Friday 5 Oct 2012
NETWORK RAIL TO TURN FORMER PEUGEOT CAR PLANT INTO NEW LOGISTICS CENTRE
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Network Rail today announces plans for a 300,000-sq ft national road haulage distribution centre on the site of the former Peugeot plant at Ryton in the West Midlands.
The £25m centre will create approximately 100 jobs when it opens, as well as supporting construction jobs whilst it is being built. It will be a significant hub for Network Rail’s National Delivery Service (NDS), positioned at a convenient location for access to major main lines and with direct access to the A45 and the motorway network. It will also help reduce the cost of the railway by centralising previously leased properties in Lichfield, Worcester and Ludgershall and will cut Network Rail's carbon footprint by reducing road fleet mileage.
Martin Elwood, director of Network Rail NDS, said: “Network Rail’s first preference is to transport goods by rail. This is not always the right solution so we have an extensive road fleet to transport goods and equipment to our work sites and depots. By bringing the logistics for this together at Ryton we can offer a more effective and efficient service for Network Rail. This will mean reduced costs and faster turnaround times when we do work on the railway.”
The site is being acquired from Prologis and it is anticipated that the new distribution centre will open its doors in July 2013. The building has been designed to be BREEAM rated – an environmental standard that Network Rail is committed to fulfilling in new projects. The construction contractor is Buckingham.
The former Peugeot plant was closed in 2006. Originally it produced aircraft engines during the Second World War.
Notes to editors
About Network Rail National Delivery Service (NDS)
Network Rail NDS operates as a one-stop shop, bringing together a wide range of products and services which support Network Rail in delivering its day to day business. NDS is based in Milton Keynes but has people around Britain to support its activities.
Products and services:
Road fleet: We have 8,000 road vehicles in Network Rail to support us in our every day operations all over the UK.
Road haulage: Network Rail and DHL have established an innovative road haulage planning centre, coordinating the movement of over 450,000 tonnes a year (over 50,000 deliveries).
Rail fleet: We operate and maintain 1,250 vehicles.
Materials: NDS has established national contracts for purchasing bulk materials such as rail, sleepers, switches and crossing units, ballast and concrete troughing. Our key customers are the maintenance, track renewals and investment projects functions within Network Rail. The team is also responsible for managing all product quality matters and recycling used infrastructure material.
Access and possession planning: The NDS Planning team manages 28,000 possessions, 8,000 engineering trains and 17,000 on-track machines each year.
Asset management control centre: The asset management control centre monitors and controls NDS possessions 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from Milton Keynes.
Rail recycling: We provide new and enhance existing track material and recycling centres (TMRCs) to improve sustainability, corporate social responsibility and provide business efficiencies. The TMRC's provide comprehensive recycling and refurbishing facilities processing contaminated ballast, sleepers, rail and S&C units.
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