The final construction of the Single-Site Logistics Hub’s structure and flooring at Leonardo in Yeovil has recently been celebrated at the $34 million (£30 million) development through the industrial partners’ next-generation workforce cementing their hands into the floor.

This event marks the coming together on this collaborative project between Leonardo and its logistics partner Kuehne+Nagel, with real estate developer Graftongate, and GMI Construction Group. Team members representing the companies came together symbolizing the investment into the Yeovil site as it moves to the next stage of construction before practical completion of the entire Hub.

This new single-site logistics hub will help support Leonardo Helicopters’ global fleet through the warehousing of components and tooling in this state-of-the-art facility, which is now coming to fruition. The project sees the consolidation of eight existing warehouses into one all-encompassing logistics hub.

Charlea Boucher, project officer at Leonardo Helicopters UK, cemented her hands into the ground of the Single-Site Logistics Hub as a symbol of the forward-looking Hub securing the future of logistics on-site in Yeovil. Charlea, a fourth-generation employee at Leonardo, is a business graduate of 2022. She is now a project officer working on the AW149 New Medium Helicopter campaign program.

“It has been amazing to see the rise of the Single-Site Logistics Hub during the final year of my business graduate placement at Leonardo in Yeovil. My great-grandparents worked on-site a few generations ago in engineering, so it’s great that this investment in the site is future proofing Yeovil for years to come as I embark on the next stages of my career here at Leonardo,” said Charlea.

Sustainability is at the heart of this development with its high-end technologies. The brand-new Hub will be equipped with rainwater harvesting tanks for brown water services – this means that water is recycled for use throughout the building in a non-drinking capacity.

Recycling is at the heart of this new facility wherever possible. So far, 61,000 tonnes of demolition material has been moved with 32,700 cubic yards (25,000 cubic meters) of material re-utilized into the new building. More than 19,000 cubic yards (15,000 cubic meters) of earth have been moved with a total expectation of reaching 32,7000 cubic yards (25,000 cubic meters).

This story was prepared and distributed by Leonardo.