Freight and logistics provider, Mondiale VGL, has finalised the construction of its new purpose-built facility in Western Australia.
Located in Jandakot near the Roe Highway and within 20 minutes of Fremantle Harbour, Mondiale VGL’s new Perth depot is Australian Border Force (ABF) bonded and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Biosecurity approved with 1.3 and 4.6 accreditations for fumigations.
The 22,000-square-metre distribution and container storage facility is made up of a 5,500-square-metre warehouse with 6,500 square metres of pallet racking and 10,700 square metres of container rated hardstand.
It features state-of-the-art technology such as 62 cameras and access control with AI functionality, 32A electric vehicle chargers, motion detection sensors and LED light fittings incorporating photoelectric for daylight harvesting.
Mondiale VGL Head of Transport ANZ, Scott Walker, told Trailer the sixth purpose-built facility was developed as part of the business’ expansion plans and objective to continue to grow.
“We see strong growth in Western Australia,” he told Trailer.
“We want to cement our position as a freight forwarder, transport provider and 3PL provider in the area.
“This new location will be critical to our growth and for continuing to provide customers with a seamless supply chain experience nationally.”
According to Walker, the facility will provide Mondiale VGL with a significantly improved operation and various efficiency gains.
These include larger container hardstand operations, drive-though terminal access speeding up truck processing times and large warehouse operations to service the Mondiale VGL’s customer base.
“These improvements in operations and proximity to customers will enhance our service levels and capabilities,” Walker told Trailer.
“They also strengthen our commitments to our customer base in the west and our customers around Australia that require a strong national network.”
The facility was constructed with several sustainability initiatives in mind.
It features 99kW solar array with a 100kWh battery which together are estimated to prevent 102 tonnes of carbon from being emitted into the atmosphere annually – equating to 714 tonnes of carbon over the life of the facility’s first lease term of seven years.
Mondiale VGL also achieved an estimated 45 per cent reduction in embodied carbon in the development of the 150-tonne-rated hardstand.
Walker said building the side from the ground up has also given the company the opportunity to utilise the latest CCTV, access control and alerting technology.
“All of our sites across Australia are fully equipped with Verkada cameras, however we have also implemented Verkada Pass Access control here at Jandakot,” he told Trailer.
“This provides easy remote unlock/lock functionality from the portal which allows staff to unlock doors remotely and talk to people at the intercoms.
“We have also installed license plate recognition cameras to allow our vehicles to have easy and automatic entry to the site.
“This technology provides us with high-quality footage, recording, AI search functionality and alerting capabilities which are used for security and safety to meet our ABF requirements.”
Construction of the new facility was first announced in August last year.
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