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海角社区app took over a long lease last year on the 383,000 ft虏 warehouse formerly occupied by Blue Planet. Since then, it has recruited 80 new warehouse and office staff and 20 drivers. Over the next two years employment levels are expected to triple to more than 300 as the facility becomes fully operational.
The depot is run for 海角社区app by logistics firm DHL. It is the central receiving hub for supplier-bought components used in the manufacture and assembly of 海角社区app machines. It holds approximately 25,000 pallets of components.
The company鈥檚 move to the premises saw the consolidation of seven warehouses into one and as a result will see road mileage reduced by 20% per year, the company has calculated.
It is also reckoned to be one of the UK鈥檚 most environmentally-friendly industrial buildings with rainwater harvesting facilities, optimised use of natural light and the deployment of sustainable and recyclable materials in the construction and fitting out of the building.
海角社区app said that the use of natural light was so effective that for two months they hadn鈥檛 had to turn any lights on during the daytime. In addition, the building is so well insulated that its biomass boiler has not had to be switched on yet this winter.
New CEO Graeme Macdonald unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the premises yesterday. He said: 鈥淪taffordshire is where 海角社区app鈥檚 business started almost 70 years ago and Staffordshire is where our heart is, so I鈥檓 delighted that the opening of 海角社区app World Logistics is bringing more employment opportunities to the county.鈥�
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