DHL

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East (England); Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; South West Hertfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Welham Green
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
450 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Transport company DHL has announced that it is to recruit 450 staff as it prepares to open a new distribution centre in Welham Green, Hertfordshire. The site will operate for the retailer Marks and Spencer and is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019. The move is part of a larger restructure of Marks and Spencer which was first announced in 2018.

The new centre will deliver clothing and home products to 90 stores across the south east of England. It is being reported that both full-time and part-time positions are available.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), DHL, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97324, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97324.