The FINANCIAL — UPS on February 11 officially opened a new 8,000 square meter facility in Lyon-Jonage. The approximately €25 million investment is the company’s largest of its kind in France and shows UPS’s strong commitment to customers in this key market.
This fully automated facility simultaneously functions as a package sorting center and a distribution hub for parcels of all sizes. It is equipped with advanced technology that can process more than 10,000 packages per hour, tripling UPS’s previous sorting capacity in the Lyon area.
This opening is part of a series of UPS expansions across France and the rest of Europe. In 2014, the company committed to investing more than two billion dollars in its European infrastructure through 2019, according to UPS.
“This new hub is needed not only to support our existing customers and their growth, but also to create capacity to support our future business development in this very important market,” said Mike Harrell, country manager, UPS France. “We are reaffirming UPS’s commitment to expanding commerce in France and connecting our customers to global markets.”
The new facility employs more than 160 people and has a total delivery fleet of 120 vehicles. It also accommodates 40 load and unload positions for trucks and 132 parking positions for package delivery cars. The Lyon-Jonage facility is strategically located, giving UPS easy access to the city’s highways and airport.
UPS has been offering its service in France since 1985 and currently employs approximately 2,600 people throughout the country. The company operates 53 facilities (including small package and supply chain solutions facilities) and more than 2,000 delivery vehicles in its French network. It also has more than 4,000 points of access for customers and serves six airports across France.
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