News: Parcelforce’s planned expansion could deliver 170 jobs to Rotherham
Rotherham looks set to benefit from a £75m, four year investment programme by the Royal Mail Group for its UK express parcels business, Parcelforce.
Although a deal is yet to be announced, the UK and International parcel delivery service is planning to take over the massive distribution unit at the Magna 34 development at Templeborough that has been empty since it was completed by JF Finnegan in 2008.
A planning application has been approved for a number of alterations to the 152,421 sq ft unit including a jet wash facility, new ramps and fencing and new access doors.
The application states that: "As part of an expansion programme, Royal Mail Group proposes to develop a new Parcelforce local depot at Magna 34.
"The local depot will handle, sort and distribute parcels in the local area. To meet with growing market demands and planned expansion, the new local depot needs to be delivered and operational by September 2013.
"The use is anticipated to create 170 new jobs."
Parcelforce currently operates a distribution unit at Parkgate and the investment programme involves nine existing depots either expanding or moving to larger sites over the next four years.
Moya Greene, chief executive at the Royal Mail Group, said: "Our £75m investment is part of Royal Mail Group's strategy to grow its parcels businesses in the UK and overseas.
"Our strategy is to convert the rise in parcel volumes in to profitable growth. That means becoming a much more customer-focused company being run on commercial lines and investing in new, vital technology.
"The investment will enable Royal Mail Group's express parcels business to meet the rapid growth in demand in the business-to-business, business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer markets."
Developed by Jaguar Estates and Loxley Land and Property, the unit has been marketed by Knight Frank, whose recent research showed that take-up of industrial units in excess of 50,000 sq ft in South Yorkshire is at its highest for two years.
Just last month, Rebecca Schofield, partner with the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, said: "While the manufacturing sector remains an important driver of demand in the region, a notable development has been the rise in requirements from parcel distributors. These have become particularly active on the back of increased internet sales, with a number of the main operators being in the market for new facilities in South Yorkshire."
Parcelforce website
Knight Frank website
Images: Jaguar Estates
Although a deal is yet to be announced, the UK and International parcel delivery service is planning to take over the massive distribution unit at the Magna 34 development at Templeborough that has been empty since it was completed by JF Finnegan in 2008.
A planning application has been approved for a number of alterations to the 152,421 sq ft unit including a jet wash facility, new ramps and fencing and new access doors.
The application states that: "As part of an expansion programme, Royal Mail Group proposes to develop a new Parcelforce local depot at Magna 34.
"The local depot will handle, sort and distribute parcels in the local area. To meet with growing market demands and planned expansion, the new local depot needs to be delivered and operational by September 2013.
"The use is anticipated to create 170 new jobs."
Parcelforce currently operates a distribution unit at Parkgate and the investment programme involves nine existing depots either expanding or moving to larger sites over the next four years.
Moya Greene, chief executive at the Royal Mail Group, said: "Our £75m investment is part of Royal Mail Group's strategy to grow its parcels businesses in the UK and overseas.
"Our strategy is to convert the rise in parcel volumes in to profitable growth. That means becoming a much more customer-focused company being run on commercial lines and investing in new, vital technology.
"The investment will enable Royal Mail Group's express parcels business to meet the rapid growth in demand in the business-to-business, business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer markets."
Developed by Jaguar Estates and Loxley Land and Property, the unit has been marketed by Knight Frank, whose recent research showed that take-up of industrial units in excess of 50,000 sq ft in South Yorkshire is at its highest for two years.
Just last month, Rebecca Schofield, partner with the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, said: "While the manufacturing sector remains an important driver of demand in the region, a notable development has been the rise in requirements from parcel distributors. These have become particularly active on the back of increased internet sales, with a number of the main operators being in the market for new facilities in South Yorkshire."
Parcelforce website
Knight Frank website
Images: Jaguar Estates
1 comments:
A really interesting post. Parcel delivery is growing more popular as people are moving all over the world and want their delivery as soon as possible. Having a reliable parcel delivery service is vital to running a good business.
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