AMAZON plans to open a new delivery station in Belfast's Harbour Estate later this year to meet increasing customer demand.
The 8,500 square metre facility will replace the current nearby operation which opened in 2018 as a temporary facility while it secured a site to meet its longer-term needs.
And the move will lead to an increase in the number of permanent Amazon Logistics employees from 25 to more than 40.
Eight delivery companies currently provide services to Amazon in Belfast using more than 130 drivers who collect parcels from the delivery station and deliver them to Amazon customers, but this will increase to more than 200 drivers when the new delivery station opens.
Kerry-Anne Lawlor, country director for Amazon Logistics, said: “We're excited to open this station in Belfast, where Amazon’s 20-plus years of operational expertise, technology advancements and investment in transportation infrastructure is enabling faster delivery for customers than ever before seven days a week.”
Amazon says it is further investing in transport infrastructure and innovation to increase supply chain capacity and provide customers with faster delivery options.
Technological developments such as intelligent route planning support the associates working at the delivery station and the drivers who deliver parcels to customers.
