Lineage Logistics Acquires MTC Logistics, Expanding Access to Ports on U.S. East and Gulf Coasts

Acquisition adds four cold storage facilities along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, including nearly 38M cubic feet and over 113,000 pallet positions

NOVI, MI and BALTIMORE, MD – March 9, 2022 – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced that it has acquired MTC Logistics (“MTC”), a leading cold-chain provider with four strategic locations on or near the ports of Baltimore, MD, Wilmington, DE and Mobile, AL. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

Through the acquisition of these four facilities, Lineage will add nearly 38 million cubic feet of capacity and over 113,000 pallet positions in the United States. These facilities will add to Lineage’s existing footprint of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity across 19 countries.

“MTC Logistics’ strong presence at key ports along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and focus on best-in-class service and innovation will help better connect our customers to the global food supply chain,” said Greg Lehmkuhl, President and CEO of Lineage Logistics. “We look forward to welcoming the MTC team into the One Lineage family and leveraging their expertise to fulfill our vision of becoming the world's most dynamic temperature-controlled logistics company.”

MTC Logistics, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoffberger Holdings, Inc. (“HHI”) a diversified privately held investment company of the Hoffberger family of Baltimore, MD. A fifth-generation family business and recognized as one of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) North American Top 25, MTC provides warehousing services including blast freezing, import/export services, case selection, transportation/port drayage and storage between -20 degrees Fahrenheit and +40 degrees Fahrenheit.

“As part of MTC’s nearly century-long commitment to the refrigerated and frozen warehousing and transportation industry, we have always sought opportunities to be a warm, responsive and dedicated partner to our customers,” said Harry Halpert, Chairman of MTC Logistics and CEO of Hoffberger Holdings. “Our customers and associates will benefit from Lineage’s scale and industry-leading technology, and we are fortunate to find a strong partner who shares our values and customer-centric approach.”

G2 Capital Advisors LLC and Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP served as financial and legal advisors to MTC, respectively.

About Lineage Logistics
Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivalled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com)

About MTC Logistics
MTC Logistics was a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoffberger Holdings, Inc. (“HHI”) a diversified privately held investment company of the Hoffberger family of Baltimore, MD. MTC Logistics operates four distribution centers with more than 38 million cubic feet of refrigerated and frozen space, serving the ports of Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, and Mobile, AL.

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Surging Customer Demand Drives Major Expansion of Lineage Logistics’ Footprint in Vietnam

Hanoi expansion ideally positioned to cater for growing trade between Vietnam and China and Southeast Asia

Lineage sees major potential for further expansion in Vietnam to serve growing intra-country sophisticated supply chains

Lineage pays tribute to its Vietnamese workforce for ensuring vital food supply chains remained operational during last year’s Covid lockdown

Hanoi, Vietnam - Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced it is more than doubling the capacity of its Bac Ninh, Hanoi facility.

The facility will be expanded from 8,000 to 20,000-pallet positions to meet surging demand from customers servicing Vietnam’s growing perishable food sector.

The facility is used to store and distribute frozen, chilled, and ambient food products to northern Vietnam’s major regional centres and store food products for export, particularly seafood.

“The Hanoi facility expansion will further broaden our reach across Vietnam and Asia more broadly due to its prime location on the key trade routes with China and Southeast Asia,” Jeff Hogarth, Lineage’s President of Asia Pacific, said.

“Vietnam is a key food production and distribution hub, so this is a strategic expansion that will benefit customers across the region.

“We also see great potential for further expansion in Vietnam, given the region’s under-developed cold store supply chain, growing customer demand for high quality logistics solutions and growing income levels, spurring consumption of more perishable goods.”

The expanded facility will incorporate solar panels as part of the Company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability.

In addition to the economic boost provided by the construction of the facility’s extension, Lineage Logistics will create 50 new long-term jobs to operate the facility.

Lineage Logistics’ Vietnam team has adapted throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, including staffing two Lineage facilities in Ho Chi Minh and Binh Duong to run continuously for three months to ensure essential foods were distributed to Vietnamese citizens.

