The UK’s leading premium parcel delivery company DPD UK has announced a new investment of £330m to build seven state-of-the-art distribution centres in the next two years.
The investment in the seven 60,000 sq ft facilities will see the firm deliver the 50th new build distribution centre as part of an unprecedented and ongoing programme to strengthen its nationwide network of over 80 regional parcel centres.
Work will begin on new DPD UK distribution centres in Crawley and Darlington this year, Cambridge, Bradford, Guildford, Milton Keynes and Sittingbourne in 2026 with all seven facilities operational by early 2027.
The giant new fully automated sortation facilities will each be capable of processing up to 80,000 parcels a day, with capacity to accommodate over 100 new delivery driver routes to ensure the operation can handle the demand for DPD’s services in each area with space to carry on growing for a number of years.
Each location is optimised in terms of transport links to ensure the most efficient operation possible with DPD UK’s increasingly electric van fleet and will include EV charging facilities.
The new facilities will also create a significant number of new jobs in a range of roles including drivers, admin, operations and warehousing.
Tim Jones, Director of Marketing, Communications & Sustainability, DPDgroup UK commented,
“This announcement represents a significant investment in our infrastructure as we continue to modify and expand our nationwide network of over 80 regional sorting centres. Our 50th new depot will be a landmark moment with the majority of our regional sorting centres having been replaced and upgraded. It is one of the reasons we continue to be the leading premium parcel delivery service in the UK - we have modern, purpose-built infrastructure in place with the speed and the capacity needed to run a premium national seven day a week, next day delivery service. With 38% of our delivery van fleet already electric, these facilities will be served by increasing numbers of electric vehicles, making them more sustainable operations, and helping us move towards our Net Zero targets.”
Details on all of DPD’s sustainability initiatives can be found on its dedicated website.
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About DPD UK
DPD UK is a member of Geopost, a European leader in parcel delivery and solutions for e-commerce. Part of the La Poste Groupe.
The company operates more than 10,000 vehicles in the UK from 85 locations and delivers over 360 million parcels a year.
DPD UK topped the Money Saving Expert parcel delivery customer satisfaction poll for the ninth time in 2024.
In November 2023 DPD opened London Docklands to deliver all-electric throughout London. Currently, 38% of DPD’s van fleet is all-electric while 95% of the HGV fleet runs on biofuel. The company is on track to be Net Zero by 2040.
Details of all of DPD’s sustainability initiatives can be found on its dedicated sustainability website: https://sustainability.dpd.co.uk/
