DP World recently announced that one of the largest occupiers at London Gateway’s Logistics Park will more than double its onsite capacity by exercising an expansion option in its lease agreement.
made.com, the leading digital lifestyle brand in home, will open an additional 350,000sqft of new warehousing over two phases, with the first phase complete by August this year and the second in April 2022, to help it meet customer demand for online retail and further optimize its supply chain.
This decision has been made possible by DP World’s unique offering and main USP for its occupants to easily scale up their physical distribution infrastructure and grow their business within London Gateway Logistics Park.
“Over the past decade, DP World has invested nearly £2bn in the UK to create the right trading infrastructure and smart logistical solutions, so we can provide our customers with fast, reliable and flexible links to international supply chains and markets,” Oliver Treneman, Park Development Director, DP World, UK. “Combined with our innovative ‘just in time’ supply chain model, this expansion of our warehousing facility in Tilbury is an exciting step towards achieving our long-term strategy to grow the business sustainably,” remarked Nicola Thompson, COO, made.com
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