About ABW
Professional Associations
ABW/CCC or its officers are members of a number of professional &
educational organizations, including:
History
Atlanta Bonded Warehouse was organized in 1948 by a
Peter Paul candy broker seeking to provide protective warehousing to the
confectionary industry. The company operated under the name Acme Bonded
Warehouse until 1981, when the current name was adopted.
After two expansions, the "original" Acme
facility encompassed 42,500 square feet of refrigerated storage space with a 10
foot clear height. The company experienced significant growth beyond the
original facility, as summarized here:
| Date |
Event |
Cumulative ABW
Square Footage |
| 1948-1980 |
Original building and expansions (in Atlanta) |
42,500 |
| 1981 |
Leased (later purchased) 75,000 sq. ft. building in Atlanta (13' clear height) |
117,500 |
| 1982 |
Leased 43,500 sq. ft. building in Atlanta (18' clear height) |
161,000 |
| 1984 |
ABW/Atlanta RDC Co. awarded contracts to construct &
operate a regional distribution center in Kennesaw, GA, for a large
chocolate manufacturer.
Total RDC property 20 acres.
- Initial building size: 211,200 sq. ft. (35 ft.
min. clear height)
- Opened July 1985.
|
372,200 |
| 1986 |
Expansion of Atlanta RDC facility (additional
65,700 sq.
ft. and additional 10.9 acres) |
437,900 |
| 1989 |
Expansion of Atlanta RDC facility (additional 112,900 sq.
ft.) |
550,800 |
| 1991 |
ABW (public warehouse) moves into
155,000 sq. ft. (32' min. clear ht.) facility adjacent to Atlanta RDC
facility. Total ABW (public) property 19.3 acres. |
705,800 |
| 1994 |
Expansion of ABW public warehouse
facility (addl.101,000 sq. ft.). |
806,800 |
| 1993-1997 |
Older facilities sold or converted to
non-operations use (117,500 sq. ft.) |
689,300 |
| 1999 |
ABW Public Operations expanded with
purchase of adjacent Wyeth-Ayerst distribution facility at 1000 Union Court.
(addl. 170,000 sq. ft., 22 ft. to 28 ft. min. clear height) |
859,300 |
| 1999 |
ABW awarded contract to build out and
operate Southeastern Distribution Center (SEDC) for Hershey Foods at 7060
Battle Drive.
- Initial building size: 404,000 sq. ft. (32'
min. clear ht., 50,000 pallet positions)
- Facility opened May 2000.
|
1,263,300 |
| 2000 |
Expansion of Atlanta RDC facility
(additional 178,200 sq. ft., 42' min. clear ht.)
|
1,441,500 |
| 2001 |
Expansion of Atlanta RDC facility
(additional 81,500 sq. ft., 42' min. clear ht.)
|
1,523,000 |
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