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DP World commences works on Southampton driver welfare facility

DP World has today (11 December) broken ground on a new state-of-the-art driver welfare facility at its Southampton logistics hub.

When complete, the new facility will provide the drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) with amenities including a restaurant, café, bathrooms and showers, and will accommodate over 120 lorries with 24-hour security.

Alongside these driver welfare benefits, the 7,500m² site is expected to alleviate residential concerns regarding local traffic and reduce carbon emissions, both of which were major factors in Southampton City Council’s approval of the development.

DP World is working with longtime construction partner Earlcoate on the project, building on their last joint venture creating a new slipway for the Southampton Sea Cadets earlier this year.

Jonathan Scott, Head of Engineering at DP World Southampton, commented, “With our £15 million (US$19 million) outlay on this outstanding new facility for drivers we are investing in a vital part of the supply chain. At a time when the pressure to manage costs, maintain reliability and improve speed has never been greater, we are acutely aware that supply chains rely on people who deserve to be looked after.”

Scott went on to say, “DP World is building a unique array of assets and suite of capabilities, helping our UK and European customers stay competitive in a fast changing and unpredictable trading environment. No-one can match us for the diversity of our assets or the breadth of our supply chain capabilities and there will be more investments in the UK in 2024.”

The site for the driver welfare facility was leased by DP World from Port of Southampton operator Associated British Ports (ABP) in January this year and is the latest project to be undertaken as part of DP World’s investment of a further £1 billion (US$1.26 billion) in its UK operations over the next 10 years.





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