Hermes is building a brand-new £60m distribution centre that will be the biggest in Europe - and it will be right here in Yorkshire.

The parcel delivery company says it will create 1,300 jobs at the 363,000 sq ft facility, named Colossus.

It will be constructed in Hoyland, near J36 of the M1.

There 1.3 million parcels will be processed every day - a third of the company's overall capacity. And it says it plans to grow the facility even further in the coming years.

It is due for completion in 2022.





Martijn de Lange, chief executive at Hermes, said: "The online shopping boom shows no sign of slowing down and we have just experienced our biggest Christmas period to date, handling in excess of 49.1 million parcels during December 2019 alone – significantly up from 39.5 million in December 2018.

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"Our continued investment to strengthen our network and infrastructure across the UK is laying the foundations for future growth, creating more employment opportunities and confirming our position as an industry leader."

Meanwhile Hermes is planning to invest in its Nottingham and EuroCentral depots this year in order to process an additional 280,000 parcels each year.