M&S today announced (27 Sept) that it is to create 1,000 new roles at its new 900,000 sq ft distribution centre in Castle Donington, due to open in early 2013. Set to be the UK's largest dedicated e-commerce warehouse, it will distribute two million clothing and home products a week direct to customer homes and M&S stores across the country.
The British retailer said a new programe under its Plan A employability scheme for people with disabilities and health conditions will be one of the recruitment channels used to recruit for the new roles to support an inclusive workforce.
The scheme is already in place in the retailer's stores and offices the Marks & Start Logistics programme will help recruit, train and employ people with disabilities and health conditions to work at Castle Donington. It will be run in partnership with Remploy Employment Service, which specialises in giving disabled people the support they need to overcome barriers to work.
Darrell Stein, Director of IT and Logistics at Marks & Spencer, said, "This new distribution centre will help us deliver our goal of being a leading multi-channel retailer by 2015. We're delighted to be creating 1000 new roles as part of this plan and we hope it will provide an economic boost for the East Midlands.”
Plan A is Marks & Spencer's environmental and ethical programme which aims to make M&S the world's most sustainable major retailer by 2015. (27 Sept)
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