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Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc.
Gene Winter
Senior Vice President
gwinter@grpva.com

 

901 E. Byrd St.
Richmond, VA
23219-1234
(804) 643 3227
(800) 229 6332

About Us

 

 

 

Greater Richmond's Logistics Cluster

 

 

 

 

Superior Market Access and Transportation Infrastructure Are Why So Many Facilities Choose Greater Richmond, Virginia

 

Greater Richmond has a history of a strong manufacturing base and has evolved as a magnet for companies serving these industries. Leading manufacturers such as Philip Morris, Honeywell and Hewlett-Packard attract suppliers, logistical and transportation vendors, and other manufacturers to the region.

 

The number of existing distribution and logistics facilities means a skilled labor supply and a solid core of suppliers.

 

Wholesale and Retail Distribution

  • Sharper Image East Coast distribution center serving Boston to Miami—113,000-square-foot center distributing products to more than 60 stores and to internet and catalog customers. Sharper Image found Richmond to be a central location with a good local work force.

  • Uquality Automotive Parts Corporation—44,000-square-foot distribution center serves customers east of the Mississippi, supplying brake pads and rotors to the automotive aftermarket.

  • Creative Memories—assembly and distribution of albums and supplies for eastern U.S. and European markets

  • Netflix regional distribution facility

  • Walmart regional distribution facility

  • Food Lion Distribution Center

  • SuperValu Eastern Region office and distribution center

Manufacturing

  • International Paper—331,000-square-foot center for paper products

  • Hewlett-Packard--1.4 million-square-foot assembly and distribution center

  • Hewlett-Packard—1.4 million SF assembly and distribution center

  • Philip Morris—tobacco products

  • DuPont—advanced fibers and films

  • Honeywell—advanced fibers and films 

Logistics, Transportation and Shipping

  • DCS Logistics—third party supply chain management for Philip Morris

  • Schenker-CCW Group Inc.—manages DuPont’s 800,000 SF logistics center

  • Menlo Logistics—turn-key logistics consultant and operator for Hewlett-Packard

  • Ryder Logistics & Transportation—125,000 SF third-party logistics and distribution center in Richmond

  • Riverside Logistics—outsourced logistics, transportation, distribution  and warehousing management

  • PeakLogix—engineered solutions for warehouse or distribution centers

  • Joint Logistics Managers Inc.—logistics automation services

  • Richmond Cold Storage—provides supply chain services for businesses  storing food products and other items in climate-controlled areas and  distributing them to customers.

  • United Parcel Service regional hub distribution center

  • Federal Express regional hub

  • Quality Distribution Services Inc.

  • Cockrell Distribution System

  • Advanced Logistical Support

  • Air Cargo Expeditors

 

 


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