Kave Home’s new hub illustrates the next phase of warehouse automation
Kave Home is planning a highly automated logistics hub in Tordera, near Barcelona, as part of its international expansion. The furniture and home décor retailer has selected TGW Logistics to design and implement the system, with operations scheduled to begin at the end of 2028.
The project highlights a practical Industry 5.0 challenge: automation must work around product diversity rather than assume uniform loads. Kave Home’s range extends from 400 x 300mm packages to bulky items measuring up to 2,400 x 1,200mm. The planned architecture is intended to coordinate these different formats without creating separate, disconnected fulfilment streams.
Integrating the warehouse around the product
The centre will bring together miniload technology, automated high-bay storage, autonomous mobile robots and automated palletising. Stock from the miniload, pallet warehouse and double-pallet warehouse will converge in a common palletising area. This arrangement is designed to give the operation a consistent downstream flow despite the variety of inbound storage formats.
Conveyors will connect the system, while Cartesian robots handle palletising and depalletising. Quba mobile robots will move pallets and roll cages. Automated storage areas will rise to 25 metres, and ergonomic picking stations will include automatic palletising and wrapping. Together, these components are intended to balance throughput, accuracy and the physical demands of handling furniture products.
Scale, resilience and operational consistency
The planned site will have capacity for up to 21,000 packages per day and 93,000 pallet positions. That is more than double Kave Home’s current storage capacity. The additional scale should help the business absorb demand from online, retail and B2B channels while supporting more consistent fulfilment performance.
Kave Home operates from Girona and reaches more than 80 countries through its website, physical stores, marketplaces and B2B business. Its network includes over 100 points of sale. A common automated platform can provide the retailer with a larger operational base as its international footprint develops, while reducing reliance on manually coordinated transfers between different storage and dispatch processes.
The company expects the new hub to contribute to faster deliveries and improved picking accuracy. CEO Francesc Julià described TGW as an important partner, while TGW executives Albert Vidal and Anselm Bolea said work on the solution had continued for several months.
