{"company":{"name":"Nordstrand Fulfilment BV","address":"Weesperstraat 44, 1018 DN Amsterdam, Netherlands"},"headline":"Nordstrand Fulfilment opens automated cross-dock in Antwerp, cutting Benelux delivery lead times by 40%","subheadline":"New 18,000 m2 facility adds 240 jobs and extends same-day dispatch coverage to 92% of Benelux postcodes","dateline":{"city":"Amsterdam","date":"2026-04-14"},"lead_paragraph":"Nordstrand Fulfilment BV, a leading third-party logistics provider for e-commerce brands in the Benelux, today announced the opening of its new automated cross-docking facility in the Port of Antwerp. The site becomes operational on 4 May 2026 and is expected to cut average delivery lead times across the Benelux from 28 to 17 hours.","body_paragraphs":["The Antwerp facility spans 18,000 square metres and combines high-bay automated storage, goods-to-person picking robots and a fully electric last-mile loading yard. It is Nordstrand's fourth cross-dock in the region and its first outside the Netherlands.","The investment represents the largest single capital commitment in Nordstrand's 17-year history. It has been financed through a combination of senior debt, a green bond issued in December 2025, and an equity injection from the company's long-standing shareholder base.","The site will serve more than 340 Benelux merchant brands and is designed to scale to 60,000 parcels per day at peak. Nordstrand has committed to operating the facility on 100% renewable electricity from day one, with on-site solar contributing approximately 35% of annual demand."],"quotes":[{"text":"Antwerp gives our merchants a decisive speed advantage in Belgium and the south of the Netherlands while meaningfully lowering the carbon intensity per parcel. It is the right investment at the right moment for our category.","attribution_name":"Lars Nordstrand","attribution_role":"Chief Executive Officer, Nordstrand Fulfilment BV"},{"text":"The automation we have put in place is not about replacing people; it is about removing the physically hardest tasks and letting our teams focus on exceptions, quality and customer service.","attribution_name":"Claire Dehaene","attribution_role":"Chief Operating Officer, Nordstrand Fulfilment BV"}],"key_facts":["18,000 m2 automated cross-dock at the Port of Antwerp","240 new permanent jobs, of which 60% operational and 40% technical or supervisory","Capacity to process up to 60,000 parcels per day at peak","100% renewable electricity from day one; ~35% self-generated solar","Same-day dispatch now available for 92% of Benelux postcodes, up from 71%"],"about_boilerplate":"Nordstrand Fulfilment BV is a Benelux-focused third-party logistics provider specialising in e-commerce fulfilment for mid-market consumer brands. Founded in Amsterdam in 2009, the company operates four cross-docks and three returns-processing centres across the Netherlands and Belgium, serves more than 340 merchant brands, and handles over 42 million parcels per year. Nordstrand is privately held and reports under Dutch GAAP and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).","media_contact":{"name":"Mieke Van den Broeck","role":"Head of Corporate Communications","email":"press@nordstrand-fulfilment.nl","phone":"+31 20 555 12 90","website":"https://www.nordstrand-fulfilment.nl/press"}}