Lineage the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehouse REIT has confirmed its acquisition of Fremantle City Coldstores (FCC), a cold-storage company in Fremantle, Western Australia. Lineage President for Asia Pacific, Brooke Miller, said the ongoing growth in the cold storage space in the Western Australia market was helping to cement the state as a key component of the company’s long-term strategic growth plan for Australia and Asia-Pacific.
“With just under 42,000 cubic meters of space, and more than 8,000 pallet positions, FCC will strengthen our cold storage network in Western Australia, alongside our other operating facility in Perth.”
Brooke Miller, President for Asia Pacific, Lineage
Lineage Regional Vice President for Australia, Morris Guest, said access and proximity to Fremantle City Coldstores Port, Western Australia’s largest general cargo hub, was one of the many advantages of bringing FCC into Lineage’s network.
“With this new facility less than 10km from one of the country’s largest ports, FCC will play a vital role in offering our customers best-in-class service and solutions. We are looking forward to serving our customers through this facility and are proud to welcome FCC’s employees into the Lineage Asia-Pacific team.”
Morris Guest, Regional Vice President for Australia, Lineage
FCC – fully equipped with rooftop solar capacity – primarily services meat and seafood customers and features six blast cells with almost 250,000 kilograms of blast freezing capacity. Lineage, Inc. has a network of over 480 strategically located facilities totaling over 84 million square feet and approximately 3.0 billion cubic feet of capacity across countries in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Coupling end-to-end supply chain solutions and technology, Lineage partners with some of the world’s largest food and beverage producers, retailers, and distributors to help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and, most importantly, feed the world. The company’s innovation-driven approach combines data science and industry-leading technology to create a faster, smarter, and more reliable cold chain – all while reducing environmental impact and minimizing supply chain waste.