DP World has opened its largest UK warehouse in Coventry, a 598,000 sq ft facility with an Automated Case Retrieval system, as part of a £50m investment.
DP World has opened its largest-ever warehouse in the UK. The 598,000 sq ft (55,556 sq m) facility in Coventry is the key part of the company’s £50m investment in UK logistics over the last two years, alongside facilities in Bicester and Burton upon Trent.
The new warehouse, internally fitted out for £34m and completed last month following a two-year construction period alongside developer SEGRO PLC, includes a new fully Automated Case Retrieval (ACR) system.
In September last year, DP World opened its 270,000 sq ft facility in Bicester, the nation’s largest music and video distribution warehouse which handles approximately 70% of physical music and 35% of home entertainment products sold in the UK annually. It builds on the 75,000 sq ft Burton upon Trent site that opened in 2022 and a 230,000 sq ft multi-user warehouse which forms part of London Gateway’s logistics hub.
Furthermore, DP World is investing £350m in the new, fourth berth at London Gateway.
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