JCB looking at major move to SEGRO East Midlands site as 200 workers face uncertain future
Digger giant JCB looks set to move operations to the East Midlands. Hundreds of warehouse workers at the company's World Logistics site in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, face an uncertain future after JCB looks set to close the warehouse.
The move, which would see them based at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway logistics park, close to East Midlands Airport, would be a move of 49 miles. Many of the Tunstall-based staff now face an uncertain future.According to documents, JCB intends to 'exit' its current site by early 2025 ahead of a move to Leicestershire. Logistics giant Maersk intends to maintain an office 'within the Stoke-on-Trent area' after the move.
News of the Tunstall closure and move to Castle Donington was made to staff in briefings this week. One worker told StokeonTrentLive: "The workers have been told their jobs will effectively be gone by the end of the year. The operation is being moved to a site near East Midlands Airport. The closure will affect around 150 to 200 shop-floor workers. Office workers will be somewhat protected."Maersk is the lead logistics provider for the Tunstall warehouse.
JCB says its warehouse has been at 'full capacity for five years'. A spokesman added: "The JCB World Logistics facility was commissioned in 2014 as the company’s main central logistics hub. Since then, the number of machines manufactured by JCB has almost doubled and the facility has been at full capacity for the past five years.
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