DHL Express announced the opening of a new center A service center at Gatwick with an investment of £37 million. Mims Davies, MP for East Grinstead & Uckfield, attended the official opening where she toured the site and met staff and customers.
In recent years, the region has seen an increase in parcel shipments, necessitating the construction of a larger facility that will be better positioned to serve its growing customer base. To support this growth, the new service center will host a £2 million automated shipment processing system to enhance efficiency and streamline customer shipments across Sussex and parts of Surrey and Kent. The site covers an area of 115,000 square feet and is expected to handle about 2 million items each year.
The South East was ranked as England’s largest export region in the year to March 2024*, with 47% of small businesses in the region telling the Federation of Small Businesses that they aspire to grow rapidly or moderately over the next 12 months** and the hope is that many of them will They will recognize international trade as a means to achieve their growth ambitions.
The new site has also been developed with sustainability at its core, benefiting from extensive solar panels, which combined with green energy from the grid means the site is powered by 100% renewable energy. The building also features low-use water appliances and energy usage monitoring. The site has the infrastructure needed to support 90 electric trucks, with 30 electric vehicle charging bays for employees.
The site also has a landscaped entertainment area for employees to enjoy the outdoor space, as well as a quiet room inside the building.
“We are delighted to open our new service center at Gatwick, which will enhance our ability to meet the growing demand for express delivery services in the region,” says Claire Liu, Gatwick Service Center Manager at DHL Express. “With this new facility, we are well placed to support the local economy.” Providing the highest standards of service.
Mims Davies, MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield, says: “I was very honored to join the DHL Express team for the official opening of their fantastic new Gatwick Service Centre. This is a huge and fantastic achievement for our communities as DHL employs over 50,000 people across the UK It will create more jobs here in my constituency of East Grinstead, Uckfield and the Villages, from entry level through to senior management.
“I also commend their efforts in working to ensure the mental health of staff is enhanced by providing an outdoor area and quiet room in the building which will be extremely beneficial. The previous site team in East Grinstead who I met before were delighted with the new working environment and the enhanced opportunities it provides them.
“I look forward to visiting again soon and seeing how they continue to grow our local economy, working with many local businesses to get their products to customers.”
