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The new building meets the latest environmental standards, according to Zolux.
An innovative

logistics site

By July, the Zolux Group plans to have a new logistics site that
meets the latest environmental standards completed for its

Saint-Bernard subsidiary.

The French Zolux group is about cilities. “Our teams were able to the project is accompanied by
to launch a new logistics site in adapt quickly in order to increase an ecologist in order to propose
Ablaincourt-Pressoir in the ZAC the storage area (from the initial solutions adapted to local bio-
Haute Picardie dedicated to its 6 000 m² to 12 500 m²) to meet diversity issues. “Our company
subsidiary Saint-Bernard. The our client’s expectations and is committed to a major CSR
new building occupies 12 500 m growth,” explains Claire Rous- initiative called Horizon, which
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and is located directly by the A1 seau at GSE, who is in charge is based on three pillars: Good
motorway. Zolux expects that it of the construction of the new for my animal, Good in my job
will be completed in the summer, complex. The large majority of and Better for my planet (see
probably in July. Saint-Bernard products are man- PET worldwide 1/2021). This
Since 1954, Saint-Bernard ufactured in the Péronne factory, is why we wanted to design a
has been thinking up, designing, particularly consumables and site where the quality of life at
manufacturing and distributing hygiene and care products, as work, environmental quality and
products for all pets. Distributed well as food for birds and small biodiversity are at the heart of
exclusively through supermar- mammals. the project,” explains Damien
kets, its product ranges are de- Thomas, CEO of Saint-Bernard.
signed to meet all the require- Modern design Located halfway between
ments of owners and their pets. Designed by Apside Architec- Amiens and Saint-Quentin, the
ture, the building meets the lat- logistics platform benefits from
Bigger storage area est environmental standards. a strategic location at the foot
The logistics building, which It has been designed to be a of the A1 motorway, at the heart
will accommodate the activi- pleasant place to live for its em- of a business park serving the
ties of the site currently based ployees, is modern and has a whole of northern France, while
in Péronne, is a response to the relaxation room opening onto being easily accessible from
group’s desire to reorganise an outdoor terrace. Aiming to all major French and European
and share its current storage fa- obtain the Bio diverCity label, cities. n

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