Warehouse closures announced by Amazon will have no impact on operations in East Yorkshire.
The online giant is behind a brand new ‘last mile’ facility at Melton, with proposals for a much larger fulfilment centre in the immediate area also strongly speculated. Concerns were raised after it announced three closures, with older operations being merged into newer ones. Seven small delivery stations are also to be consolidated.
The closest will see a site in Doncaster’s Balby Carr Bank absorbed by the huge distribution sites at iPort, just off the M18. A total of 400 jobs will be transferred.
