UPS confirms London Gateway plans
UPS has today (2 November) confirmed that it plans to construct a new 32,000 square metre package sorting and delivery facility at the DP World London Gateway logistics site. UPS said the project – costing close to £120 million – is “one of UPS’s largest infrastructure investments outside of the United States in the company’s history”.
“This construction reaffirms UPS’s commitment to the UK and our confidence in its economy,” said Luis Arriaga, managing director for UK, Ireland & Nordics. “It is part of our nearly $2 billion in infrastructure investments across Europe over the next five years.”
DP World’s Chairman, H.E Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, said: “By using DP World London Gateway Park and Port, UPS will have a fast ‘global conveyor-belt’ directly connected to their own worldwide network. UPS’s hub will also provide distribution solutions to other logistics park occupiers.This combination of world class services will be a unique offering for the UK and Europe.”
The facility, expected to be completed in the summer of 2017, will act as a UK hub and distribution centre for the local area as well as a key gateway to UPS’s global transportation network. UPS said that the facility, once completed, will be able to process approximately 30,000 packages an hour, with room for further expansion.
Post&Parcel first reported that UPS was looking to set up a distribution centre at the DP World London Gateway site back in early August. But today’s statement is the first official confirmation of the project.
