Innovations

Connectivity

Saddle Creek operates several branches across the United States, but chooses Lakeland as its warehousing and distribution headquarters, citing ease of access to other major markets and cost as advantages to the company.
Ferguson, a distributor of plumbing supplies and appliances, uses their Frostproof, FL distribution facility to supply products to all of Florida, except the panhandle, and the east coast, up to Charleston, SC.
Aldi located in the State of Florida in 2008, choosing Haines City for their warehousing and distribution facility. Their facility provides dray, cold and freezer storage of approximately 500,000 square feet.
Blue Lake Citrus, a processor, bottler and distributor of all natural and organic citrus juices, notes Polk County, Florida provides their company a logistical advantage for shipping their products throughout Florida and up the Atlantic coast, given the easy access to ports.
Cellynne, a manufacturer of paper products, such as tissue and paper towels, is located in Haines City and has expanded their operations three times since 2006, due to the logistical advantage their location along the I-4 corridor affords.
Best Buy chose to locate their warehouse and distribution center in Haines City in 2006 in a 269,000 square foot facility.
The Bartow Municipal Airport and Industrial Park offers three runways, one at 4,400 feet and two at 5,000 feet, rail access, and it operates its own flight school with three trainer airplanes.
The Bartow Municipal Airport and Industrial Park contains more than 100 hangars for aircraft storage.

Saddle Creek operates several branches across the United States, but chooses Lakeland as its warehousing and distribution headquarters, citing ease of access to other major markets and cost as advantages to the company.

Ferguson, a distributor of plumbing supplies and appliances, uses their Frostproof, FL distribution facility to supply products to all of Florida, except the panhandle, and the east coast, up to Charleston, SC.

Aldi located in the State of Florida in 2008, choosing Haines City for their warehousing and distribution facility. Their facility provides dray, cold and freezer storage of approximately 500,000 square feet.

Blue Lake Citrus, a processor, bottler and distributor of all natural and organic citrus juices, notes Polk County, Florida provides their company a logistical advantage for shipping their products throughout Florida and up the Atlantic coast, given the easy access to ports.

Cellynne, a manufacturer of paper products, such as tissue and paper towels, is located in Haines City and has expanded their operations three times since 2006, due to the logistical advantage their location along the I-4 corridor affords.

Best Buy chose to locate their warehouse and distribution center in Haines City in 2006 in a 269,000 square foot facility.

The Bartow Municipal Airport and Industrial Park offers three runways, one at 4,400 feet and two at 5,000 feet, rail access, and it operates its own flight school with three trainer airplanes.

The Bartow Municipal Airport and Industrial Park contains more than 100 hangars for aircraft storage.

Our Sophisticated Distribution Location in Central Florida

  • Polk County is the only Southeast location which offers two international airports within an hour’s drive – Tampa and Orlando
  • Polk County is home to four general aviation airports with runways ranging from 3,999 feet to 8,500 feet
  • Polk County is intersected by Interstate 4, the Polk County Parkway, State Road 60 and Highway 27 and has easy access to Interstate 75 on the west and 95 on the east
  • Polk County is the geographic center of the state, a location which offers numerous opportunities for its companies to take advantage of major roadways, airports, and deep-water ports for domestic and international trade
  • Polk County has more rail miles than any other community in Florida, making the transportation of cargo a breeze

Intermodal Projects

The CSX Integrated Logistics Center is comprised of 1,250 acres of planned Industrial and Business Park Center properties which will meet the container needs of businesses throughout the U.S.

Central Florida’s Global Goods Movement

RFID Technology

  • Franwell is a technology company dedicated to the development of leading-edge products and services with a focus on supply chain solutions and RFID integration. They work to develop unique RFID software applications and products, and undertakes custom development and integration for clients

Deep-water Port Integration

  • The Port of Tampa is Florida’s largest cargo tonnage port, handling almost every imaginable commodity in the world. Tampa is one of nation’s largest ports, covering 5,000 acres, and serves as the petroleum and energy gateway for West/Central Florida. It is also one of the world’s premier fertilizer ports and one of the top shipbuilding and repair centers in the Southeast
  • Port Canaveral moves over 3 million short tons of bulk cargo each year. It has conveyors and hoppers for loading products directly into trucks and facilities for bulk cargo containers. It offers 750,000 SF of covered freight storage capacity and is among the largest general purpose Foreign Trade Zones in the nation – more than five square miles
  • Port Manatee is one of Florida’s largest ports and is the closest U.S. deep-water seaport to the Panama Canal. Approximately nine million tons of containerized, break-bulk, bulk and project cargo is moved each year and serves as the Southeast’s leading forestry products importer. There is nearly 1.5 miles of berthing for ships and it is located near Interstates 4, 75, and 295; and US Highways 41, 19, and 301. Port Manatee’s Class III railroad connects to CSX rail lines
  • Port of Jacksonville handles more than 16 million tons each year. It handles dry and liquid bulk, break-bulk, vehicle (Ro/Ro), and containerized cargo as well as over-sized and specialty cargoes and offers 18 container cranes. It also boasts on-dock refrigerated and freezer warehousing. It maintains a Foreign Trade Zone status and is located at the crossroads of three major railroads (CSX, Norfolk Southern, Florida East Coast Railway) and three interstate highways (I-10, 75, 95)