Danish logistics giant to establish centre of excellence in East Midlands
Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk has signed a pre-let deal that will see it establish a new centre of excellence in the East Midlands.
The firm has clinched the deal with SEGRO at its Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway (SLPEMG) campus.
Maersk will occupy a new 685,000 sq ft warehouse, designed specifically for them, which will complete in June 2023.
The move expands Maersk’s offering of end-to-end logistics in the UK and is the first bespoke pre-let logistics unit that the company will operate in the country.
Andrew Pilsworth, managing director, national logistics at SEGRO, said: “SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway is especially attractive to customers like Maersk due to the development’s scale, connectivity and our determination to develop to the highest quality and sustainability standards. The extraordinary pace at which we have delivered this scheme illustrates this.
“We are very excited to welcome Maersk to SLPEMG and as a new customer to SEGRO. We also welcome the additional employment and economic activity it will bring to the East Midlands, building on the 6,000 jobs already created at SLPEMG.”
Paul Woolass, head of logistics and services products UK & Ireland, Maersk said: “SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway is very much the perfect blueprint for optimising connectivity and flexibility within supply chains. Not only is it ideally positioned in the UK, but the vast infrastructure and cutting-edge technology across the site means operations on UK shores can be done from one place in the most sustainable way possible. It is the epitome of two of Maersk’s key visions for the future: integrating logistics and reaching net-zero emissions by 2040.”
