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Warehouse consolidation in Turkey to deliver operational savings, environmental benefits
Consolidating warehouse operations and partnering with one of our suppliers will enable JohnsonDiversey's teams in Gebze, Turkey, to realize substantial operational savings and impressive reductions in the environmental impact of both companies.
JohnsonDiversey consolidated four warehouse operations into one, more efficient location adjacent to our manufacturing facility in Gebze. We installed a lift and conveyor system between the factory and warehouse to eliminate truck movement between our locations. The exclusive supplier of our paper tissue portfolio partnered with us to relocate its production operations in the same complex. In addition, we consolidated shipments to our customers to put their chemical and paper orders on the same truck.
Combined, we anticipate that these efforts will reduce our logistics-related emissions by 25 percent, including the elimination of 457 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Additionally, we will cut consumption of diesel fuel by an estimated 160,000 liters per year. By eliminating 457,000 kilometers of road travel per year, we will reduce our consumption of oil and tires, and decrease the chance of traffic accidents, human injuries and material losses.
By making our product handling more efficient and consolidating it to one location, we've reduced the number of forklift operations, with a resulting reduction in electricity consumption.
Additionally, we've reduced lead times on product deliveries and improved our service levels and inventory controls. No sustainability initiative is too small for JohnsonDiversey, despite our size and global footprint. In constructing the new facility, we took special precautions to preserve seven trees on the construction site. The pine trees, each more than 20 years old, were carefully relocated to new locations on the site and are now growing vibrantly.