Yorkshire firm welcomes Aldi to new site
DISCOUNT retailer Aldi is to move its North West distribution centre from to a new site being developed on a former surface coal mine by Yorkshire company Harworth Estates.
Aldi is to relocate its regional head office from Stakehill Industrial Estate, near Middleton, to a purpose-built, 41,000 sq metre distribution centre at the Cutacre site at junction 4, M61, near Bolton.
The move is expected to be complete in early 2016. The supermarket group will relocate its 300 Middleton-based staff to the new facility, known as Logistics North, and it expects to create an additional 100 jobs there and 300 jobs in new stores across the north-west.
Giles Hurley, regional managing director for Aldi, said: “Aldi has been based in Stakehill for more than 20 years and everyone who has worked here during that time has played a significant part in the continued growth of the company both here in the North West and across the UK.
“This growth has meant that the current premises are no longer fit for purpose and, by moving, we will have not only bigger and better facilities for staff but also the added space to sustain our success.
“The state-of-the-art new facilities at Bolton will enable us to continue expanding and support the growing number of stores across the region.”
Based in Rotherham, Harworth Estates is part of Coalfield Resources, previously known as UK Coal.
The final stages of restoration are taking place around the 200 acre site, which Harworth Estates is keen to develop into a major employment hub for the area.
Owen Michaelson, chief executive at Harworth Estates, said “We’re delighted to welcome Aldi to Logistics North and look forward to their development which will help their business expand and flourish across the region.
“Our aim is attract great businesses and create hundreds of jobs on the site, which is one of the few with space to build a single building of up to 1,000,000sq ft.
“I’m also pleased to say that we are in the final stages of restoration on this former surface mine site. It’s taken longer than we’d hoped for due to the bad weather last year, but the surrounding 600-acre Country Park will have public access and create a great environment for any company that wants to come and base themselves in the heart of the region.”
