Jaguar Land Rover's new global logistics centre will create 1,200 jobs

Plans for Jaguar Land Rover’s new global parts distribution centre in North West Leicestershire have been approved, creating 1,200 jobs from day one.


The new centre will help retain the company’s aftermarket parts business in the UK and maintain its competitiveness in a challenging global industry.

Located at a new 2,940,000ft2 campus at junction 11 of the M42, it puts North West Leicestershire at the heart of JLR’s UK operation.

The new facility, which will service 80 countries, will provide a major boost to the local economy, enabling JLR to sustain and create jobs both in its business and its supply chain. 1,200 positions will be required from day one and 3,000 are forecast by 2030.

“Agreeing to a 20-year lease shows a huge commitment and the company’s investment will contribute an additional £139 million GVA per year to the local economy,” said Kevin Ashfield, UK development director at IM Properties, which secured the planning.


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The site will allow JLR to integrate its separate Jaguar and Land Rover operations into one single common logistics platform, which will in turn lead to a more efficient and sustainable supply chain.

Mr Ashfield added: “Jaguar Land Rover stated at committee that this is the only site that can do the job, due to the bespoke set of requirements and that the benefits that the planning application would be significant.

“We are now focussed on delivering this facility and creating a high quality, sustainable scheme and great place to work, with long lasting socio-economic benefits for the local area, drawing on our experience of designing, building and operating successful business parks across the Midlands, including continuing dialogue with our adjoining communities and the launch of our Community Fund.”

A transport strategy will also be introduced to minimise impact on local roads and improve accessibility to the site, with extensive landscaping including planting of over 30,000 trees, creating up to 30 acres of new woodland and recreational paths, cycleways and wetland feature

JLR believes that once in operation the new facility, which consolidates 10 existing sites, will reduce freight movements on its network by 25% with linked reductions in HGV miles, energy, fuel and carbon emissions.

IMP is one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property companies and a significant investor in the region and in particular on the M42 corridor, with existing schemes including Birch Coppice, Blythe Valley Park and Fore Business Park.

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