DHL

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Derry City and Strabane
Location of affected unit(s)
Bridgewater
Sector
Transportation / Storage
53 - Postal and courier activities
53.2 - Other postal and courier activities
53.2 - Other postal and courier activities
950 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 August 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

DHL has announced that it has created 350 jobs at its new distribution centre for retailer Morrisons in Bridgewater, Somerset. The company added that up to an additional 600 jobs would be created when the centre was fully operational. The company has committed to recruiting locally where possible.

Sources

  • 17 August 2011: Logistics Manager

Citation

Eurofound (2011), DHL, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72513, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72513.