LIDL BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN DONCASTER

• The new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Doncaster will be Lidl’s 13th in UK
• Warehouse will boost local economy with up to 500 new jobs
• Full operation expected to begin spring 2019
• Forms part of supermarket’s £1.45 billion expansion investment between 2017-18

17 July, 2017: Lidl UK has today announced that construction will begin today on its new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) at iPort in Rossington, Doncaster.

Lidl is working with construction firm Winvic Construction Ltd to build the RDC, which will create up to 500 new jobs when opened. The build is expected to be completed by spring 2019.

The RDC will be Lidl’s 13th in the UK, forming part of the supermarket’s commitment to invest £1.45bn in Great Britain between 2017-18. With sustainability credentials in mind, the development will incorporate leading efficiency measures to guarantee minimum impact on the environment, including the latest energy efficient mechanical and electrical equipment available, from innovative heat recovery systems to renewable and other zero-carbon technologies.

Adrienne Howells, Lidl UK’s Head of Warehouse Expansion, said: “Our new Lidl Doncaster warehouse is absolutely necessary to accommodate the growing scale of our existing and future operations in the area, as well as providing hundreds of new job opportunities for the local economy. We’re excited to be in a position to break ground and start the build.”

“We are incredibly proud of the teams here at Lidl that have been working in the background to get our new warehouses off the ground, and would like to extend our thanks to all those involved for their hard work and dedication.”

Earlier this year, the grocer opened its 11th new warehouse in Wednesbury and is due to open its 12th in Exeter later in the year, along with the relocation of its Scottish RDC to Eurocentral which began construction just last week and will create over 350 additional jobs. A further warehouse in Bolton is also in the pipeline, along with the relocation of Lidl’s Weston-Super-Mare distribution centre to Avonmouth.

Lidl’s success continues as the latest Kantar Worldpanel results* highlighted the supermarket as the fastest growing in the UK with sales up 18.8% year on year and a market share high of 5%.

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