On Wednesday 23 October, the handling company Swissport International opened its brand-new Pharma Center at our airport.
The inauguration took place in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. Piet Demunter, Chief Business Development, spoke on behalf of Brussels Airport Company.
The new Pharma Center offers 3,620 m² conditioned storage space, so that pharma customers whose shipments are undertaken by Swissport now have an end-to-end cool chain. The building is equipped with an automated material handling system and is part of the renovation and construction of a freight complex that will include 25,000 m² warehouse space as well as a four-storey office building.
As Brussels Airport Company continues the construction of the cargo complex, Swissport International has signed a long-term contract and invested several million euros in equipment for the new facilities. Swissport International and Brussels Airport Company are collaborating to strengthen the position of Brussels Airport as cargo airport and Belgium as international ‘Pharma Valley’.
The cargo complex will be fully completed by early 2021.
Read the Swissport International press release here.