A global logistics company headquartered in the US has opened a warehouse in Devon. GXO, one of the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics providers, has secured space at Hitchcocks Business Park - a former dairy farm near Willand.
According to Hitchocks, initial discussions between GXO and the business park in July 2021 led to a turn-key new yard being designed and then built to GXO’s specifications, including a specialist electrical supply and site infrastructure. Operations started at the site in November.
Tim Smith, head of property at Hitchcocks Business Park, said the agreement with GXO highlighted the "ongoing success of Hitchcocks Business Park" in attracting new investment and employment to mid-Devon, with the development of the site forming part of the expansion area which was granted planning consent in 2021.
