Medline Industries Selects Richmond Hill, Georgia, for Distribution Center
03/13/2020
The new one-million-square-foot facility will be built in Belfast Commerce Park, which is a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) site. The expected completion date is 2021. Careers at the facility will primarily focus on supply chain support, warehouse operations, including supervisors and managers, and other branch administration.
Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Medline is a healthcare company that manufactures and distributes more than 550,000 products with more than 26,000 employees worldwide. The company currently operates two facilities in Georgia. Its distribution center in McDonough and manufacturing plant in Lithia Springs together employ approximately 800 people.
“When we began looking for a new distribution center location near a deepwater port, the Port of Savannah and the Richmond Hill area quickly rose to the top of the list,” said Bill Abington, executive vice president of global operations at Medline. “Georgia has been a welcoming state to grow our business and attract a best-in-class workforce. We are proud to continue our expansion in the Peach State and be even more connected to our customers in coastal Georgia.”
“The city of Richmond Hill is pleased to welcome Medline to our community,” said Richmond Hill Mayor Russ Carpenter. “The location of Medline’s new state-of-the-art facility along Interstate 95 will allow it to serve as a landmark for our community as the area around the new interchange continues to develop into a vibrant addition to Richmond Hill, and we look forward to the jobs and capital investment that will be created as a result of this project.”
“We are excited that this innovative, family-owned company chose to expand their operations in Bryan County,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “Georgia’s coast is an ideal location for companies like Medline who are looking for a readily available workforce as well as access to global markets through the Port of Savannah.”
“We are thrilled Medline, an industry leader in medical supplies manufacturing and distribution, will be joining our existing industry base in Bryan County,” said Development Authority of Bryan County Chairman Noah Covington. “Medline’s selection of the Belfast Commerce Park is the result of a team effort, and I want to thank all of our state and local partners, specifically the city of Richmond Hill, Raydient Places + Properties, and Bryan County, for helping make this project become a reality.”
“We are excited that Medline is expanding their footprint in Bryan County,” said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. “The GRAD site they chose in Richmond Hill is ideal as it offers Medline access to Interstate 95 and the deepwater Port of Savannah. I am confident Medline will succeed in Bryan County as they expand operations here in Georgia to meet the needs of their customers across the Southeast."
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