AB Vasilopoulos: new distribution center in Elefsina

AB Vasilopoulos inaugurated a new storage and distribution center in Elefsina on Monday 28 September 2026. According to reports from businessdaily.gr and capital.gr, the facility covers 35,500 square meters, has 35 loading ramps and a capacity of 24 million boxes annually. The center is described as robotic and automated. Capital.gr links the project to an investment of 52 million euros and reports a turnover of 2 billion euros for the company in 2025. The amounts are presented as reported figures, as published.

The term automated distribution center refers, in practice, to the way goods move within the facility. In general terms, the flow starts from receipt: supplier trucks approach the loading ramps, where products are checked and recorded. Storage follows, where boxes are placed in designated positions so they can be located quickly. When stores request products, orders are collected, packaged and loaded back on the ramps for distribution. In a robotic center, part of the movements and order collection is done with machines and software instead of manual work, which aims at speed and accuracy. The result for the consumer is that store shelves are restocked in a more organized and predictable way, since the central warehouse operates as a collection and redistribution point for all orders. The details of this particular system are not included in the reports used here.

The capacity of 24 million boxes annually shows the scale of the facility: it is a volume that translates to a very large number of deliveries to sales points, and together with the 35 ramps and the 35,500 square meters describes a large hub. As for Elefsina and Western Attica, the area attracts logistics facilities, as, in general terms, it combines access to road axes leading to the rest of Attica and the country, proximity to the port and the presence of an industrial zone with large areas. A distribution center needs exactly these: quick connection with suppliers and stores, as well as space for large warehouses and for truck maneuvering. Furthermore, when many storage and transport activities are located in the same broader area, companies essentially share the same infrastructure network, a fact that explains why Western Attica appears frequently in discussions on supply chain management.

The new facility is part of a company with a turnover of 2 billion euros for 2025, according to capital.gr, while the 52 million euro investment mentioned by the same source shows the scale of the effort in distribution infrastructure. For Elefsina, the center inaugurated on Monday 28 September 2026 is added to the map of large business facilities in Western Attica. The next stages will be revealed by the facility’s own operation and by any further announcements from the company. Updates on businesses in Attica will be recorded with explicit reference to their sources, such as businessdaily.gr and capital.gr.