Avon to build new state-of-the-art facility in Zanesville
02 Jun '07
2 min read
Avon Products Inc announced that it has selected Zanesville, Ohio, as the location for its previously announced state-of-the-art distribution center. Avon will build the new facility on land located at Eastpointe Business Park in Zanesville, approximately 50 miles east of Columbus, Ohio.
The new facility in Zanesville will employ in the range of 500 people and will have the capacity to ship 50% of Avon's U.S. sales volume when fully operational. Avon expects to invest approximately $117 million in capital expenditures relating to the new distribution center.
"We conducted an extensive search for the location of Avon's new, state- of-the-art distribution center and determined Zanesville, Ohio is the best choice," said Elizabeth A. Smith, Executive Vice President, Avon Products, Inc., and President, Avon North America & Global Marketing.
"The central location with proximity to major highways and many of our suppliers will allow us to most effectively service our Representatives in a timely, efficient manner. We are grateful to the State of Ohio, local Zanesville officials and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority for their support in our site selection process, and look forward to becoming a great neighbor."
"The State of Ohio welcomes Avon's new state-of-the-art distribution center, which will create approximately 500 new jobs for Eastern Ohio's workers and make Zanesville a major link in Avon's supply chain with the capability to distribute half of all U.S. orders," said Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, who also serves as Director of the Ohio Department of Development.
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