Prime Minister welcomes £200 million investment by Marks & Spencer into new distribution centre at London Gateway
· 700 new jobs for South Essex
· Major efficiencies in M&S supply chain to be achieved by shipping to new London Gateway super port including cost and fuel reduction
· 900,000 sq ft Marks & Spencer distribution centre to be located at London Gateway Logistics Park
· Global shippers and cargo owners meet at Britain’s new international trade hub to discuss global trade ahead of G8
Marks & Spencer (M&S) and DP World London Gateway today jointly-announce that M&S will build a major new distribution centre at the new deep-sea container port and logistics park, which opens later this year on the Thames, 25 miles from central London, in South Essex.