Orgill buys DC in Idaho

Memphis-based Orgill’s is elevating its North American distribution network through the purchase of a half-million square foot facility in Post Falls, Idaho.

Orgill has signed an agreement to acquire the facility and is expecting to close on the purchase September 1. Following the completion of the purchase, Orgill will begin retrofitting the facility and expects to be fully operational and serving customers in these states by March 31, 2017.

Financial terms of the deal were not released.

“We are excited to announce this expansion to our distribution network and look forward to the enhanced efficiencies this will create for our customers as we move forward,” says Ron Beal, Orgill’s chairman, president and CEO.

The new facility will be Orgill’s seventh full-service distribution center, in addition to locations currently operating in Tifton, Georgia; Inwood, West Virginia; Sikeston, Missouri; Hurricane, Utah; Kilgore, Texas; and London, Ontario.

The primary reason for the addition of the new Post Falls facility was to provide faster and more efficient service to Orgill’s growing customer base, the company said. The new facility will service customers in five states throughout the Northwest including Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska as well as Canadian customers in British Columbia and Alberta.

These customers had previously been served out of other Orgill distribution centers but the addition of the new facility is expected to streamline the delivery process.

“Orgill’s investment in this distribution center will further enhance our ability to provide retailers with access to all the products, programs and services they need to compete effectively,” says Brett Hammers, Orgill’s COO.