en.Wedoany.com Reported - TVH is set to open its new facility, Plant T, marking a significant step forward in enhancing operational efficiency. This building is not merely a storage facility but a key link in the new logistics process, aiming to improve efficiency, shorten delivery times, and enhance product quality, preparing for future growth.
Through Plant T, TVH will continuously improve data and product quality, thereby creating greater value for customers. The facility will become a critical hub in the supply chain, significantly reducing delivery times for all products; the new process changes will enable employees to develop technical knowledge, evolving from generalists to product specialists.
TVH will inaugurate Plant T in June 2026. The building significantly expands the total footprint of the company's Belgian facilities to 215,000 square meters, with Plant T covering approximately 18,000 square meters. The four-story building offers 54,000 square meters of logistics space, including 2,000 square meters of office space. It also features 17 loading docks and is connected to a warehouse across the street via a 600-ton bridge. TVH's total investment in this new plant amounts to at least €85 million. Executive Chairman of the Board Patrick Lecluyse stated that this is a conscious choice, demonstrating the company's commitment to investing in future growth while remaining rooted locally.
TVH's Receiving Director, Tom Verbeke, confirmed that the new plant will help the company better manage parts, allowing customers to receive them faster. The new facility will serve as a central hub for all incoming goods, sorting them by priority, distinguishing items ready for storage from those requiring additional technical inspection or appropriate specialized packaging, and separating goods needing special handling from those that can be stored directly.
Chief Operating Officer Tanja Dysli noted that Plant T is not another storage warehouse but a key link in the warehouse logistics process, designed to improve throughput times and provide better delivery times for global customers and other branches. TVH deliberately built a larger plant to handle inbound volumes, with its warehouse section used for temporary storage before goods inspection and packaging, acting as the first buffer against fluctuations in inbound volume. This area currently includes traditional 33-foot (10-meter) rack temporary storage, but its height allows for future investment in fully automated buffer storage.
This expansion will also improve internal logistics efficiency. Tom Verbeke explained that upon receiving goods, products will be sent to product specialists, enabling colleagues to focus on specific categories such as electronics, hydraulics, and braking systems, thereby improving quality inspection and data enrichment, and strengthening technical knowledge to better advise customers.
Plant T consists of four working floors and three high-bay warehouse areas, each with a clear function. The ground floor is used for receiving, sorting, and buffering incoming goods, while the first floor houses the quality department and includes several offices and meeting rooms to facilitate team collaboration. Efficient internal movement of goods within the facility is achieved through conveyor belts, lifts, robots, and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Tanja Dysli stated that thanks to the connecting bridge, parts can be moved directly to the shipping warehouse across the street, and AMR technology, due to its high flexibility and scalability, can precisely deliver goods to each workstation.
Sustainability is at the core of the new plant. The roof is equipped with 2,266 solar panels with a total capacity of 1472 MWp, expected to generate approximately 1,250 MW of electricity, equivalent to the consumption of 350 households. TVH aims to achieve BREEAM "Outstanding" certification through the sustainable efforts of Plant T, and an advanced waste recycling area also contributes to this goal.
Well-being and ergonomics were key in the building's design. Tom Verbeke stated that adding shower rooms, changing rooms, and a comfortable dining area was an obvious choice, with each space featuring climate control. Tanja Dysli added that wherever automation and robotics can support the team and reduce heavy physical labor, the company will adopt the technology, enabling employees to work more ergonomically.
Plant T marks a new chapter in TVH's successful operations. By advancing its logistics infrastructure, the company is unlocking new levels of efficiency and further reducing delivery times, with the goal of continuously improving how it serves its customers.
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