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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53.10 - Postal activities under universal service obligation
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 May 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
PostNL, just opened a new parcel sorting centre in Almere which will employ around 400 people. This centre will be the 23rd centre in the Netherlands and is one of the three that is going to be opened this year, including one in Tilburg opened in May 2019. PostNL is continuing its rapid expansion due to the growth of online shopping. It will deliver parcels in Almere, 't Gooi and Lelystad. The centre does not use gas and works largely on solar panels. PostNL is also starting to use electric delivery vans at the centre in Almere where a smart charging infrastructure is in place.
Eurofound (2019), PostNL, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 97767, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97767.
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