New home for Cat Logistics in QLD

Located between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the Yatala location for the Cat Logistics operation is seen as ideal for its access to major air and seaports, complemented by a major highway network. When operating at full capacity, Cat say the centre will be an important link in the Cat parts distribution network and will support Cat dealers Australia-wide.

"This investment in a key market for Cat products is the next step in the multiyear expansion of our global parts distribution network. We are focused on ensuring our customers' success through a global, high velocity network that delivers the industry's best parts availability," said Steve Larson, Vice President of Caterpillar Inc. and president of Cat Logistics.

Upon completion, the Yatala facility will be the seventh new parts distribution centre in Cat's modernization plan and will join facilities in Texas; Ohio; Washington; California; Dubai, UAE and recently announced San Luis Potosi, Mexico. These new facilities represent an increase of nearly four-and-one-half million square-feet to the overall distribution network and support our commitment to providing unmatched parts availability to customers and dealers around the world.

The existing Cat parts distribution facility in Melbourne will be expanded in conjunction with similar centres in Belgium and China. All of these facilities are leveraging common systems and processes in addition to Service Parts Management (SPM), a global solution that replaces multiple legacy software systems supporting the Cat parts network.

"All of these investments have the singular purpose of ensuring that Caterpillar and Cat dealers support our customers' success better than anyone else," Larson added.