“The dedication and selflessness of our employees during this extremely difficult time allowed us to ensure the distribution of critical food supplies was uninterrupted and maintain the food supply chain throughout the lockdown,” Vien Nguyen Huu, Regional Vice President at Lineage, said.

Construction of the Hanoi expansion has begun and is due to be completed in July 2022. Lineage Logistics entered the Vietnamese market in 2019 with its acquisition of Preferred Freezer Services. The company has operations in Ho Chi Minh, Binh Duong and Bac Ninh.

About Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totalling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivalled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimise supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com)

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Lineage Logistics Transitions Operations at its Hvidovre Site in Denmark

Lineage acquired real estate in Hvidovre in June 2020 and will now operate the cold storage facility

The announcement follows a number of strategic acquisitions by Lineage in Denmark, including Claus Sørensen Group in June 2021

The Hvidovre site is strategically located near central Copenhagen and Copenhagen Airport, and is rapidly developing into a major business district

Novi, MI and Amsterdam – January 11, 2022 – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the transition of operations at Kanalholmen 15, a site it acquired in June 2020 and has since leased to a third party, with the acquisition of Agri-Norcold’s business at the site.

The Kanalholmen 15 property totals 22,000 square meters and counts a number of customers in the retail and food sector.

“The transition of operations in Hvidovre, with its highly strategic location and rich customer base, is a further testament to our commitment to growth in the Nordic region,” said Harld Peters, Senior Vice President, Europe at Lineage. “We are rapidly scaling our operations in Denmark and the Nordic region as a whole to best serve our customers’ extended supply chains.”

“The Nordics, and Denmark in particular, occupy a central location for food distribution in Lineage’s global network,” said Jesper Toft Mathiasen, Regional Vice President of Lineage’s Nordic Region. Greater Copenhagen is at the heart of the most densely populated region in Scandinavia, with excellent air, ship and land routes to Europe and the rest of the world. Through operations like those at Avedore, Lineage can effectively serve as a gateway for customers to global markets.”

The Avedore acquisition follows a string of acquisitions in Denmark and Norway. Lineage Logistics entered the Nordic market in 2020 and has since acquired Claus Sørensen, a major cold storage operator in Denmark, Lundsøe Køl & Frys A/S with cold-storage facilities in Northern Jutland and in Aarhus, Super Frost Sjælland ApS, and Coldstar ApS.

In total, Lineage’s Nordic footprint now comprises nearly 1.5 million cubic metres and 304,700 pallet positions across 17 facilities.

About Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics is one of the leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers worldwide. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com) 

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Lineage Logistics Strengthens European Transport Capability and Expands Benelux Footprint

Acquisition of Van Tuyl Logistics brings transport capacity to Lineage’s Dutch operations, strengthening the Company’s end-to-end refrigerated and frozen solutions portfolio

Acquisitions of H&S Coldstores and Frigocare Rotterdam BV bring additional cold-storage capacity to the Company’s leading facility footprint in Benelux

Novi, MI and Amsterdam – 11 January 2022 – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the acquisitions of Van Tuyl Logistics, H&S Coldstores and Frigocare Rotterdam BV. These strategic transactions will strengthen Lineage’s portfolio of end-to-end logistics solutions in the region and grow Lineage’s presence in the Netherlands by more than 250,000 cubic metres of capacity.

Van Tuyl Logistics is a Dutch provider of temperature-controlled logistics based in Gameren that provides refrigerated and frozen transport, employing a modern fleet of 60 trucks and 90 trailers with a self-owned repair station, as well as warehousing services for 30,000 pallet spaces at different temperatures, and a real estate holding division.

“We are pleased to welcome Van Tuyl Logistics into the One Lineage Family as we continue to build momentum and further expand our European operations,” said Harld Peters, Senior Vice President, Europe at Lineage. “The Netherlands remains a critical hub for the food cold chain within the European market, given its central location and accessibility to key seaports and inland terminals. Accordingly, the addition of Van Tuyl will help Lineage to connect more points across our customers’ extended supply chains.”

