SPRAR launches new DC at ESR Australia’s Acacia Ridge Business Park

SPAR Australia Limited has launched its new state-of-the-art distribution facility within ESR Australia’s Acacia Ridge Business Park in Brisbane’s south.  

ESR Australia said the new distribution centre will service approximately 240 independent retail supermarkets across the nation. 

The 13,400 sqm purpose-built facility will enhance SPAR’s internal capabilities through its central inventory control system and ESR Australia’s custom warehousing design reducing its environmental footprint. 

SPAR Australia’s Managing Director, Lou Jardin, said that locating the distribution facility in Acacia Ridge was a strategic decision.  

“Consolidating operations to the Acacia Ridge site enables SPAR to better service its network of licencees, the majority of which are family-run small businesses, who support their local community by offering the best service,” Jardin said. 

“The new facility falls within SPAR’s aspirations for growth, which in turn see a large portion of company profit directed to helping reduce the cost-of-living pressures via its Payless Everyday Pricing initiative.”  

“SPAR decided to keep operations in Queensland to continue supporting the local economy and contribute to the growth opportunities across the industrial industry. It’s been a great experience working with ESR Australia, who share this vision for the region,” Jardin said.  

The facility is set to employ over 80 people and will contribute to the employment of additional 2,500 workers who will work across the network of SPAR stores. 

“The opening of SPAR’s distribution facility within ESR Australia’s Acacia Ridge Business Park exemplifies the robust growth within Queensland’s industrial sector, fuelled by growing demand for local manufacturing and distribution facilities,” said Phil Pearce, CEO at ESR Australia. 

ESR Australia has entered a 10-year lease agreement with SPAR, contributing to ESR Australia’s growing footprint of high-quality assets located in Queensland.  

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The company currently has approximately $600M of development under construction and in the development pipeline, mainly based in South-East Queensland.  

SPAR Australia Limited was established in Queensland in 2002 and is a non-listed public company that supplies grocery products, marketing and retail support services to independent retail supermarkets, with the vast majority of its network residing in Queensland. 

Source: ESR Australia media release.