Dachser is building a new branch in the UK, at the Brackmills Industrial Estate near Northampton. It is intended to replace the existing facility, whose handling capacity has become insufficient due to the company’s dynamic development and the increase in cargo volume.
The new logistics center will be located south of Northampton, on a 66,000 sqm site, where a 6,000 sqm transshipment terminal, a 10,500 sqm warehouse, and a two-story administrative building will be constructed. The relocation will increase the space available for contract logistics and value-added services by approximately 65 percent and double the handling capacity compared to the current facility. The facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technological solutions and is scheduled to be commissioned in early 2014. Dachser will invest 26 million euros in this project.
– The investment in the new branch near Northampton illustrates our long-term commitment to the intensive development of the company in the UK – explains Nick Lowe, Managing Director of Dachser UK. – As we expect further growth in orders, the branch has been designed to allow for future expansion of the transshipment terminal.
The new location in the industrial region near Northampton will allow for the creation of new jobs. Currently, Dachser employs 291 people in the UK.
– The UK is Poland’s second-largest export market and the eighth-largest source of imports. Therefore, this investment is also very important for our operations in Poland – emphasizes Grzegorz Lichocik, President of Dachser Sp. z o.o.
In addition to the Northampton branch, Dachser has two other branches in the UK – in Dartford and Rochdale. The operator recently opened an additional sales office in Reading. In 2012, the international logistics operator Dachser generated a turnover of 4.41 billion euros, employing 21,650 people in 347 branches worldwide. The company delivered 49.8 million shipments with a total weight of 37.5 million tons.