France: Action builds its 4th French DC in Anger

Discount non-food Retail Chain Action, the European leader in the discount distribution of non-food products, builds on the Océane business park on the edge of the A11 motorway, its distribution center for its stores in the Grand-Ouest.


This is an important project for the Angers Loire Métropole territory through the investment represented by the construction of a 70,000m2 building on 14 hectares of land and above all the more than 500 direct jobs expected: commissioners, forklift truck operators, drivers, administrative staff. The distribution center will be opened at the end of 2020.

Action trusted OpenBox Co Design-Build and BEG Engineering to develop its 4th distribution center in France. The roof was designed to accommodate a photovoltaic plant. The building will be labelled Good according to the #BREEAM certification.

This new logistics center will power the Action stores in the Grand-Ouest.

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