Parcel delivery giant agrees major letting for site at North East business park

A parcel delivery giant has agreed terms for a major distribution centre at a new £100m business park in the North East. The move is expected to safeguard 125 jobs and create another 250 roles. 

DPD has agreed terms in Newton Aycliffe. Image: DPD

DPD has signed a 25-year lease for a 63,000 sq ft warehouse on an eight-acre site at Forrest Park, located next to Junction 59 of the A1(M) at Newton Aycliffe, Durham. 

The deal was agreed with West Midlands-based Richardson Barberry, which has already secured reserved matters planning consent and intends to submit a S73 minor amendment, specific to DPD's building, imminently with a view to starting construction on site in Q1 2025. 

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