Royal Mail begins building parcel hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Exchange

Royal Mail has started construction of a new parcel hub in the Midlands as it capitalises on its profitable parcels business. Expected to open in 2023, the hub in Daventry will be the largest Royal Mail centre in the UK, having the capacity to process over one million mail items a day and measuring the size of 10 football pitches. Royal Mail has seen parcel volumes grow strongly, driven by online shopping during the pandemic; conversely, last year it saw […]