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Chorley to benefit from big Royal Mail investment

Royal Mail has confirmed a new parcel sorting office will be built in Chorley as part of a £75 million investment programme for its express parcels business Parcelforce Worldwide.

The company’s four year investment plan is due to increase the size and capacity of Parcelforce Worldwide’s network which means a new parcel processing centre will be opened in Chorley in autumn 2013.

In the last financial year, Royal Mail Group’s parcels businesses were worth 48% of total revenues. Parcelforce Worldwide offers business to business, business to consumer and consumer to consumer parcel services.

Royal Mail Group’s Chief Executive Moya Greene said: “Our £75 million investment is part of Royal Mail Group’s strategy to grow its parcels businesses in the UK and overseas. Our strategy is to convert the rise in parcel volumes in to profitable growth. That means becoming a much more customer-focused company being run on commercial lines and investing in new, vital technology.”

As well as the new office in Chorley, two new depots will be opened in Cornwall and Hampshire as well as the expansion of nine existing depots over the next four years. 1000 jobs will be created across the UK as a result of this investment.

Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment, said: “It is great news that 1,000 new jobs will be created across the country as a result of this investment. We’ve now got a record number of people in employment and these jobs will provide welcome opportunities for people who are looking for work.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Francesca Dent .