Log’S

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Hauts-de-France; Nord-Pas de Calais; Nord
Location of affected unit(s)
Wattrelos
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.10 - Warehousing and storage
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 March 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2022
Foreseen end date

Description

Logistics company Log'S has opened its renewed 128,000 m2 logistics centre in Wattrelos (Nord), following an investment of €85 million. 400 new jobs have been created: 200 have already been recruited, so 200 positions still have to be filled. The site was already operational: one building is for the clothing brand Pimkie and the second for the outdoor garden equipment specialist Walibuy (Alice's Garden). In 2022, Log'S had annonced to install 80,000 m2 of solar panels at the site to meet environmental targets. 

A previous business expansion was recorded in the ERM database in 2017, with 100 jobs created ( Log's-2017-FR).

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Log’S, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 106928, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/106928.