Menlo Worldwide Logistics and The Dow Chemical Company announced on January 27th the formal opening of a new 134,000 square foot warehousing and distribution operation in Bay City.  The new operation is housed in Monitor Township’s Valley Center Technology Park, in a former manufacturing facility at 5300 Mackinaw Road which had been vacant for many years. The property recently underwent a major renovation and upgrade, which converted the building into a modern, energy-efficient, purpose-designed facility which will provide strategic warehousing and distribution services for Dow Wolff Cellulosics products manufactured at Dow Michigan Operations in Midland.

 "Bay City is ideally located for the business solution we are implementing for this important Dow product line," said Mike Wood, Menlo’s director of operations based in Midland. "We’re pleased to welcome Bay City to Menlo’s operating network. This is an excellent opportunity to invest in and create new jobs for the community while strategically expanding our relationship with Dow." Menlo operates other logistics programs for Dow in several other Michigan communities as well as throughout the U.S.

"This strategic location in Bay County will provide great value to Dow by reducing costs while maximizing efficiencies," said Anne Adams, North America Supply Chain Leader for Dow Wolff Cellulosics. "And this project is another example of our commitment to the Great Lakes Bay Region."

The Bay City facility created six new local jobs with Menlo and will provide a variety of inventory management, warehousing and fulfillment services, including receipt, put-away, storage and shipping of cellulose products, which are packaged in drums, bags and supersacks. The Dow Wolff Cellulosics products are used in several applications, including pharmaceutical, food and building materials.

AKT Peerless Environmental and Energy Services of Saginaw was retained for the project’s environmental work. The lease coordination was handled by Kevin Schonsheck of Schonsheck, Inc. of Warren and the property and project management is being handled by Eric Finnigan of Wirt Financial & Leasing Services, Inc. of Bay City.
Menlo specializes in the integration of all functions across the supply chain, from sourcing of raw materials, through product manufacturing to the distribution of finished goods.