Stellantis opens new parts distribution centre at Ellesmere Port
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Stellantis UK has opened a new parts distribution centre at its factory in Ellesmere Port that is set to stock some four million components every year.
Measuring 60,000 square metres, it employs 234 staff working two shifts, five days a week, and will deliver parts to 19 regional hubs.
It will stock components for cars aged up to 10 years old from all Stellantis brands present in the UK: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Leapmotor, Peugeot and Vauxhall.
The new warehouse has also gained BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certification in light of its sustainability measures.
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