Leading independent logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group has chosen Corby for its brand new £60 million future proofed 715,000 sq ft state-of-the-art, supersized logistics facility. Based at Midlands Logistics Park by Mulberry Commercial Developments which has created more than 2,200 local jobs since 2015, the scheme is due for completion in June 2020.
The new site in Corby, just off the A43, will become Europa’s largest facility in the UK and will be one of the “best in class” forming part of Europa’s Warehouse’s offering of 3PL warehousing and logistics.
Europa Warehouse already operates award-winning warehouse sites in Dartford, Minworth (near Birmingham) and Northampton. This new facility will double Europa Warehouse’s logistics portfolio and is being constructed to a high-quality institutional specification, including above market standard 18 metre heights to facilitate three floors of mezzanines.
Andrew Baxter, Managing Director at Europa Worldwide Group, said: “We’re delighted to announce this huge investment in our logistics operation at a time of massive growth at Europa.
“This is the single biggest investment we have ever made since I acquired the business in 2013 and it demonstrates our ambition to strengthen our 3PL operation at a time of huge market growth, particularly for e-commerce logistics.
“Corby is strategically the most impactful location for our new facility given its central location, its fantastic position in relation to major arterial routes and its strong local workforce. There will be a requirement for recruitment at our new facility at Midlands Logistics Park – numbers of which will be confirmed in time – and we know the pool of candidates in Northamptonshire is very high quality. We look forward to investing further in the local economy as we grow this new site.”
This is the latest investment in Europa’s logistics operation following strong results by the award-winning team. Europa Warehouse delivers a cost-effective solution offering a range of value-added capabilities including e-commerce fulfilment, production services, inventory management, packing, labelling, special deliveries, final assembly, quality control and critical parts management. Europa also has a fully compliant contact centre, offering an extensive range of outsourced customer support by phone and digital platforms.
Europa Warehouse already supports a wide range of leading blue-chip clients and this new facility will enable it to enhance its services significantly.
Built on the site of a former British Steel quarry and latterly Stanion Plantation, Midlands Logistics Park covers 150 acres. Corby is an established and strategic industrial and distribution location in the heart of the East Midlands, and benefits from excellent connectivity due to recent road network upgrades.
The development has been agreed with Corby Land and Development Ltd, a joint venture between Mulberry Commercial Developments and Frogmore who will also develop out the facility. The main contractor is VolkerFitzpatrick. Europa is being supported by the team at Budworth Hardcastle (Property Consultants).