Schilli Distribution Services, Inc. (SDS), along with the Griffin-Spalding Development Authority, is pleased to announce the purchase of a speculative building in the Green Valley Industrial Park for the location of a new logistics facility.

The facility is expected to be completed around mid-year and should be fully operational by May 2006. The speculative building was a partnership arrangement between Pattillo Construction of Stone Mountain and the Griffin-Spalding Development Authority. The 106,000 square foot building sits on a 29-acre site in Green Valley Industrial Park and will be completed by Pattillo to Schilli’s specifications.

The facility will be equipped with overhead cranes and include state-of-the-art equipment and processes with an investment exceeding $6 million. After the first year startup period the Company will have around 25 employees. SDS will be providing shipping and transportation management services primarily to Caterpillar’s manufacturing and assembly plant in Griffin, Ga.

SDS currently provides similar services for Caterpillar plants in Lafayette, Ind., and Mossville, Ill. Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of power system generator sets, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and construction and mining equipment.

Schilli Distribution Services is a corporation in existence just over 10 years specializing in logistics and warehousing services.

“This new contract with the Griffin plant further extends the long term relationship we have established with Caterpillar,” said Tom Schilli, president of SDS. “The growth and success of SDS is attributable to the dedication of our employees to providing committed services.”

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