A new distribution centre had to be built for the provisioning of the Lidl-shops in Flanders and northern France.

The distribution centre was erected on a plot measuring 6,5 ha in Gullegem (Kortrijk). It contains warehouses (24.120m²), cooling systems (4.650m²) and office and filing space (1.365m²), and has 94 loading and unloading quays. VK was responsible for the stability study, the study of special techniques, the design of the infrastructural work and for the entire supervision starting from the rough draft to completion.

The project is founded on approx 660 friction piles in clay ground. The floor slabs are placed directly on unexcavated, undisturbed ground. Considering how forklift trucks drive around continually inside a large warehouse, the number of columns was limited to 33; this was made possible by overhead spans of up to 42m in size. The diagonal spans measured 13m.

As a result of the short construction time, 6 months from start to finish, the distribution centre contains a maximum of prefabrication. The overhead free space amounts to at least 10 metres. The facades were erected by using sandwich panels.

The entire site was hardened to prevent damage from wear and tear to the surface caused by continual loading and unloading activity at the quays. This created a spacious parking area for lorries and cars, where in addition a truckwash was installed.