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Results at a Glance

• 11,600m² fully robotic wine storage facility

• Holds 18 to 25 degrees year-round on minimal mechanical cooling

• Two fire compartments to maximise usable footprint

• Built close to wine source to maintain product quality

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Client Overview

G1 Logistics is the warehousing and linehaul arm of GTS Group, the family-owned freight business founded in Mildura in 1980. From a small fleet of trucks servicing local wineries, the group has grown into one of Australia's largest wine, beverage and FMCG transport distributors, with a national fleet and operations across every capital city except Darwin.

With demand for temperature-controlled pallet space continuing to grow, G1 needed a new facility that could expand capacity without the cost and energy load of full refrigeration, hold product at a sustained, moderate ambient temperature year-round, and operate at a level of efficiency that matched the group's national distribution operation.

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Key Outcomes

G1 Logistics now operates a fully robotic 11,600m² temperature-controlled wine storage facility, with all internal movements handled by robotic pick-and-pack and put-away technology and autonomous forklifts. The warehouse runs from the office rather than the floor, positioning the business to grow its temperature-controlled pallet capacity without scaling labour at the same rate.

The building holds between 18 and 25 degrees year-round on minimal or no mechanical heating and cooling, even as outside temperatures fluctuate from -2 to 45. Cool-room cladding and a fully insulated roof do the work a refrigeration plant otherwise would, cutting energy costs against a traditional refrigerated build. Built close to the wineries it serves, the site holds product at temperature from cellar door through to dispatch, protecting quality through the supply chain.

Entegra delivered the building, measuring 50m by 200m with an 8m by 200m canopy, as part of a wider facility construction managed by a head contractor. The footprint was maximised by splitting the building into two fire compartments, with multiple regulatory dispensations applied, allowing G1 to use every square metre without compromising compliance.