DHL Express opens environmentally friendly service centre

It said parcel shipments in the area had been growing over the last 15 years and so there was a demand for a larger and more modern facility.

Covering 125,000sq ft, the site is equipped to handle both current and future customer shipments across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and parts of Suffolk.

It is projected to handle over 50,000 items each week and its automation equipment has the ability to sort 4,000 items per hour.

The service centre includes extensive solar panels, which combined with green energy from the grid means it runs entirely on renewable energy.

The building also features energy-efficient electric radiant heating and rapid-rise warehouse doors to minimise heat loss.

It is equipped with charging facilities to support 90 electric vans and a further 20 charge points for employee cars.

James Keys Kidd, DHL Express service centre manager, said: “We have witnessed rapid growth in the area over the past few years and are set on meeting the increased demand.

“We’re delighted to kickstart operations at our brand new site and offer an even more efficient service to our businesses and residents across the area, all powered more sustainably too.”