Claas has opened a new €20 million extension to its central Part Logistics Centre at Hamm, Germany.

The management of Claas Service and Parts and Stute Logistics, Thomas Hunsteger-Petermann (Lord Mayor of the City of Hamm), Bernd Ludewig (Group Executive Board) and Cathrina-Claas Mühlhäuser welcomed the guests to the opening of the high-bay warehouse

The new high-bay warehouse is nearly 30m high and accommodates a fully automatic high rack system with space for around 58,000 pallets.

The Parts Logistics Centre employs around 500 people and the new extension now gives it a pick rate capacity of up to 320 parts per hour - a doubling of the previous capacity.

"With this investment we are preparing the Parts Logistics Center for further growth of the Claas Group," said Dietmar Düsing, head of logistics at Claas Service and Parts. "Not only will the expansion create additional warehouse space, it will also allow us to restructure warehouse processes from the bottom up. All of this is done with a focus on fulfilling the high standards of our customers with regard to our spare parts service."