Belgium Inaugurates New State-of-the-Art Cash Centre

The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) has officially inaugurated its new cash centre – an environment-friendly facility from where all cash logistics for Belgium will be coordinated.

Cash-related activities have, until now, been carried out at the NBB’s headquarters in the centre of Brussels – which date back to the 1960s, are outdated, labourintensive and difficult to modernise, with ageing fixtures, multiple floors, several vaults and no automation.

The new 10,000m² purpose-built complex in Zellik, on a greenfield site on the outskirts of Brussels, meets state-of-the-art security standards and allows cash logistics activities to be streamlined and largely automated. For example, staffing needs have been reduced by a third.

Moving cash activities from the busy city centre to the outskirts near the motorway will also facilitate the transport of cash.