“Logistics is one of the most important economic sectors andlargest employers in Lower Saxony,” said Dr. Bernd Althusmann,Lower Saxony’s minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport andDigitalization. “Langenhagen and Hannover are located in the middleof Germany and in the heart of Europe – a potential from which thelogistics sector can profit like hardly any other location. Theexpansion of this UPS branch is thus a commitment to the businesslocation of the Hannover region and at the same time a door openerfor the export activities of local companies.”
The new hub will cover an area of 24,000 square meters – e tothree soccer fields – once the second phase of construction iscompleted in 2023. Phase one of construction will involve a newbuilding being erected alongside the existing facility, to becompleted by the summer of 2021. Phase two will involve demolitionof the existing sorting and distribution centre and theconstruction of a second building.
Supporting UPS to meet its global sustainability goals, the hubwill be built to the German Sustainable Building Council’s (DGNB)Gold standard and will include the provisions to support futuredelivery fleet electrification. And to ensure that sustainabilitydoes not stop at the power socket, UPS in Germany is sourcing itselectricity – for its facilities and electric delivery vehicles –exclusively from renewable sources.
The new facility is part of the company’s multi-year Europeaninvestment plan, aimed at modernizing and expanding the UPS networkacross the continent. Investments in Germany as part of thisprogram include new and upgraded hubs in Bielefeld, Herne andNuremburg, complementing recent European super hubs in London,Paris and Eindhoven.