Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre
Ionad Dáilte Tesco Dhomhnach Bat
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General information
Status	Topped-out
Type	Distribution centre
Address	Turvey Avenue, Lanestown
Town or city	Donabate
Country	Ireland
Coordinates	53°29′12″N6°11′07″W / 53.486597°N 6.185162°W / 53.486597; -6.185162
Elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
Current tenants	Tesco Ireland
Topped-out	2007
Owner	KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management
Technical details
Material	steel
Floor area	77,385 square metres (832,965 sq ft; 19 acres)
Website
www.tesco.ie

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a national retail distribution centre located in Donabate, Fingal, Ireland. ^{[1] [2]} Built for and used by Tesco Ireland for distribution of a wide range of goods, as of 2022 it is the 12th-largest building by volume in the world, ^{[3] [4] [5]} with a volume of 1,550,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 cu ft); for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

History

The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost of €60 million and immediately sold for €120 million in a sale and leaseback deal to a consortium assembled by KPMG. It is located in the local government area of Fingal, in the traditional County Dublin, near the M1 motorway. ^{[10] [11]} In 2014 it was sold to a South African property fund for €129 million. ^[12] In 2019 it was sold to South Korean firm KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management for €160m. ^[13]

The area of land on which the building was constructed previously formed part of Newbridge Demesne. ^{[14] [15]}

Use

The facility employs over 600 people, and handles up to 1.5 million cases per week. It manages and distributes all ambient grocery (packaged and processed) and some non-food products for Tesco Ireland's network of 149 stores. ^{[16] [17]} It is laid out in 87 aisles of 31 bays, each 12.3 metres (40 ft) tall, with a storage capacity of 76,000 pallets. ^[17]

Staff wear arm-mounted terminals (AMTs) to monitor productivity, which attracted media criticism in 2013. ^[18]

See also

• List of largest buildings by usable volume

References

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11. Hancock, Ciaran. "Tesco to sell north Dublin warehouse for over €120m". The Irish Times.
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13. "Ireland's largest building sold to South Korean investors for €160m". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
14. "Tesco hitch". Independent.ie. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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16. Tesco Ireland. "Tesco Careers / Management Colleagues / Distribution". Tesco Ireland. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
17. "Tesco Ireland Case Study: Pallet Racking, Mesh Shelving, Mesh Partitioning". www.euromech.ie.
18. Walsh, Anne-Marie (11 February 2013). "Tesco staff forced to wear arm monitors that track work rate". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2022.