Caterpillar Begins Construction of Distribution Center in Clayton, Ohio

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Caterpillar Incorporated (NYSE:CAT) (Peoria, Illinois) has begun construction of a 1.5 million-square-foot distribution center in Clayton, Ohio. The $65 million project kicked off construction this month, and Caterpillar hopes to have it up and running in 2011. Caterpillar expects to hire between 500 and 600 employees to work at the new center.

When the facility becomes fully operational in 2011, the Clayton distribution center will replace Caterpillar's Indianapolis regional distribution facility and will assume some of the work currently performed at Caterpillar's parts distribution center in Morton, Illinois.

Clayco Construction Company (St. Louis, Missouri) was selected by Caterpillar to perform construction services for the project. National Design Build Services (St. Charles, Missouri) is performing the mechanical work.

The project continues Caterpillar's trend of streamlining distribution activities. In early 2009, Caterpillar began operating a new 750,000-square-foot distribution center in Waco, Texas. The Waco distribution center replaced smaller regional distribution centers in Dallas, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Caterpillar is currently constructing a $30 million manufacturing plant in Waco, which is expected to begin operating next year. For additional information, see April 8, 2010, article - Caterpillar Incorporated Begins Construction on $30 Million Manufacturing Plant in Texas.

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