DHL Supply Chain, Americas’ leader in contract logistics and partof Deutsche Post DHL Group, broke ground today on a new corporatehead on Westar Place in Westerville, Ohio. The company willinvest more than $20 million in the new head set to open inDecember 2019.

　　DHL Supply Chain has a long history with Central Ohio, andspecifically Westerville, originally occupying space on SchrockRoad in 1991 and moving to Polaris Parkway in 2003. In that time,the company developed collaborative partnerships with theWesterville community. Company executives explored several optionsfor relocation, but decided to stay in Central Ohio, because ofthose partnerships, the existing talent that exists in the areaand, most notably, the region’s importance in the logisticsindustry.

　　“Our decision to further invest in Central Ohio was a strategicone, as the region provides greater access to the U.S. than anyother market,” said Scott Sureddin, CEO of DHL Supply Chain, NorthAmerica. “Our new head will further enable us to meet theneeds of our two most important stakeholders: our customers and ourpeople.”

　　DHL Supply Chain employs 630 people at its current North Americanhead in Westerville and has more than a dozen warehousesand facilities in Central Ohio. From those facilities, DHL SupplyChain is able to reach 46 percent of the U.S. population within a10-hour drive, more than any major U.S. metro.

“Just by looking at a map, we know that Central Ohio is a logisticshub, but having DHL Supply Chain, the world’s largest third-partylogistics provider, call the region its home makes Central Ohio thelogistics hub,” said David C. Stadge, Chair of the Delaware CountyFinance Authority.

　　Westerville’s Polaris Parkway corridor presented an ideallocation for an innovative new head, with quick access tomajor highways, increased development and room for expansion. Thenew building will accommodate more than 800 associates as thecompany plans to continue to grow in the next 10 years.

　　“Keeping DHL Supply Chain in Westerville not only represents asignificant investment in our local economy, but it also symbolizesa true partnership between our city and the leader in logistics,”said City of Westerville Mayor Craig Treneff. “From associatesvolunteering around the city to the innovation the company hasinspired in our community, we couldn’t imagine Westerville withoutDHL Supply Chain.”