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West Midlands; Shropshire and Staffordshire; Staffordshire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Tamworth
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.29 - Other transportation support activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
DB Schenker, the German logistics and supply chain management firm, has announced that it will create 100 logistics jobs in Tamworth, in the West Midlands region of England, as its business improved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A representative of DB Schenker said the company welcomed the opportunity to expand its existing warehouse space at the Tamworth logistics site, in a location that was ideal for the business.
DB Schenker is the logistics division of Deutsche Bahn. The company provides international freight forwarding, land transport and logistics services throughout the UK and globally.
Eurofound (2021), DB Schenker, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 103591, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103591.
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