TireHub warehouse opens in Buffalo Grove

TireHub has opened its biggest warehouse to date in the Chicago region.

The organization, a tire-distribution joint enterprise amongst Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas that is now one particular of the major distributors of both brands nationally, opened a new facility in Buffalo Grove this week, now its 74th place in the U.S.

“This is our second warehouse in the metro Chicago spot exactly where we obtain in and ship out tires to our buyers so they can put on tires they’ll adore,” a spokesperson with the Atlanta-space organization advised the Chicago Enterprise Journal.

The 78,000-sq.-foot developing features 40-foot-by-40-foot bay spacing, 20 exterior loading docks and 1 travel in-door. The Buffalo Grove facility also features a 24-foot apparent peak and 66 parking areas.

TireHub expects to employ 16 people at entire personnel at the new location — discovered at 300 Hastings Dr. in Buffalo Grove — and is now midway there with 8.

“Our purpose is to be the primary wholesale tire distributor in the United States,” mentioned Ted Becker with TireHub in a information launch. “To attain this, we are persistently increasing and strengthening our existence across the country to deliver outstanding shopper assistance. TireHub’s trajectory going into 2022 is undeniably solid, and we are self-confident about what’s in advance for us in the new yr.”

TireHub is leasing the home, although the corporation declined to share precise deal terms.