HOMEGROWN logistics company Black Arrow Express has opened up a larger warehouse facility that will cater to the increasing demand for shipping needs brought about by the growing e-commerce industry.
Allan R. Brizuela, the company’s president, said moving the company’s operations to the new facility located in Parañaque will allow the company to accommodate five times more shipping orders when compared to its previous office.
The space is a three-story building with an enclosed space of 18,200 square meters (sq m) and another 7,500 sq m for parking. The new building is designed specifically to service the orders made from e-commerce sites.
“This move is just the first step toward bigger things planned for Black Arrow Express,” Brizuela said. “By 2019, we aim to house the first fully automated cross-sorter, which will improve operations even further.”
The new headquarters, he added, aims to address the growing volume of deliveries, while improving operational efficiencies, which includes faster sorting and deliveries for products housed within the warehouse.
The facility also has direct ramp access to the second floor for faster loading of packages and parcels in trucks and for riders. The proximity to the airport and accessibility to major highways will also vastly improve transit to provinces.
Currently, the company has 2,000 riders placed in 33 hubs across the country, catering to only 50,000 deliveries per day. Optimized, these can accommodate as many as 100,000 deliveries per day.
Black Arrow Express caters to numerous areas all over the country.
“We are fully committed to improving the lives of Filipinos by providing a reliable and cost-effective service,” Brizuela said. “With our new facility, we will be looking into increasing our customer support and satisfaction.”