During the construction of the high bay warehouse for the Global Parts Center Halberstadt, voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik once again demonstrated their logistical and planning expertise. In close collaboration with system integrator Körber, a new 40-meter-high clad rack warehouse was constructed in the foothills of the Harz Mountains – right on schedule despite at times extremely challenging weather conditions.
The Harz Mountains may not be the tallest of Germany’s central highlands, but with its legendary “Brocken” they are certainly among the most well-known. While the new high bay warehouse built within view of this iconic summit cannot compete with its height, it still takes on a striking presence in the surrounding landscape.
“For the region, this logistics center with our high bay warehouse represents a true lighthouse project”, says Michael Misek, project manager at voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik. “We are very proud to have worked together with Körber on this major project.” The Global Parts Center in Halberstadt expands the city’s identity from the “Gateway to the Harz” to the gate opener to the world. Since the end of 2025, the facility has been ensuring worldwide supply of spare parts for commercial vehicles. From Halberstadt, 20 logistic centers across the globe are being supplied.
With nearly 80,000 pallet positions in steel grid boxes, the high bay warehouse plays a crucial role in fulfilling this demanding task and stands out as a true landmark in this area.
For the construction of this highly visible warehouse at Halberstadt’s city entrance, the clad rack specialist from Krems in Austria used 4,100 tons of steel. A weight that requires meticulous engineering and a solid foundation. To stabilize the building site, 3,000 drilled piles were installed.
The geological conditions at the site posed significant challenges, the project management at voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik confirms.
How significant trust and close cooperation in such major projects are, became clear in January of last year as the weather situation in the Northern Harz area temporarily brought construction of the high hay warehouse to a halt: a total of 22 weather-related downtime days caused delays within an already tight construction schedule. In this situation, the extensive experience of the voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik team and its close collaborative relationship with Körber proved invaluable. “Thanks to the excellent work organization and optimized logistics, we were able to make up for 10 of those previously lost days, meaning almost half of the weather-related delay”, the voestalpine subsidiary reports.
The strong cooperation between the high bay racking specialist voestalpine Krems Finaltechnik with the system integrator and all other partners involved guaranteed the punctual commissioning of the Global Parts Center of Daimler Truck AG. Shipments from the storage and distribution areas in Halberstadt started at the end of last year, supplying logistics hubs in Europe, Turkey, Brazil, China, and beyond – supporting spare parts distribution to around 3,000 regional vehicle dealers.
As voestalpine project manager Michael Masek emphasizes, the team can once again be proud of the flawless logistics, optimized collaboration and reliable execution that made the Halberstadt high bay warehouse construction a success.
