The Co-op’s new regional distribution depot in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, has started making its first deliveries to stores across the South East.
The depot has started delivering frozen, fresh and ambient groceries to the convenience retailer’s stores, with the site set to serve over 600 Co-op stores when it becomes fully operational later this year.
At 661,000 sq. ft., the new £45m depot – located off the A1, less than 30 miles north of the M25 – will become Co-op’s largest regional distribution centre.
Andy Perry, Co-op Supply Chain and Logistics Director, said: “Our new Biggleswade depot represents a significant investment in our logistic operations, bringing thousands of products closer to communities across the South East … Our investment in our new Biggleswade depot forms part of plans to ensure we have the right distribution facilities in place to serve our communities, both now, and in the future.”
