Time critical and high-value-goods logistics provider, GBA Services, has opened the doors to its latest transport and warehouse facility in Scunthorpe. The new location at the Sterling Business Park (Foxhills Industrial Estate) represents a significant investment by GBA Services and is the company’s tenth strategically located UK site.
The UK-headquartered road, sea and air-freight time-critical specialist says its Scunthorpe facility is the latest component in the company’s ambitious plans for growth; Scunthorpe specifically will support GBA Services’ transport and logistics services out of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, and from the Humber Ports. The site, which includes 24,000sq.ft of warehousing, has created 35 jobs and will function as a 24/7, 365 days-a-year operation. The commercial vehicle fleet on-site will comprise 20 Mercedes Sprinter vans and eight 44-tonne DAF XF articulated trucks.
Councillor Helen Rowson, the 20thMayor of North Lincolnshire, is journeying to the Sterling Business Park on Thursday 4thFebruary, at midday, to officially open GBA Services’ new location. Councillor Rowson will be joined by GBA Services Managing Director, David Birkbeck, and Mark Riby, Depot Manager at the Scunthorpe depot.
Cllr Helen Rowson, Mayor of North Lincolnshire said: “It is always fantastic to see businesses investing in North Lincolnshire and creating jobs. We are delighted that GBA Services has chosen Scunthorpe as the latest location for their new warehouse. North Lincolnshire is on the up as a place to do business and we are seeing more and more investment,” she said.
“We enjoyed a fantastic 2015,” said GBA Services’ David Birkbeck, “arguably the most successful 12 months in our history – underlined by the fact that the business grew by 34% in the UK, and almost 40% as a group, over 2014. And that’s thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff right across the GBA Services network. Scunthorpe is the latest and very significant addition to our network, where we can now meet, and exceed, customer expectations in an important region for freight logistics.”
