Melbourne, Wednesday 21 August 2024: Today, L’Oréal Groupe officially opened its second Australian distribution centre located in Redbank, Queensland.
The new purpose-built site will service L’Oréal customers across key states including New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory, reflecting a $ 40 million investment by the Group. It brings online an extra 14,533sqm of capacity to sit alongside the Group’s existing distribution centre in Victoria.
The Redbank centre was opened today by L’Oréal Groupe ANZ CEO, Alex Davison.
Mr Davison says, “Today’s opening of our new distribution centre in Queensland reflects a significant milestone for L’Oréal in Australia. The new site will enhance our capabilities locally, ensuring we can continue to meet growing demand for our products, while also cutting delivery times across key states and bringing down transport emissions across the board.
“Australia and New Zealand, collectively, was one of the top growing markets for us globally last year, and there’s still untapped potential for L’Oréal. This is why we’re continuing to invest locally, and this new distribution centre is a prime example of this.”
The location of the site in Southeast Queensland also offers its benefits, with booming population growth and infrastructure developments taking place across the state.
“We’ve selected Southeast Queensland as a strategic location for our new distribution centre because it enables us to be closer to our customers and opens up access to key domestic transport routes. We’re grateful to our partners TMX Transform and Goodman Group, for their support in sourcing this location, which offers an abundance of capacity and is just a mere 30 mins outside of the Brisbane CBD.”
The new centre is expected to bring an economic boost to the local community with the creation of 60 additional jobs by the end of the year.
Speaking to the impact the new distribution centre will generate for the community, local Mayor Teresa Harding says, “This $40 million investment in our region will support new jobs that will enhance our local economy and reinforce Ipswich’s growing reputation as an attractive city for businesses and industry to thrive.
“Attracting L’Oréal Groupe to Ipswich is another sign that businesses have confidence in Ipswich as we continue to boost to our supply chain resilience and provide opportunities for our residents to work where they live.”
The Queensland distribution centre has been designed with L’Oréal’s sustainability commitments in mind. Like all L’Oréal sites across Australia and New Zealand, the new Queensland distribution centre is run using 100 per cent renewable energy as well as having a biodiversity garden and EV charging.
Key Facts:
· L’Oréal today opens $40 million Queensland distribution centre.
· The distribution centre brings online an extra 14,533 sqm of capacity to sit alongside the Group’s existing distribution centre in Victoria
· The new centre is expected to bring an economic boost to the local community with the creation of 60 additional jobs by the end of the year.
· The new Queensland distribution centre is run using 100 per cent renewable energy as well as having a biodiversity garden and EV charging.
· The location of the site offers its benefits, with booming population growth and infrastructure developments taking place across the state.
· The location is strategic choice that enables the Group to be closer to customers and opens up access to key domestic transport routes.
About us:
About L'Oréal Groupe, Australia & New Zealand
L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand is part of the L’Oréal Groupe. L’Oréal has devoted itself to beauty for the last 114 years. With its unique international portfolio of 37 diverse and complementary brands, the Group generated sales amounting to 41.18 billion euros in 2023 and employs over 87,000 people worldwide. As the world’s leading Beauty Company, L’Oréal is present across all distribution networks: mass market, department stores, pharmacies and drugstores, hair salons, travel retail and branded retail.
In Australia the Group has 32 brands and 26 in New Zealand - available across all channels nationwide. L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand is dedicated to its sense of purpose, “Create the beauty that moves the world”.
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Account Executive
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Kelly Fall-Armytage
Media Relations Senior Manager Kelly.fallarmytage@loreal.com
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