Amazon to create 1000 jobs at new Bristol site

Online retail giant Amazon is to create more than 1,000 jobs via the opening of a new warehouse just outside Bristol at Severn Beach to cater for rising customer demand.

Amazon says that it will start recruiting engineers, operations managers, HR and IT specialists ahead of the opening of the warehouse next year.

The group is set to have a UK workforce of 24,000 by the end of 2017, as it is also on track to open new warehouses in Doncaster, Warrington and Tilbury this autumn, adding to 13 existing locations across the UK.

Amazon said the decision to launch a Bristol site was driven by “increasing customer demand”, adding that the move would expand its selection and support small businesses using its online marketplace to scale up their operations.

News of the new Bristol site was welcomed by Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti who said Amazon’s investment would help the region thrive after Britain leaves the EU.