The UK is home to some of Europe’s largest fulfilment centres, industrial sites and processing depots. From fulfilment centres for some of the world’s global brands to distribution centres in major logistics hubs, we detail the top seven around the country.
1. Amazon Fulfilment Centre
Size: 1 million sq. ft
Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
The Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Dunfermline is the biggest in the UK. The huge site is the size of 14 football pitches at around 93,000 square metres.
2. Shaw National Distribution Centre
Size: 1 million sq. ft
Location: Lancashire, England
Shaw National Distribution Centre was the main distribution and order processing centre for retailer The Very Group and was located in Shaw and Crompton, in Greater Manchester. It was one of Europe’s biggest warehouse distribution centres with over 1,000,000 sq ft storing 93,000 m2 of products until its closure in 2021.
3. Tesco Distribution Centre
Size: 900,000 sq. ft
Location: Reading, England
The Tesco Distribution Centre on the outskirts of Reading is a large 83,984m2 in size. The former brewery site was completed to a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ standard in order to emit 34% less CO2 than the levels imposed by the 2010 building regulations.
4. Constellation Park
Size: 858,000 sq. ft
Location: Bristol, UK
The purpose-built wine warehouse was developed in 2008 and comprises a vast complex of high bay packaging, warehouse, office and distribution facilities, totalling 858,000 sq ft on a site of 35.63 acres.
5.Morrisons Distribution Centre
Size: 900,000 sq. ft
Location: Sittingbourne, England
The Morrisons Distribution Centre in Sittingbourne, South East England covers 900,000 sq.ft. The warehouse stocks products for Morrisons online fulfilment centre and wholesale customers as wide-ranging as Hong Kong.
6. Magna Park
Size: 8.3 million sq. ft
Location: Lutterworth, England
Europe’s largest distribution park Magna Park Lutterworth is divided into three logistics and development locations: North, South and Central over 8.3 million sq. ft. The site is acclaimed within the industry for setting new design, environmental management and sustainability standards.
7. Prologis RFI DIRFT
Size: 7.86 million sq. ft
Location: Rugby, England
RFI DIRFT is the UK’s premier logistics park in Rugby. The park’s central location makes it ideal for warehousing and logistics, with strategic road connections to the M1 (adj to J18) and M6/A14 interchange (within 4 miles).
Source: https://apexstoragesystems.co.uk/7-of-the-largest-warehouses-in-the-uk/