“We know that Lineage is the right partner for the next stage in our company’s history and in our ambition to reimagine the journey of food,” said Richard van Tuijl, General Director of Van Tuyl Logistics. “Our end-to-end solutions complement Lineage’s strong and growing presence in Europe, and we are confident that our customers will continue to be well-served as we combine our logistics and cold storage operations.”

Lineage also acquired Dutch provider H&S Coldstores and its logistics forwarding business from the H&S Group, Europe’s largest intermodal Liquid Food operator.

Headquartered in Beneden-Leeuwen, Netherlands, H&S Coldstores provides end-to-end juice supply chain services, including transport, warehousing, customs, production, processing, laboratory testing, and packaging solutions. H&S Group also offers a pan-European network of more than 250 privately owned and subcontracted vehicles, and more than 1,500 tank units for the liquid foodstuff industry.

In total, this acquisition will add a capacity of 48.000 tonnes to Lineage’s footprint in Europe. The Dutch H&S Coldstores facilities in Elst and Tiel will be moved to a new location in a newly built facility, closer to other existing facilities in Beneden-Leeuwen. This new cold store near the port of Rotterdam will be operational by mid-2022. This new facility complies with the highest LEED/BREEAM status, and will make use of solar energy.

“H&S Coldstores is another fantastic example of our continued investment in the Netherlands,” said Harld Peters, Senior Vice President, Europe at Lineage. “In particular, H&S Coldstores’s differentiated juice-blending services greatly complement our existing capabilities via our recent acquisition of Kloosterboer, and will further diversify our business offering across the cold chain.”

Finally, Lineage also announced today the acquisition of the Dutch facilities of Frigocare Rotterdam BV, a company specialized in handling imports of frozen fish mainly from the North Atlantic and Asia to the Port of Rotterdam. The facility is located near an existing Lineage facility in the same harbour and will add 15,000 pallet positions in its 20,000 square metre warehouses to Lineage’s operations in Rotterdam.

Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
 

About Lineage Logistics
Lineage Logistics is one of the leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions providers worldwide. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com) 

About Van Tuyl Logistics
Van Tuyl Logistics is a Dutch cold chain logistics company, active in The Netherlands since its inception in 1983. The company specialises in refrigerated and frozen transport of fresh produce and other foodstuffs. Aside from its transport activities, Van Tuyl Logistics also provides storage solutions via their cold storage facility, located in Gameren, The Netherlands.

About H&S Group
H&S Group is Europe’s largest intermodal Liquid Food operator. The company is headquartered in Barneveld, The Netherlands and provides end-to-end supply chain services. H&S Group also offers a pan-European network of more than 250 privately owned and subcontracted vehicles, and more than 1,500 tank units for the liquid foodstuff industry. H&S Coldstores owns three facilities in Tiel, Beneden-Leeuwen and Elst, where it provides the following services: transport, warehousing, customs, production, processing, laboratory testing, and packaging solutions.

About Frigocare Rotterdam
Frigocare Rotterdam BV is a cold store company specialised in food logistics, specifically handling frozen fish from the North Atlantic and Asia to the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The company provides the following services aside from storage: container reception, border inspection, sorting, palletizing, (re)packing and (un)loading of various delicate cargo, mostly seafood, under EU-license.

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Lineage Logistics Announces $1.7 Billion in New Equity to Fuel Supply Chain Innovation and Growth

New equity will strengthen the Company’s balance sheet and will be invested in innovation and growth opportunities, including automation projects, new construction, and supply chain technology and clean energy initiatives

Investors include BentallGreenOak, CenterSquare Investment Management, Cohen & Steers, D1 Capital Partners, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), NYSTRS, OP Trust, Oxford Properties, QuadReal Property Group, Rabobank, StepStone, and others

Funding brings totally equity raised since January 2020 to $6 billion

Novi, MI – January 4, 2022 – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced it has raised $1.7 billion in equity from new and existing strategic partners. Participating investors include BentallGreenOak, CenterSquare Investment Management, Cohen & Steers, D1 Capital Partners, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), NYSTRS, OP Trust, Oxford Properties, QuadReal Property Group, Rabobank, StepStone, and others.

