APC Overnight invests in new £14 million National Hub

APC is relocating operations in 2012 to a purpose-built £14 million, 128,000 Sq.Ft National Hub at Kingswood Lake, Cannock, Staffordshire. The new Hub will provide more than double the capacity of the current site near Wolverhampton and will benefit from state of the art material handling systems, including an Interroll cross-belt sortation system. APC will also expand its hub-based trunking fleet with more Don-Bur EcoStream double-decker trailers.

APC’s New Hub

“The new hub is essential to APC’s national operations and future development; it is a major investment made possible through the growth we are enjoying across the APC network. With the high demand for our next day deliveries, we have outgrown our existing hub in Essington. The new site will provide us with a well-designed, state-of-the-art and very efficient national base. By remaining in the West Midlands we can retain our highly skilled workforce, and the location is convenient for future recruitment. We are equipping the new hub with advanced systems that will boost productivity and efficiency,” said Ivor Skinner, APC Overnight MD.

Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for economic growth and prosperity Ben Adams said: “APC Overnight is a national leader in the courier industry and another flagship firm to locate at Kingswood Lakeside. We’re proud to have developed the site and rejuvenated it from a former open cast mine into a thriving centre for business. The economy and prosperity are our top priorities and we are ensuring that we invest in supporting business and in the necessary infrastructure to attract major national and international companies.”

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