RLS Unveils the Massachusetts Facility to be Built in Sturbridge

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — RLS Logistics, a provider of cold chain solutions, through its affiliate RLS Partners, announced its new warehouse partner, RLS Complete, is set to open in Q1 of 2022 in Sturbridge, MA. Tippmann Innovation (Ti) will be leading the facility construction.

The facility will provide frozen and refrigerated food distributors, processors and importers in the Springfield, Mass., and Boston region with public cold storage warehouse capacity relief and access to RLS' temperature controlled less than truckload shipping programs. 

"It has been over 20 years since a public 3PL warehouse has opened in the New England region," said Bryan Hedge, president and regional partner, RLS Complete. "We offer a complete solution to customers from our state of the art building, technology platform and transportation services, including our Walmart transportation logistics." 

According to RLS, the 83,000-square-foot temperature-controlled facility will feature 18,000 pallet positions with the support of its mobile racking system. The mobile racking system allows the facility to hold 40-45% more pallet positions than the standard double deep racking. The facility will also use an environmentally friendly refrigeration system that consumes less electricity than traditional ammonia-based systems, the company said.

"Seeing the vision of this project come to life is inspiring and exciting to be part of," said Rob Adams, principal of Ti. "We are proud to partner with RLS and support their team as the company grows!"

"A new build is always a proud moment for the cold storage industry. With the current capacity constraints we are experiencing, it makes the addition of RLS Complete even more exciting," said John Gaudet, vice president, business development, RLS Logistics.