“This latest round of funding is further validation of our business strategy and will be used to double down on our commitment to offering innovative, end-to-end supply chain solutions for our customers worldwide,” said Greg Lehmkuhl, President and CEO of Lineage. “As we head into 2022, this new equity gives us even more confidence in our ability to drive future growth opportunities for our business, the industry, and the wider food supply chain.”

The new capital will strengthen Lineage’s balance sheet and will fuel Lineage’s investments in industry-leading technology, including automation and proprietary software tools that help to improve supply chain efficiencies. It will also be used to fund Lineage’s growth through greenfield developments, facility expansions, and investments in clean energy initiatives.

“While Lineage has already achieved significant growth since its founding in 2008, the company remains as committed as ever to its promise of preserving, protecting, and optimizing the distribution of food,” said Adam Forste, Co-Executive Chairman of Lineage and Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Bay Grove, which founded and manages Lineage Logistics. “Lineage’s continued growth and investments in technology and innovation would not be possible without our incredible investors. We are excited to have fresh capital from this latest funding to deploy in our business and create new solutions and capacity for our customers, particularly during this time of significant disruption in global supply chains.”

The equity raise follows Lineage’s latest funding round of $1.9 billion, announced in March 2021. The latest funding brings the total equity raised since January 2020 to $6 billion.

Morgan Stanley acted as financial advisors, and Latham Watkins served as legal counsel for Lineage.
 

About Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com) 
 

About Bay Grove
Bay Grove is a principal investment firm dedicated to partnering with strong management teams to invest in and build long-term platform investments. Since 2008, Bay Grove has built Lineage Logistics through acquisitions and investments completed in partnership with entrepreneurs, customers and employees. The firm has deep experience in the warehousing and logistics industry and also seeks to make investments in other attractive sectors. Bay Grove is based in San Francisco. (www.bay-grove.com)
 

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Lineage Logistics Expands through Auscold Logistics Acquisition in South Australia

Auscold Logistics acquisition enhances Lineage’s facility footprint and ability to provide South Australia linehaul solutions

Best-in-class temperature-controlled transport and storage assets provides more capacity and options for Lineage’s Australian customers

Australia - Lineage Logistics LLC, a leading global temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced it has acquired Auscold Logistics, a major South Australian transport and warehousing company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquisition includes a state-of-the-art warehouse in Adelaide and a fleet of over 70 GPS tracked, temperature-controlled trucks, providing customers daily dry, chilled and frozen transport to Australia’s capital cities and major regional centres. The integration will complement Lineage’s regional distribution centre in Adelaide, providing Lineage’s customers with a total of 32,000 sqm of cold storage capacity and 27,700 pallet positions across the two facilities.

The Auscold Logistics business offers a full suite of quarantine-approved, multi-temperature storage across more than 11,000 frozen and refrigerated pallets and a 3,600sqm chilled cross dock area. Additionally, the South Australian company transports goods including confectionery, pharmaceutical products, and frozen, chilled and fresh produce.

“The Auscold business will broaden our reach across the nation, particularly in southern Australia, and greatly benefit South Australian businesses’ supply chains,” Mr Jeff Hogarth, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific at Lineage, said.

“This acquisition is a key development in our plans to bring best-in-class cold storage companies into the Lineage family to connect the end-to-end supply chain dots for customers,” he said.

Lineage Logistics entered the Australian market in 2019 when it acquired Emergent Cold. The company has operations in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

For further information please contact Nigel Kassulke on +61 407 904 874.

About Lineage Logistics: Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totalling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivalled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020 (www.lineagelogistics.com)

Lineage Logistics Expands Port-Centric Facility Footprint in Savannah, Georgia

Company is set to break ground on a greenfield site that will handle imported fresh produce and perishables out of the Port of Savannah

Lineage opens Phase 1 of a temperature-controlled warehouse that provides additional capacity for imported and exported frozen and refrigerated product

Novi, MI – December 14, 2021 – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the strategic expansion of its facility network near the major port in Savannah, Georgia.

