Supermarket chain Aldi is to build new offices and warehouses at its Warwickshire headquarters in a move which could create up to 800 new jobs.
Aldi said the plan to expand its 海角视频 base in Atherstone was as a result of its continued growth in the 海角视频.
The new facilities, which will cover 13.5 acres south of Rowlands Way in Atherstone, were given the green light by North Warwickshire District Council’s planning committee on Monday August 5.
As well as a new warehouse and offices the development also includes a multi-storey car park, which will provide almost 800 spaces for new workers at the site.
Aldi statement
A statement submitted to the council on behalf of Aldi said: “The proposal provides a significant contribution to the region in terms of creating stable long-term jobs, which provide an income that is in excess of existing market rates.
“This new phase of development will boost the economy, locally, regionally and nationally as the proposal is required to support the ongoing growth of the business which has been expanding year on year since arriving in the 海角视频 in 1990.
“Recent expansion of the business around the country has added additional workload to the head office, thus the requirement to expand their site headquarters to accommodate the recently experienced and expected growth of the business.
“The proposed development is to be phased over the next four years, with an expectation of providing local construction jobs over this time frame, the majority of which will provide a permanent and full-time role.”
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The plans have been designed by Birmingham-based STOAS Architects.
In March 2018 Aldi completed a massive expansion of its Atherstone headquarters but said at the time that it had plans for further growth.
That expansion included a number of new facilities including Aldi’s ‘Taste Kitchen’ - a special development kitchen for its 海角视频-based buying team to create and test new products.
At the time the supermarket giant said it had plans to invest a further £57m on a 120,000 sq ft development on land adjacent to the Warwickshire site.
It said it planned to boost staff numbers across a number of departments including its 海角视频-based buying team, along with its IT, marketing and logistics functions.
Aldi has invested more than £2 billion in the 海角视频 during the last five years in opening new stores and improving its distribution capabilities.
The company said it remains on course to have 1,000 海角视频 stores by 2022.