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Royal Mail confirms new depot
Royal Mail has confirmed plans to build a new parcel processing plant at Buckshaw Village, near Chorley
Royal Mail has confirmed plans to open a huge new parcel sorting office in Chorley.
The company said it expected the site at Buckshaw Village to open in autumn 2013 as part of a £75m investment to create 1,000 new jobs across the country.
In April, it was reported Royal Mail had submitted a planning application for a 300,000 sq ft distribution centre on Revolution Park.
It said the centre would be a regional processing centre for Parcelforce Worldwide and be made up of two massive building housing 400 staff, over 300 parking spaces, and space for over 200 lorries.
Chief executive Moya Greene said: “Our £75m investment is part of Royal Mail Group’s strategy to grow its parcels businesses in the UK and overseas.
“Our strategy is to convert the rise in parcel volumes into profitable growth. That means becoming a much more customer-focused company being run on commercial lines and investing in new, vital technology.
“The investment will enable Royal Mail Group’s express parcels business to meet the rapid growth in demand in the business-to-business, business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer markets.”
Alongside the Chorley development, the group announced on Tuesday plans to open two new depots will be opened in Cornwall and Hampshire, with a further nine existing depots expanded or moved to larger sites over the next four years.
Employment minister Mark Hoban said the jobs were “welcome opportunities” for people looking for work.
Deputy general secretary Dave Ward admitted the project had been “several months in the making.”
He said: “The CWU is involved in talks about how and where these jobs will be created, including the possibility of people transferring from other parts of the group where jobs are being lost.
“These jobs will go some way to easing the impact of jobs lost elsewhere in the company as huge changes are brought in to address the altering profile of mail.
“Working with the CWU, Royal Mail - unlike many private mail companies - has created good quality and secure jobs with decent pay, terms and conditions.”
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