Europa opens £60m Corby warehouse

Despite the impact of Covid-19 and a huge number of obstacles which this presented Europa’s construction team and partners completed the site, which is now operational.

The team has already won a substantial new client contract which means that the facility is reaching capacity.

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator and Europa Warehouse is its specialist 3PL warehousing and logistics division.

Located on a 25-acre site at Midlands Logistics Park, the ground floor of the new Corby warehouse alone is equivalent to seven premier league football pitches with 715,000 sq ft dedicated to logistics and 100,000 pallet spaces.  

This new facility doubles Europa Warehouse’s logistics portfolio and has been constructed to a high-quality specification, including above market standard 18 metre heights to facilitate three floors of mezzanines. To maximise the height of the building, racking has been built to nine levels and utilises the very latest VNA technology.

Maria Torrent-March, logistics director said: “We’re delighted to mark a great beginning for this amazing new state-of-the-art facility. I am hugely proud of the team for winning this major new contract and how everyone responded so positively in getting the facility ready.”   

Andrew Baxter MD at Europa Worldwide Group added. “We’re pleased to have completed Corby which has been made possible because of the team, both internally and our external partners.

“We want to say a special thank you for everyone involved in pulling together to help us with this project. This would not have been possible without the support of the developer Mulberry Developments and DWS our construction team VolkerFitzpatrick and Dominic Construction and fit out team Linde Material Handling UK as well as the professional and legal teams from Inspire (Health & Safety),  Aston Lark (Insurance Broker),  EMW Law and Eversheds.  As well as continued support of the team at Budworth Hardcastle (Property Consultants).

“Despite the lockdown with all of its associated challenges every single department at Europa has worked tirelessly to open our new site. From the recruitment team hiring a brand-new team of 120, staff training, to designing and procuring IT and all of the operations. Well done to everyone for their spectacular achievements and efforts on this project.