Oakland International

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; South East Wales; Monmouthshire and Newport
Location of affected unit(s)
Bardon
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.10 - Warehousing and storage
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
2 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
2 September 2020
Foreseen end date

Description

Oakland International, the UK-based logistics and contract packing company that specialises in chilled and frozen food has announced that it will create 400 new jobs at its new warehouse in Bardon, Leicestershire, with 220 jobs being created by the end of the year.

The company said the new warehouse will be fitted with solar panels in an effort to make the site, and the business as a whole, carbon neutral.

Oakland International has sites in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. It works with the retail, wholesale and food service markets and its clients include Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Aldi and Lidl.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Oakland International, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 101963, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/101963.