Hollister Breaks Ground On Driscoll Foods' Wayne Distribution Center

Rendering of Driscoll Foods new distribution center, Wayne, NJ

WAYNE, NJ—Hollister Construction Services has broken ground on Driscoll Foods’ new 507,000 square foot distribution center headquarters in Wayne, NJ. Hollister will provide full construction management services for the construction of the facility. After outgrowing its facility in Clifton, NJ, Driscoll purchased the former site of Bayer’s North American headquarters at 6 West Belt Parkway in Wayne, NJ. The new site allows Driscoll to increase its warehouse space and operations areas from 218,000 square feet to 507,000 square feet. This new headquarters will allow the company to increase its employee count from 450 to 800 in the next five years. To make room for a new 341,000 square feet refrigerated warehouse addition, the west side of the existing building is being partially demolished. The balance of the building being left standing will be completely renovated, providing Driscoll with an additional 166,000 square feet of space. Both, the new addition and renovated space will be connected. Driscoll Foods’ new site will also have two new driveways for truck-only access, and 67 new loading docks for the new proposed distribution operations. The new refrigerated warehouse will include over 200,000 square feet for coolers and freezers, as well as ambient warehouse space for dry food storage. The renovated structure will feature new office space, production spaces and a battery charging and maintenance area. “We understand how important this relocation is for Driscoll Foods . As the CM, we’ve been extremely involved from day one, to ensure we build the facility they require,” says Kieran Flanagan, LEEDAP , Hollister president and project executive for the Driscoll project. “I am confident the relocation will be smooth and that the new facility will provide a spectacular new home for Driscoll Foods .” In addition to Flanagan, the Hollister team leading this effort includes John Maulbeck , senior project manager; Lina Kraytem , assistant project manager; John Casselli , superintendent; Alexis Capozzi , project coordinator, and Frank Caputo , senior estimator. ESI Architectural and Engineering Services serves as architect and Bohler Engineering is the engineer.