Screwfix awards sixth DC deal to Wincanton

The latest site at Daresbury, Cheshire, will add to Screwfix’s network of five distribution centres and will create an additional 400 jobs in the north-west. The distribution centre will support Screwfix’s continued sales growth, having surpassed sales of £2 billion earlier this year. During 2020/21 Screwfix added more than 38 new stores to its network of over 750 stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The new site will be fully operational by May 2022 and will service stores in the North and West of the UK, plus the Republic of Ireland, in conjunction with the existing Lichfield site servicing the South and East. The Stafford site will become focused on supplying specific product lines on a national basis.

Screwfix supply chain and logistics director said: “The new site will ensure we have the logistics infrastructure to support our store expansion plan, Click and Collect service and ‘Screwfix Sprint’ our latest hyper convenience proposition. With 98% of the UK population within a 30-minute drive of a Screwfix store the latest site will ensure we can continue to provide our customers with the convenience and certainty they need. I would like to thank all our colleagues for their continued support.”