Amazon distribution site to create 1,400 city jobs

Online retailer Amazon has announced it is to open a new £107m distribution centre in Peterborough, set to create 1,400 jobs in the city.

The company said the facility would be the its first "One Distribution Centre" in the UK, storing products from suppliers and reducing "processing steps" - as well as speeding up deliveries.

The building, on Flaxley Road, is next to an existing site the company runs, which opened in 2010. It currently employs more than 1,000 members of staff.

Amazon said the new site would launch in late September, with recruitment ongoing for engineers, finance specialists and health and safety staff.

The site is part of Amazon's £40bn UK investment plan for 2025–2027.

Site leader Tomislav Batinic said opening the new site in Peterborough "strengthens" Amazon's network and will allow the retail giant to "get products to customers faster".

He added that he was excited about the 1,400 jobs it would create.

The announcement has also been welcomed by Numan Ali Iqbal, the Peterborough City Council cabinet member for growth and regeneration.

"Amazon have a long track record of success in Peterborough and are one of our biggest employers," he said.

"The building has previously been used to provide additional capacity during Amazon's busy peak season but is now being fitted out as a permanent facility."

He also praised Amazon's Career choice programme, where the company pays 100% of costs for their employees' skills development.

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