CONSTRUCTION on a new distribution centre for a leading supermarket has began, creating hundreds of jobs.
Lidl UK has announced that construction has started on its new Regional Distribution Centre at Eurocentral in North Lanarkshire.
The supermarket chain is working with construction firm Winvic Construction Ltd to build the centre, which will create up to 360 additional jobs when opened.
The build is expected to be completed by winter, 2019.
The centre will replace the current warehouse in Livingston, which first opened in 1996 and has 429 employees. The relocation forms part of the supermarket’s commitment to invest £1.45bn in Great Britain between this year and next.
Ross Millar, Lidl UK’s Managing Director for Scotland, said: “As we continue to invest in our property portfolio and open new stores, it is vital to have the supply chain infrastructure to support this.
“Our new Distribution Centre is therefore necessary to secure our future growth in Scotland. It is equally as important to be able to provide new job opportunities for the local economy in addition to the existing jobs we currently have. As such, we’re incredibly excited 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 centre off the ground.”
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