1,000 jobs to be created at East Midlands Airport
Plans to build a £100m air freight terminal which would create over 1,000 jobs at East Midlands Airport have been given the green light.
Parcel delivery firm UPS will build a new 478,000 sq ft sorting and delivery complex on the site of a car park at the airport.
UPS will invest up to £114m in the 28.5-acre site which would make it one of the biggest projects it has ever undertaken.
The firm currently operates from an 86,000 sq ft site at East Midlands Airport, employing 342 people.
A planning statement submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council says the 24-hour operation could employ 936 staff within two years, and 1,392 within eight years.
A UPS spokeswoman said: “UPS is always looking to make strategic investments that provide opportunities to grow our business and to strengthen the services and solutions that we bring to our customers.”
