WORLDWIDE FLIGHT Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London/Heathrow after a 30% growth in volumes in the past year. WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a further 27,000sq ft. The additional facility, due to start operations in October, features eight landside doors for cargo deliveries and collections, plus a 20ft truck dock. As well as caster deck storage for loaded pallets and containers, WFS also plans to install a 7,000sq ft area for ambient shipments and dedicated storage space for temperature-controlled cargo requiring a 2-8°C environment.
The new facility will give WFS a total cargo handling area of almost 350,000sq ft at the London hub. This expansion is designed to support existing customers, including new contracts with Sri Lankan Airlines, Gulf Air and All Nippon Airways.