Robinson Weeks Partners (www.robinsonweeks.com),
an Atlanta-based real estate development and acquisition company, today
announced a new build-to-suit project with Cummins Inc. for 135,000
square feet at Gillem Logistics Center Building #300 in Forest Park, GA.
The Class A industrial project is located in the south Atlanta
industrial market. Cummins chose Gillem Logistics Center #300 as a
location for its new regional distribution center, where it will provide
parts to Cummins service locations and dealers in the southeast United
States.
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“When keeping your fleet on the road is central to your business, every
moment counts. Our regional distribution center approach helps us better
serve our customers, increasing our speed of fulfilment for parts
orders. We piloted this approach here in Atlanta in 2012, and we’re
thrilled with how it has worked,” said Samer Abughazaleh, President
South Region, Distribution Business, Cummins Inc.
“We are very happy to have Cummins as a customer at Gillem Logistics
Center Building #300,” said Forrest Robinson, CEO of Robinson Weeks
Partners. “Gillem’s location, only 4.5 miles to the Atlanta Airport and
less than two and a half miles to the Perimeter makes Gillem the perfect
location for companies like Cummins that want to have great access to
the airport, the interstates and Atlanta’s growing population.”
ABOUT GILLEM LOGISTICS CENTER
Gillem Logistics Center is a 1,168 acre master planned park that can
accommodate over eight million square feet of industrial and mixed use
space. It is strategically located within .5 miles of I-675, 2.5 miles
from I-285 and 3.5 miles from I-75. The master developer of Gillem
Logistics Center is Robinson Weeks Partners.
ABOUT CUMMINS INC.
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary
business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service diesel
and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel
systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and
electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana,
(USA) Cummins currently employs approximately 55,400 people worldwide
and serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories
through a network of approximately 600 company-owned and independent
distributor locations and approximately 7,400 dealer locations. Cummins
earned $1.39 billion on sales of $17.5 billion in 2016. Press releases
can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.
Follow Cummins on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cummins
and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/cumminsinc.
ABOUT ROBINSON WEEKS PARTNERS
Robinson Weeks Partners is an Atlanta-based industrial development and
acquisition firm, whose partners have a combined 75 years of experience
in the industrial real estate sector. The principals have developed and
acquired more than $2.5 billion of industrial properties over the last
37 years. The boutique real estate firm structures ventures with public
and private entities to develop master-planned industrial parks, and it
also creates exceptional build-to-suit programs across the country for
clients needing a trusted and experienced advisor to acquire and develop
their facilities. The firm is actively developing in multiple markets
throughout the Southeast and provides clients the opportunity to work
directly with its seasoned partners - who have more than 100 million
square feet of industrial real estate experience. Robinson Weeks
Partners’ strong capital structure allows them to form strategic
partnerships with clients to leverage its strengths, tailoring each
transaction with clarity, flexibility, and transparency. www.RobinsonWeeks.com.
In addition to Robinson Weeks Partners, the rest of the project team
consists of Randall Paulson Architects; Eberly & Associates, civil
engineer; The Conlan Company, general contractor. Wills Allen with
Newmark, Grubb Knight Frank represented Cummins, Inc.
For more information about Robinson Weeks Partners, please call David
Welch at 404-815-2019, or visit www.RobinsonWeeks.com.
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