XPO expansion

erations in the Valencian Community. On a technological level, the Alicante Centre has innovative tools to offer its services to individuals and companies.

The company has its headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; and provides services to 48,000 customers through 558 centres around the world.

Alicante’s mayor, Luis Barcala, visited the company’s new facilities last week and noted “the base will move 1,000 pallets a day and generate 100 jobs, both direct and indirect, in the city.”

Workers needed

the province. With employment figures spiralling with the recovery of activity following the pandemic, especially in the tourism and catering trades, bosses are reporting increasing problems finding staff to meet their rising demands.

As to the reasons for these problems, the study by the Sepe suggests a lack of trained