“It’s a pleasure to see Lineage Logistics continue to invest in Georgia,” said Governor Brian P. Kemp. “Hardworking Georgians and our top-notch training programs like Georgia Quick Start continue to give companies the confidence they need to expand by showing them that Georgia’s workforce is not only skilled, but up to the task.”

“Savannah is the fastest growing port and largest single container terminal in North America. Lineage’s new facilities in this high-demand location will provide additional capacity and value-added services in a critical market for our customers,” said Greg Lehmkuhl, Lineage’s President and CEO. “We are constantly looking for ways to maximize and further streamline Lineage’s total supply chain, and our meaningful growth in Savannah will offer customers increased access to faster, more reliable distribution opportunities to markets across the Southeast.”

Today, Lineage announced its plans to break ground on a next-generation facility near the Port of Savannah to handle fresh produce and perishable imports. The Company will invest $62 million in the new building, which, upon completion, will create 65 new jobs in Chatham County’s Port Wentworth, in addition to nearly 100 jobs required for the project’s construction. Operating as a cross-dock, in which product enters one side of the building and exits the other side via truck on the same day, the facility will also provide fumigation, packaging and other value-added services for customers to move fresh product efficiently to markets across the Southeast. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2022.

In addition, Lineage announced the Phase I opening of its temperature-controlled warehouse on Tremont Road adjacent to the Port of Savannah. Serving both imported and exported products like poultry, the facility features a 19,000-square-foot blast freezer, a boxing room and customs brokerage capabilities to provide streamlined processing in and out of the port. Once fully operational, the facility will employ up to 100 Georgia residents.

“We are thrilled to see Lineage’s significant investment in further strengthening our port infrastructure,” said Cliff Pyron, Chief Commercial Officer of the Georgia Port Authority. “Additional capacity to support our growth will be a benefit to port community as a whole.”

“Congratulations to Lineage Logistics, an international leader in the food supply chain industry, on their two expansions in Savannah. Their use of innovative technology, Savannah’s exceptional workforce and their partnership with the Georgia Ports Authority has led to their past success and laid the groundwork for their future growth in Savannah,” said Savannah Economic Development Authority President and CEO Trip Tollison.

Combined, the newly announced facilities expand Lineage’s presence in the market by more than 500,000 square feet of capacity. In total, the Company’s network will span four facilities in Savannah with twelve facilities across the State of Georgia. 

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Megan Hendricksen                                                  
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About Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com)

Lineage Logistics Joins The Climate Pledge and Commits to Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040

Lineage becomes a signatory of The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, to encourage corporate climate action

Commitment calls on signatories to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Novi, MI – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced it has signed onto The Climate Pledge and committed to be net-zero carbon across business operations by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

The Climate Pledge, co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, is a cross-sector community of more than 200 companies working together to encourage corporate action and address the climate crisis. By signing the pledge, Lineage reinforces its commitment to sustainability and has agreed to:

• Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on an annual basis.

• Implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business change and innovation, including efficiency improvements, renewable energy, materials reductions, and other carbon emission elimination strategies.

• Take actions to neutralize any remaining emissions with additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially beneficial offsets to achieve net-zero annual carbon emissions by 2040.

“Lineage is deeply committed to sustainable operations, and we look forward to joining other forward-looking signatories of The Climate Pledge to work towards its important mission,” said Greg Lehmkuhl, Lineage’s President and CEO. “Building off of our demonstrated achievements in this space – and with continued emphasis on innovation in logistics optimization, refrigeration system efficiency and renewable energy technologies – I am confident in Lineage’s ability to lead our industry’s charge on decarbonization and encourage others to reduce their impact on our climate.”  

Lineage aims to meet the goal of The Climate Pledge through a combination of innovative energy efficiency measures, onsite energy generation and storage, and network-wide standards to minimize and eliminate carbon emissions associated with its daily operations.

“As the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehousing company, Lineage has a responsibility to lead sustainability innovation and progress across the cold chain,” said Chris Thurston, Lineage’s head of renewable energy projects. “In our never-ending pursuit of carbon savings across our facility network, we are constantly developing and deploying new technologies and are excited to share even more as we work towards net-zero operations by 2040.”

