Pall-Ex Group has announced plans to invest £8m (US$10.8m) in two new logistics hubs in southwest England, to expand capacity and support growing demand in the region.
The facilities will be in Willand, Devon, and Launceston, Cornwall. The Willand site, known as Pall-Ex South West, is a 66,000m2 hub expected to be completed by summer 2026. The Launceston site, Pall-Ex Logistics, is a 35,000m² facility that is already operational.
Both hubs will provide services including next-day palletized freight distribution, warehousing and storage. The company said the investment reflects continued growth in the region, which has traditionally been considered a challenging area for logistics operations due to its geography.
At the Willand site, existing staff will relocate from a nearby facility. The workforce is expected to increase by 15%, with new roles to include customer service, night planners, warehouse staff and forklift operators. Pall-Ex said the expansion will enable the site to double its operational capacity and handle more than 60 vehicles per night across the two locations.
The Launceston hub currently offers storage capacity for up to 3,500 pallets and can handle the movement of 650 pallets per day. The site is also expected to grow its workforce by 10-15%, with additional warehouse, supervisory and management roles planned.
Both facilities will incorporate sustainability measures, including electric forklift fleets, solar panels and water filtering systems, to meet BREEAM standards.
Pall-Ex said its existing hubs in the region have reached capacity, and that the new investment will provide larger, purpose-built facilities to support its customer base.
Barry Byers, chief operating officer at Pall-Ex Group, said, “The South West has always been a challenging location for distribution companies. Yet in the past five years, we’ve generated unprecedented growth here, with more and more businesses around the region demanding a reliable and robust logistics network. With that growth, though, comes the need to evolve.”
He added, “That’s why the time feels right to make this significant investment to ensure that our distribution services are up to the challenge.”
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