Wincanton has opened a new 370,000 sq ft distribution centre to support its customer Screwfix, a UK retailer of trade tools, accessories, and hardware products, in its continuing business growth.
The latest site at Daresbury, Cheshire, will add to Screwfix’s network of five distribution centres and will create an additional 400 jobs in the north-west. The distribution centre will support continued sales growth from Screwfix, having surpassed sales of £2bn earlier this year. During 2020/21 Screwfix added more than 38 new stores to its network of over 750 stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland.
The new site will be fully operational by May 2022 and will service stores in the North and West of the UK, plus the Republic of Ireland, in conjunction with the existing Lichfield site servicing the South and East. The Stafford site will become focused on supplying specific product lines on a national basis.
Source: Wincanton
