efforts to create a better and stronger supply chain. The new fully automated Hazleton facility marks another significant addition to our automated network, furthering our purpose of delivering food safely and reliably to millions of families around the globe.”
About Lineage
Lineage, Inc. is the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT with a network of over 480 strategically located facilities totaling over 84 million square feet and approximately 3.0 billion cubic feet of capacity across countries in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Coupling end-to-end supply chain solutions and technology, Lineage partners with some of the world’s largest food and beverage producers, retailers, and distributors to help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and, most importantly, feed the world.
