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International building materials manufacturer Sika has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art automated warehouse in Marion, Ohio.
The Marion Regional Distribution Center is Sika’s newest fully automated warehouse. The 150,000-square-foot facility will inventory finished goods for multiple construction and industry markets. It will serve as the central and east coast regional distribution hub with a direct-to-customer concept. The new warehouse is the first of its kind for Sika in the U.S., using fully automated equipment including guided vehicles, self-directing forklifts, inbound and picking conveyors and automated cameras and contour stations for tracking handling units and verifying pallet transport safety throughout the warehouse.
“Sika has significantly grown over the past years, continuously expanding the product range for our customers and our reach to the markets,” says Jim Walther, CEO and president of Sika. “Our investment in building this state-of-the-art warehouse in the U.S., using fully automated equipment, will strengthen our commitment of expediting the product supply to our valued customers.”
Sika has recently broken ground for a 250,000-square-foot mortar production plant in Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey, which will produce a full range of mortars including high-performance cementitious grouts, self-leveling mortars and mixes for Shotcrete, which include products for residential and commercial construction applications, and is set to begin operations the second half of 2025.
