The Optima logistics centre was officially opened on 5 July. As part of an inauguration ceremony, Hans Bühler, Managing Partner of the Optima Group, handed over the new building to Heiko Funk, Managing Director of OPTIMA materials management GmbH, and the employees of the Materials Management and Global Parts Service divisions.
In their speeches, Hans Bühler and Heiko Funk thanked everyone who had contributed to the successful Completion in just ten months They also emphasised the impressive performance during the parade and the go-live. Around 20 million euros Optima invested in the project in the Solpark industrial estate in Schwäbisch Hall.
In record time, everyone involved at Optima and the commissioned partners completed one of the largest projects in Optima's history - the new logistics centre. The new building, including the new infrastructure and state-of-the-art IT technology, has been fully operational since the beginning of March, so it was now time to officially inaugurate the building.
Equipped for future challenges
Hans Bühler welcomed those present and explained the background to the decision to build the logistics centre at the Solpark site:
„There were several alternatives. In the end, we decided in favour of this location, as Solpark offers the best opportunities for expansion and we wanted to avoid two large locations.“
Hans BühlerManaging Partner of the Optima Group
The current development at Optima Pharma has proven that this is the right way to go - the new assembly hall has already been completed. Expansion option has been utilised. Hans Bühler also outlined the history of Optima Materials Management. He launched the high-bay warehouse in Steinbeisweg in 1983, and the warehouse was modernised in the 1990s/2000s. At some point, however, it became clear that future plans could not be realised with the existing warehouse.
Architect Rolf Blank was on site as a representative of the planning and execution team. He outlined the most important facts about the Logistics centre. It has a floor area of around 6,000 square metres plus an office wing for 150 employees and is ten metres high. The hall is heated and cooled with concrete core activation - similar to underfloor heating. This means that Pleasant temperatures all year round in the building.
„It was important to let daylight in, which is why large windows were installed in the façade and skylights provide plenty of light.“
Rolf Blank, Architect
Hans Bühler then thanked everyone involved in the project - including the general contractor and Optima Facility Management - for this fantastic achievement. He also emphasised the Employee performance during the parade and the go-live. The opening ribbon was then ceremoniously cut to the applause of those present.
Focusing on the right partners
In his speech, Heiko Funk named the success factors of the project. He emphasised that the involvement of all employees in the project had been particularly important. For example, in the run-up to the project, a Survey which Criteria for employees and what needs to be paid particular attention to in the new building. Andreas Kettemann's project team professionally managed the move and the go-live, among other things.
In addition, there were many other experts at Optima who Reorganisation of materials management in the background with her Expertise especially the Optima IT department. Heiko Funk expressed his thanks and appreciation to all those who contributed to this achievement.
Heiko Funk cited the right choice of partners as another success factor. In this context, he particularly thanked the Team of architects around Rolf Blank. Heiko Funk characterised the architect with the words „there's no such thing as impossible“ and thanked him for the good cooperation.
Just as harmonious is the Cooperation with the general contractorr and all other companies involved as well as the Optima Facility Management and the municipal authorities been.
Good luck with the construction, some challenges
Heiko Funk also referred to the challenges during construction. The Difficult surfaces made it necessary to install so-called vibro-tamping columns up to 7.50 metres long in the ground for the foundations. The former military site also had to be demilitarised.
„However, we identified an unexploded bomb with the very first excavator shovel.“
Heiko Funk, Managing Director of OPTIMA materials management GmbH
This meant that further construction work had to be Supervision of the explosive ordnance disposal service be carried out. The onset of winter, which prevented the floor slab from being installed, and the fire protection concept also required A lot of flexibility in planning and control.
Following the presentation, Hans Bühler handed over the symbolic key to Heiko Funk and wished the building and all those who work in it a good future.
Source: OPTIMA packaging group GmbH
