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Wednesday April 13 2016
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& commercial property ‘DEVELOPING SECTOR’: Gareth Russell, of ABP.
Wind summit striving for global reach
BREAKING NEW GROUND: From left, David Watson, director at Horncastle Group; Harvey Stokes and Camilla Johnston of DPD, and Ian Hodges, managing director of Horncastle Group at the Ozone Business Park in Howden.
PARCEL FIRM SET TO CREATE NEW POSTS LOGISTICS: Delivery company’s move will lead to recruitment drive By Catherine Lea
Business Reporter c.lea@hulldailymail.co.uk
offices space, 59 van and HGV trailer parking spaces and 60 car parking spaces. Once fully operational, the facility will be able to process up to 20,000 packages a day for delivery to residential and business addresses within a 50-mile radius.
As part of the investment, DPD will relocate staff from its existing operation in Goole to the new site, from September. Currently, the business employs about 50 staff, but Louise Ferguson, general manager of property at DPD, said that number was set to double by the end of the year. Ms Ferguson said: “Our new Howden depot will be a state-of-the-art, purpose-built distri-
bution facility that will allow us to expand our existing operation to meet our growing business needs and create a significant number of new jobs.” DPD is a member of DPD Group. Owned by France’s La Poste, it is the second largest postal group in Europe.
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UP TO 50 jobs are set to be created at an East Yorkshire business park thanks to the relocation of an expanding parcel firm. Growing customer demand has prompted international delivery company DPD to invest in a new 47,145sqft parcel distribution depot at Ozone Business Park in Howden. The £4m development sits on a 4.5-acre site and includes a distribution warehouse, 6,716sqft of
OFFSHORE Wind Connections 2016 (OWC16) has landed Associated British Ports (ABP) as principal sponsor as it prepares to put the Humber’s new offshore wind projects under the spotlight. OWC2016, organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), aims to build on the success of last year’s conference, but with an even more international audience. With the Humber leading the way in the North Sea offshore wind industry, ABP, the UK’s leading ports group, is backing the all-day event at The Spa Bridlington on Thursday, May 12. Mark O’Reilly, chief executive and chairman of THMA, said OWC16 would reveal the supply chain opportunities offshore while bringing people up to speed on the latest developments in the industry, as well as looking at the need to create a skilled workforce to serve the sector. “It will be very informative and also a celebration of how the renewables industry is transforming the Humber economy,” he said. “It is this kind of clout that has attracted such a leading maritime business as ABP to strongly support the event.” Gareth Russell, ABP commercial manager and industry team lead for offshore wind, said: “The event is a fantastic way of bringing together those businesses who are working to confirm the Humber’s place as the UK’s Energy Estuary and those from further afield who are interested in this developing sector.” There is already global interest in OWC16, which will see a large amount of input from local colleges and industry-specific training providers.