The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Nottingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Bulwell
Sector
Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.41 - Freight transport by road
209 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
27 June 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
DPD UK, the UK subsidiary of the express parcel delivery company DPD Group, has announced that it is creating 209 new jobs. The job creation follows the company's recent move to a new purpose-built distribution centre in Nottingham, England. The new jobs will be in warehousing and operations. The company is also recruiting new drivers. Hiring for the new positions is underway and will be ongoing as the site is becoming operational.
DPD UK, which has its headquarters in Leicestershire, England, employs 11,000 people across the UK and delivers 230 million parcels a year.
In May 2018, the Group announced the creation of 700 jobs.
Sources
28 June 2018: Insider Media
27 June 2018: The Nottingham Post
Citation
Eurofound (2018), DPD UK, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 94566, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94566.
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