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 of England; Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire; Hertfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Welham Green
Sector
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.1 - Warehousing and storage
450 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Transport company DHL has announced that it is to recruit 450 staff as it prepares to open a new distribution centre in Welham Green, Hertfordshire. The site will operate for the retailer Marks and Spencer and is scheduled to open in the summer of 2019. The move is part of a larger restructure of Marks and Spencer which was first announced in 2018.
The new centre will deliver clothing and home products to 90 stores across the south east of England. It is being reported that both full-time and part-time positions are available.
Eurofound (2019), DHL, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97324, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97324.
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