At the Alsfeld site, NORDWEST Handel NORDWEST Handel AG is building a state-of-the-art central warehouse - a logistics centre of the latest generation for specialist retail partners from the steel, construction, trade, industry and building services sectors.
The heart of the project is a fully automated warehouse logistics system with shuttle systems, small parts and pallet storage and certified hazardous materials handling.
This is complemented by extensive value-added services - from set building and the equipping of workshop trolleys to individual packaging solutions - for fast, flexible delivery at national and European level.
We shelve it right!
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Articles from the steel, construction, industry ...
Racking solution
Pallet racking system for modern NORDWEST logistics centre with cutting-edge material flow technology
Customer
NORDWEST Handel AG
Industry sector
Wholesale trade
Scope of order
Equipping a total of 3 storage bays with pallet racks
Services provided
Consultancy, planning, delivery, assembly
Hall area
68,000 square metres
Pallet storage spaces
over 35,000
Shelf height
up to 10.2 m
Hall 3
Pallet racks with a total area of 3.3 km
Hall 4
7 double rack rows of 97.7 m each for plastics, plus areas for lithium-ion batteries, aerosols, flammable liquids with fully integrated hazardous materials warehouse
Hall 5
8 double rack rows of 127.6 m each for plastics
Outgoing goods
Up to 11,000 cartons and 1,000 pallets per day
Specialised storage
with fully integrated hazardous materials handling
The question: Can SCHULTE also impress in a highly competitive market?
As one of the two large purchasing associations in the PVH* in Germany, NORDWEST stands for a dense network of specialised dealers - and SCHULTE has been one of the premium suppliers for years.
The new construction of the central warehouse in Alsfeld is a different dimension: 1.5 million euros project volume for the pallet warehouse. International invitation to tender.
The answer is given at the topping-out ceremony on 23 September 2025:
SCHULTE is awarded the contract.
Production connection trade.
Specialised form of wholesale trade (B2B) that brokers goods between production stages.
"It is an important signal for us that we were able to assert ourselves in an international competitive environment," explains Andrea Schulte. "This shows the high level of expertise of our team, especially in the planning and realisation of complex projects. "
The facility in Alsfeld is impressive: 68,000 square metres of hall space. Over 35,000 pallet bays. If you were to line up all the pallet racks, you would get over 3.3 kilometres. There are also areas for lithium-ion batteries, aerosols and flammable liquids - each with special requirements.
Special challenge:
Delivery of the pallet racks within the shortest possible time thanks to 4 production lines and high stock levels.
Customer benefits
Smooth project flow thanks to SCHULTE's extensive experience with major projects.
We shelve it right!
The insertion of shelves and side walls in pallet racks creates a closed rack structure which, in combination with an integrated extinguishing system, significantly improves fire protection in the logistics warehouse, as fire and smoke can be contained in a targeted manner and extinguishing agents can be used effectively directly at the source of the fire.
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What sets SCHULTE apart from its competitors?
More room for efficiency.
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Bastian Wolfgarten, Head of Logistics at NORDWEST, confirms this:
"We've only heard positive things from SCHULTE so far. All outstanding issues were resolved in an uncomplicated and professional manner."
Anyone who has ever supervised a construction project knows that what works on paper often has to be readjusted in reality. Room heights change. Access widths have to be adapted. In Alsfeld, the halls are handed over successively, so planning and assembly have to be synchronised again and again.
This shows what initiative means:
Finding the right solution at the right moment. Thinking along instead of just working away. The company's own senior fitter is on site and the responsible project engineer is regularly present on the construction site. Short distances, quick decisions.
"We feel that SCHULTE works exclusively with its own resources and therefore guarantees maximum flexibility in planning, delivery and construction site support."
A decisive advantage SCHULTE has four shelving lines, more than any other supplier in Germany. Around 7,000 items are always in stock. When things need to move quickly, SCHULTE can react. For the entire NORDWEST dealer network, it is clear that SCHULTE can also deliver on a large scale.
In the end, it is less the size of a project that counts than the way in which it was realised. With flexibility where it was needed. With reliability where it was expected. And with the attitude that has characterised SCHULTE for decades: working at eye level, thinking along and delivering.
"In SCHULTE, we found a partner with the necessary experience, reliability and flexibility to successfully realise a central component of our new construction project."
Conclusion:
Punctual commissioning of the warehouse with high customer satisfaction.
Customer benefits
Working at eye level, thinking along, delivering.
