Yodel in search of a super-hub
Yodel, a UK parcel carrier, has announced plans for a long-term strategic investment in a new Northern super-hub to support the company’s growth. The investment, which aims to protect all existing jobs while also creating new job opportunities for the wider region, will see a five-year transition from the existing Shaw hub.
The upgrade is in response to growing parcel volumes, triggered by a series of new client acquisitions and the dramatic increase in consumer demand for online retail, which has been turbo charged during the last four months as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold.
Yodel has updated employees, colleagues, union reps and local stakeholders on the plans. The company will enter careful consultation with these groups to identify a new site that is well-connected and provides room for sustained, long-term growth, whilst supporting affected colleagues. (mw)