French Fresh Fruit Firm Favours Flourishing Freight Facility for Future Flows

UK – Compagnie Fruitière UK, a supplier and ripener of bananas in the UK market place will open a brand-new ripening centre at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park. The build of the new site will get underway through 2020, with the goal of being fully operational by 2021.

The facility will be built adjacent to DP World London Gateway port and will replace Compagnie Fruitière’s existing operation in Dartford. With the new port side location, the French fruit firm hopes that the new facility will help deliver the optimum supply chain, driving efficiency within the ripening process and using technology to help future-proof the business. Keith Sadler, Managing Director, Compagnie Fruitière, said:

"We are very pleased to be working in partnership with DP World to deliver this exciting project and embark on the next stage of our journey at Compagnie Fruitière UK. The location of the site at port, combined with the use of technology to deliver efficiency and enhance freshness, will strengthen our reputation for excellent quality and service with our customers."

Within two years Compagnie Fruitière will be part of the UK’s most integrated logistics hub at DP World London Gateway, which comprises a state-of-the-art deep-sea port and rail terminal on an expansive land bank. Oliver Treneman, Logistics Park Development Director, DP World London Gateway, said:

"We are delighted that Compagnie Fruitière has decided to set up this new facility with us, becoming the latest organisation to locate its business at our fast-growing, trade-enabling hub. I am certain that from this location, Compagnie Fruitière will be able to continue delivering an exceptional, sustainable service for its customers.

"We look forward to partnering with the team in that mission, as we here at DP World continue in our drive to innovate and enable smarter trade. In the short term, Compagnie Fruitière UK will get all the benefits of our experience and track record of delivering high quality buildings, to ensure the physical build of the new ripening centre is of the highest quality."