Lineage has already begun implementing major initiatives across its network to reduce its carbon footprint. The Company previously committed to decreasing its energy intensity by 25% over 10 years starting in 2015 and met the target in just two years. Additionally, Lineage has committed to installing 85 MW of onsite solar energy capacity by 2025. These plans would place Lineage among Top 5 in the World in on-site solar capacity. As part of these efforts, Lineage also announced that its Colton, CA facility will be among the first of its kind to generate 100% of its energy consumption on-site[MH1] .

In 2021, the company was awarded the U.S. Department of Energy Better Plants award for the third consecutive year for its cutting-edge energy efficiency initiatives.

About Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com)

About The Climate Pledge

In 2019, Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be net-zero carbon by 2040. Now 105 organizations have signed The Climate Pledge, sending an important signal that there will be rapid growth in demand for products and services that help reduce carbon emissions. For more information, visit www.theclimatepledge.com.

Lineage Logistics Announces its First Cold Storage Facility to Produce 100% of its Energy Consumption On-Site

Company advances clean energy program with the installation of solar array and linear
generators in California’s Inland Empire

Partnering with PowerFlex and Mainspring Energy, Lineage’s Colton Agua Mansa facility installs two linear generators, and among the first of its kind to integrate a linear generator with solar panels

This announcement is part of Lineage’s broader energy reduction strategy through which the Company commits to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

 Novi, MI – Lineage Logistics, LLC, the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the installation of groundbreaking clean energy advancements at its facility in Colton, CA to establish the first facility in the Lineage network to generate 100% of its energy consumption on-site.

This announcement comes in tandem with Lineage’s commitment to becoming net-zero carbon by 2040 as a signatory of The Climate Pledge, representing the Company’s industry-leading charge for a more sustainable cold chain.

Aligned with President Biden’s announcement on October 13, 2021 to invest in a secure and sustainable supply chain in the United States, Lineage has installed a 3.3MW solar array and 460kW of linear generators at its Colton Agua Mansa facility in California’s Inland Empire that, combined, will produce 100% of the facility’s energy consumption on a net basis. These advancements are indicative of Lineage’s continued prioritization of energy reduction, which started with the introduction of the Company’s responsible energy reduction roadmap in 2015.

“Lineage always strives to be responsible leaders in the communities where we live and work, and our commitment to advancing the future of renewable energy at our locations is no exception,” said Chris Thurston, head of renewable energy projects for Lineage. “Lineage is already a model for the industry with our innovative development and deployment of industry-leading technologies. Responsibly creating our own energy is an important sustainability milestone, and I am excited to see how this achievement further inspires our commitment to carbon neutrality by 2040.”

Lineage partnered with PowerFlex, a national provider of renewable energy infrastructure, to install the rooftop solar array in Colton – the second largest solar array in the Company’s leading global network of temperature-controlled warehouses. The facility has 8,426 individual solar panels that will generate an estimated 5.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy annually. The Colton array is one of several onsite solar installations that PowerFlex is supporting across Lineage’s distribution centers in the United States.

"As Lineage’s long-term partner in renewable energy, we are incredibly proud to share and help execute their bold vision for impactful solar solutions across their extensive network,” said PowerFlex Director Danny Ptak. "The onsite solar project in Colton demonstrates Lineage’s ongoing commitment to deploying innovative solutions to ensure that its operations are as sustainable as humanly possible."

The onsite linear generators, a new technology launched in March by Mainspring Energy, create electricity using a low-temperature reaction of fuel and air. Distinct from an engine or fuel cell, a linear generator directly converts motion into electricity using chemical or thermal energy. The units ramp up and down usage to enable maximum use of the building’s solar array, ensuring reliability and optimal use of renewable power at all times. This increases the site’s resiliency by reducing grid dependency and lowers operating costs. Lineage’s Colton location is the first facility in the world with two linear generators, and the first of its kind to integrate a linear generator with solar panels. The two generators were installed in October.

