News / SEKO dismisses Brexit fears and invests £5m in new logistics facility near Heathrow

SEKOismovingintoanewflagshipfacilityintheUK

By Alex Lennane

06/07/2018

Following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, SEKO Logistics is bucking the trend and investing more than £5m into a ‘flagship’ air freight and omni-parcel service facility near Heathrow.

SEKO, which expects its UK revenues to top £100m this year for the first time, is moving into the 22,000sq ft facility this month in Egham, just over five miles from the airport.

The company has been focused on e-commerce business, and the UK has the third-largest online sales in the world. SEKO plans ...

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