A M King announced that it has completed design and commenced construction on its fourth major project for Cheney Brothers Inc., a 386,047-square foot refrigerator/freezer distribution facility in Florence, South Carolina.
The facility will include 45 loading docks, a Cheney Express, and the largest culinary kitchen the company has developed to date.
A M King, Cheney Brothers Inc. and the Florence County Economic Development Partnership hosted an official groundbreaking event on Dec. 4. The day’s festivities included a shovel ceremony, a visit from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, and site tours.
Cheney Brothers’ Florence Facility
Cheney Brothers Inc., based in Riviera Beach, Florida, was founded in 1925. In 2016, the company purchased Pate Dawson Co., thereby acquiring distribution and processing facilities in Statesville and Greensboro, North Carolina. The Florence facility, located on nearly 50 acres in the Pee Dee Commerce City East Industrial Park — across I-95 from Buc-ee’s — will be the company’s first in South Carolina. The new distribution center will provide means for the broadline distributor to significantly expand its reach in the region.
“This new distribution center in Florence will allow Cheney Brothers to enhance our customer service and obtain a higher level of customer satisfaction,” said Byron Russell, chairman and CEO, Cheney Brothers. “The support we have received from the state of South Carolina and the local communities has been tremendous.”
"We're thrilled to witness Cheney Brothers break ground on their state-of-the-art distribution center, strategically sited to serve the Carolinas market,” said Florence County Economic Development Partnership Chair Joe W. ” Rocky” Pearce. “We look forward to a fruitful partnership and the realization of their $66-plus million investment.”
