DX submits revised plans for new HQ and distribution hub
REVISED plans for a new distribution hub and regional HQ for delivery firm DX have been unveiled.
The company has brought forward a new version of the project, for a former brickworks site in South Staffordshire, following feedback from a public consultation.
The proposals comprise a single distribution centre building, with delivery vehicles and private cars accessing the centre from a new entrance off the A462 in Essington.
Plans also include a new 12.5-acre wildflower meadow for community use.
The proposed new centre has been reduced in size by approximately 30 per cent and moved further away from neighbouring properties.
If approved, about 700 people will work there, with DX intending to create 150 new jobs in the South Staffordshire area.
DX is working with Birminghambased developer Stoford on the project.
Matt Burgin, joint managing director of Stoford, said: “In rethinking these plans, we have designed a new scheme which addresses people’s concerns.
“The single distribution building is now smaller, it is set away from Essington and we are allocating a significant portion of land as public open space.
“Our aim is to provide a solution that will satisfy both the community of Essington and DX and we hope that we have now achieved that.”
DX’s chief strategy officer Stuart Godman added: “Essington will allow us to consolidate our operations across the West Midlands into a single well-connected location.
“It will also give us the state-of-the- art new facility we need to compete in a rapidly changing market place.
“The economic benefits will be substantial through the jobs and spend that will come into the area.
“We estimate that DX will spend more than £15 million per year on salaries alone at the new Essington centre and that the benefit to the South Staffordshire economy will exceed £21 million GVA per year.”
DX is intending to provide deliveries to the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas from the proposed centre and lorries will access the M6 at junction 11.
The new planning application due to be lodged in the autumn. is