Parcel delivery company DPD has announced a new investment of £330m to build seven state-of-the-art UK distribution centres in the next two years, which will all feature EV charging facilities.
DPD says each location is optimised in terms of transport links to ensure the most efficient operation possible with the company's increasingly electric van fleet and will include EV charging facilities.
Work will begin on new DPD 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.
Tim Jones, director of marketing, communications & sustainability, DPD group UK commented: "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."
The investment in the seven 5,574 sq m facilities will see the firm deliver the 50th new build distribution centre as part of an ongoing programme to strengthen its nationwide network of over 80 regional parcel centres.
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.
