| Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre | |
| Native Name: | Ionad Dáilte Tesco Dhomhnach Bat |
| Map Type: | Ireland County Dublin#Ireland |
| Status: | Topped-out |
| Building Type: | Distribution centre |
| Address: | Turvey Avenue, Lanestown |
| Location City: | Donabate |
| Location Country: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 53.4866°N -6.1852°W |
| Altitude: | 8m (26feet) |
| Current Tenants: | Tesco Ireland |
| Topped Out Date: | 2007 |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Owner: | KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management |
| Material: | steel |
| Floor Area: | 77385m2 |
| Unit Count: | --> |
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a national retail distribution centre located in Donabate, Fingal, Ireland.[1] [2] Built for and used by Tesco Ireland for distribution of a wide range of goods, as of 2022 it is the 11th-largest building by volume in the world,[3] [4] [5] with a volume of 1550000m2; for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.[6] [7] [8] [9]
The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost of €60 million and immediately sold for €120 million in a sale and leaseback deal to a consortium assembled by KPMG. It is located in the local government area of Fingal, in the traditional County Dublin, near the M1 motorway.[10] [11] In 2014 it was sold to a South African property fund for €129 million.[12] In 2019 it was sold to South Korean firm KTB Investments & Securities and KTB Asset Management for €160m.[13]
The area of land on which the building was constructed previously formed part of Newbridge Demesne.[14] [15]
The facility employs over 600 people, and handles up to 1.5 million cases per week. It manages and distributes all ambient grocery (packaged and processed) and some non-food products for Tesco Ireland's network of 149 stores.[16] [17] It is laid out in 87 aisles of 31 bays, each tall, with a storage capacity of 76,000 pallets.[17]
Staff wear arm-mounted terminals (AMTs) to monitor productivity, which attracted media criticism in 2013.[18]