A M King, an integrated design-build firm with offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina, and Chicago, Illinois, has completed design and commenced construction on its fourth major project for Cheney Brothers, Inc. (CBI). The 386,047-square-foot refrigerator/freezer distribution facility in Florence, South Carolina, will include 45 loading docks, a Cheney Express and the largest culinary kitchen the company has developed to date. 

Cheney Brothers, Inc. is a broadline food distributor that delivers more than 16,000 different products throughout the Southeast region of United States and in more than 100 countries. 

In 2016, the company purchased Pate Dawson Co., thereby acquiring distribution and processing facilities in 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 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.”

Scope of work will include 100,963 square feet of dry storage and a 36,098-square-foot dry dock; a 90,095-square-foot freezer; 60,683 square feet of cooler with separate rooms and temperatures for dairy/meat, flour and produce, and a 31,533-square-foot cooler dock; with office space and a test kitchen rounding out the building.  

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Cheney Brothers to develop a facility of this magnitude and complexity. Our history of successful projects for CBI, along with our depth and breadth of food industry expertise, makes this an ideal venture,” said David Sawicki, A M King business unit leader.

About A M King
A M King is an integrated Design-Build firm based in Charlotte, NC with offices in Greenville, SC and Chicago, IL. An employee-owned company, A M King consistently and successfully delivers quality projects throughout the United States. With an experienced team committed to protecting clients’ assets, the firm provides property consulting, design, construction, and facility services in key market sectors including food processing, food distribution, industrial manufacturing, and corporate properties.