“Commercial and industrial buildings account for more than a third of electricity usage in the United States and play an essential role in the energy transition,” said Mainspring CEO Shannon Miller. “Mainspring designed the linear generator to accelerate this transition by delivering resilient, sustainable, and affordable generation that is also ideal for pairing with solar and other renewables. We are proud to partner with Lineage, an industry leader and pioneer in deploying innovative energy technologies.”

In December 2020, Lineage’s increased its commitment to energy reduction by implementing new and innovative technologies. In 2021, Lineage was recognized by the United States Department of Energy for Outstanding Accomplishments in Energy Efficiency for the third year in a row and the Department of Energy’s Better Plants Challenge with a commitment to reduce energy intensity by 25% by 2024

About Lineage Logistics

Lineage Logistics is the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totaling over 2 billion cubic feet of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Lineage’s industry-leading expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com) 

About PowerFlex

PowerFlex delivers commercial and industrial customers a full range of turnkey clean energy solutions: solar, storage, smart EV charging, microgrids, and energy management systems. The Company was founded in 2017 by a Caltech research group who developed a patented Adaptive Load Management (ALM) technology to optimize power consumption across a large network of charging stations. PowerFlex Systems was acquired by EDF Renewables North America in 2019, and consolidated with EnterSolar, a leading commercial solar developer, in 2021 to expand its onsite solar offerings. For more information, visit www.powerflex.com.

About Mainspring Energy

Driven by its vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, Mainspring is delivering a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers onsite, dispatchable, fuel-flexible power at low cost. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Mainspring is backed by top-tier venture, strategic, and financial investors. www.mainspringenergy.com

Lineage Logistics enters the Italian cold storage market with the acquisition of Kantaro SRL

Lineage’s acquisition of Kantaro marks its entry into the Italian market

Italy adds to Lineage’s growing European footprint, strengthening the company’s presence in Southern Europe

Kantaro is strategically located in the heart of Northern Italy’s food production region

Novi, MI and Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Lineage Logistics LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), a leading global temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced it has acquired Kantaro SRL, a cold chain warehousing provider in Italy, from Interporto Rivalta Scrivia. The acquisition includes three warehouses in Nocetolo, in the middle of Italy’s key food province of Reggio Emilia between Parma and Bologna – all a few kilometres from Italy’s main national highway.

The acquisition marks Lineage’s presence in the Italian cold storage market, complementing the Company’s existing European footprint which currently covers Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Poland and the UK.

Kantaro’s three warehouses are located on a plot covering more than ten hectares, with the possibility to expand on another nine hectares, providing a mix of frozen, cold and dry storage. Currently, it principally provides cold-storage warehousing for supermarket retail and ice cream customers.

“Italy is a key food production and distribution market, and our expansion into the country marks another important milestone for Lineage. With the acquisition of Kantaro SRL, we can better serve our customers and provide future opportunities for strengthening our network across Europe,” said Harld Peters, Senior Vice President for Europe at Lineage.

“I strongly believe that further expanding the temperature-controlled warehousing market will bring numerous opportunities for Lineage in Italy,” said Bodart Andreas CEO Interporto Rivalta Scrivia. “Their commitment to innovation and sustainability is second to none, it makes Lineage exceed customer expectations and make a global impact.”

Ernst & Young represented Interporto Rivalta Scrivia in the sale of Kantaro to Lineage and DLA Piper served as legal advisor. Rabobank served as Lineage Logistics financial advisor and Latham and Watkins its legal advisor.

With its entry into the Italian market, Lineage owns and operates in 19 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

 

About Lineage Logistics: Lineage Logistics is a leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider. It has a global network of over 400 strategically located facilities totalling over 60 million cubic metres of capacity which spans 19 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Lineage’s expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivalled real estate network, and development and deployment of innovative technology help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and most importantly, as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, help feed the world. In recognition of the company’s innovations and sustainability initiatives, Lineage was listed as No. 17 in the 2021 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, the No 1. Data Science company, and 23rd overall, on Fast Company’s 2019 list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies, in addition to being included on Fortune’s Change The World list in 2020. (www.lineagelogistics.com)

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