Birmingham firms in Amazon 'mega shed' project
Two Birmingham companies have been appointed to work on a 1.1 million sq ft fulfilment centre for online retail giant Amazon. Developer Graftonite and consultant DBK will coordinate the project in Dunfermline, Scotland.
The centre, which set to create 750 jobs, will be Amazon’s largest UK fulfilment centre. When completed, the deal is believed to be the largest industrial property transaction ever to take place in Scotland.
DBK and Graftoninte said that the work on the ‘mega shed’ will be completed by the last quarter of 2011 to meet Amazon’s busy pre-Christmas sales period.
Duncan Berry, principal director at DBK, said: "We are extremely pleased to be a part of this project, which will bring considerable benefits to the local Dunfermline area, both in terms of investment and job creation. Due to the deadline for occupation by Amazon, we were required to move forward with the build programme to ensure a start in January 2011.
"By working closely with Graftongate and the project team we were able to finalise the construction contracts ‘back to back’, with the lease and funding agreements within only a few months."
