Kurtz Ersa Central Warehouse
Kurtz Ersa builds central warehouse
Groundbreaking ceremony for EUR 15 million project
Following a year-long planning phase, those responsible in the Kurtz Ersa Group, and all those involved in the project, met up at the end of April to break the ground for the central warehouse in the Kreuzwertheim-Wiebelbach industrial estate. Close to the company headquarters, the implementation of a construction project with an investment volume of around EUR 15 million is underway; commissioning is planned for summer 2018. CEO Rainer Kurtz interpreted the fact that the clouds parted and at least the odd ray of sunshine made its way to the site as a good sign for the next major Kurtz Ersa construction project.
6,000 m2 warehousing area, 1,000 m2 administrative area
With a width of 77 metres, a depth of 96 meters and an exterior height of 18 meters, an impressive building is taking shape with 6,000 m2 warehouse area and 1,000 m2 administrative area. In addition to the erection of the building’s shell, the interior also has to be meticulously planned and structured. This demands a logistic tour de force; ca. 38,000 articles and total unit numbers of 9 million have to be moved – the future central warehouse provides 32,000 storage areas in the fully-automatic small parts warehouse, 3,000 pallet spaces in the wide-aisle warehouse and 3,000 places in the tray warehouse. Subassemblies are assembled in the integrated production areas and then stored as such, delivered to the various Kurtz Ersa plants or directly to the customer.
Once the building has reached the complete stage of expansion , 70 staff will look after its smooth running. “In this way, we are creating urgently-needed production capactiy at the Kurtz GmbH, Ersa GmbH and Kurtz Eisenguss operating sites. In addition, only one third of the 68,000 m2 large site has been built on so far so that we still have additional reserves for possible expansion in the future,” said Kurtz Ersa CEO Rainer Kurtz, on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony.
Nor did he fail to thank the local public authorities and the participating banks for the very good cooperation and the investment-friendly climate in the run-up to the groundbreaking. And added: “We are also pleased that, with general contractor Riedel Bau from Schweinfurt and the architect’s office Menig & Partner from Rottendorf, we have been able to secure the services of regional building partners. I therefore wish the Kurtz Ersa central warehouse building project a smooth course of events and every success – Glück auf!“ Kreuzwertheim’s mayor, Klaus Thoma, was also pleased that it was possible to smooth the path for this project so swiftly: “With this building project in Wiebelbach, Kurtz Ersa, as a global player and major employer, declares its commitment to the site and the local region – conveniently located in transport terms, without negatively impacting on the town. The necessary steps leading up to planning permission were dealt with in record time and a productive atmosphere by the local authorities and the District Office. My thanks go out to all those involved. As the mayor of Kreuzwertheim, I hope the central warehouse project will be achieved successfully and free of accidents!”
New Kurtz Ersa Image Film
“And … action!” was the instruction from the film crew to be heard at all kinds of different locations at Kurtz Ersa in spring. The film team was out and about on a mission to produce the new Kurtz Ersa image film. With “speed” as a leitmotiv, the film shows what Kurtz Ersa stands for: innovation, drive and high-tech processes. With a range of scenes and fast editing sequences the clip shows in just over 2 minutes what it is that characterises Kurtz Ersa. Enjoy watching it!
“DER BACCHUS“ is Kurtz Ersa HAMMERWEIN 2017
In mid-March, the HAMMERWEIN 2017, was chosen on the Eisenhammer. For the 4th time, guests decided which of the six nominated wines achieved the greatest number of points in the categories bouquet, taste and harmony. The winner – and therefore, for the next year, holder of the title Kurtz Ersa HAMMERWEIN – was “DER BACCHUS”. Characteristics: old vines, dry, 2015 vintage from the vineyard Weingut Augustin, Sulzfeld.